At a recent happy hour for the Food team, someone proposed a fun icebreaker-type exercise: If you were opening a restaurant that served only one food and one beverage, what would they be?
My answer was unhesitating, even though I had never contemplated such a query before. My joint would serve french fries and martinis. I even came up with a name, on the spot, for my imaginary, probably-destined-for-failure establishment: Dirty Potato. Read More...
By Reality Check, BBC Monitoring and BBC Persian BBC News
TWITTERMore than 1,000 Iranian students - mostly schoolgirls - have fallen ill over the past three months in what has been reported to be a wave of poisonings, possibly with toxic gas. What is making people sick?
Dozens of girls in at least 26 schools across the country reportedly fell ill on Wednesday - a clear escalation in cases. Many patients have reported similar symptoms: respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness and fatigue. Read More...
Sbrocco: Artisan Bakes in Emeryville... Magome: You said the magic word -- umami.
Sbrocco: ...farm to table Mexican fare in Campbell... Muckel: It's a journey.
That dish is a journey.
Sbrocco: ...and sushi with nary a fish in sight in San Francisco.
Alexiou: The enoki mushrooms on there were the flavor bomb.
Sbrocco: Just ahead on "Check, Please!
Bay Area".
Phillips: This is my sugar rush for the morning. Read More...
