Archive for the 'lunch' Category
The Power of Suggestion
April 23rd, 2009By Lisa The age old wisdom is true: put something in front of your kids–even the pickiest eaters–enough times and they will, very likely, eventually, eat it. It may take 6-months or a year or five or ten (as it did with me and squash, a food I refused to eat in any form for [...]
De Gustibus: Kumquat Marmalade & Veggie Bacon Sandwich
March 7th, 2009by Caroline Sometimes I think about this phrase, “learning to eat” quite literally: who first learned how to break through all the artichoke plant’s thorny defenses and found the fleshy ends of the leaves, and the sweet, tender heart? How many people became ill from eating rhubarb leaves before someone learned that the stems are [...]
The Salad Trio
September 3rd, 2008posted by Caroline Years ago, the “sorbet trio” became such a ubiquitous feature on San Francisco menus that it was the subject of a piece in the local paper. The enterprising reporter called dozens of restaurants, from Gary Danko and Postrio to more modest locales, asking what the night’s sorbet trio was. Everyone had one, [...]