Friday, December 09, 2005
And finally...
Rounding out the backlog is a quartet of food links:
Don't know about you but I'm getting hungry.
- Contemporary Kitsch: Chefs' trendy takes on retro favorites inspire a holiday cocktail party -- SFGate
When it comes to food, sentimentality is the key word. Consider dishes such as deviled eggs, corn dogs and fishbowl cocktails. These aren't just state fair foods: Kitsch, with a twist, is being served at restaurants throughout the Bay Area.
- Holiday Entertaining: Bon Aperitifs -- Whet your appetite with light drinks and snacks -- SFGate
If you'll be setting up a bar for a holiday party in the coming weeks, give some thought to aperitif drinkers like us. In fact, an all-aperitif bar could be your fashion statement this year, with ideas borrowed from some top San Francisco establishments.
An aperitif -- or aperitivo in Italy -- is not a cocktail, which rapidly softens all the day's rough edges, its main mission. An aperitif is an appetite stimulant, sharing etymology with the English word aperture, or opening. - Mexican standards melt in your mouth -- Mercury News
Burritos, tacos and quesadillas are so commonplace in the South Bay that we tend to take them for granted. A meal at El Amigo Burrito in Santa Clara, however, reminds us why these simple dishes have become standards in our casual food repertoire. They're fresh, flavorful and memorable.
Everything at El Amigo is cooked to order using Mexican ingredients -- from the crumbly fresh cheese, queso fresco, to the tangy cousin of sour cream, crema. Cubes of pork tenderloin are simmered 12 to 14 hours for the tender, spicy chile verde. Rib-eye steak is sliced and grilled on the spot for burritos and tacos. Salsas are freshly cut. - Grand finales: Dazzle guests with a bevy of divine desserts -- SFGate
This year, a rich, flourless Chocolate Walnut Torte, chocolate-iced, multilayered Neapolitan Bars, Brown Butter Pear Tart and Savarin au Rhum will grace our dessert table.
There's something for every palate in this selection, and each dessert takes a basic preparation -- torte, bar cookie, tart and yeasted cake -- to a new level, matching the excitement of the holidays. Best of all, these desserts can all be made ahead in stages, allowing you to focus on other parts of the meal or, even better, on your friends and loved ones on serving day.
Don't know about you but I'm getting hungry.
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