Jacques Pepin

See Food: A Guide to Local Culinary Television

The successes of the Food Network and the Top Chef franchise have opened the doors for more food-related television both locally and nationally. Fortunately, with the assistance of DVRs and the fact that certain stations screen full episodes online, gone are the days when you'd have to wait until th ... More >>

Meet Jacques Pepin Wednesday Night at Omnivore Books

What: Jacques Pepin Book Signing Where: Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez St When: April 18th 1-2 pm Cost: Free The Rundown: Every cook worth his or her salt has at least one Jacques Pepin book on the shelf--most likely Le Technique,

Tonight: Celebrate Mitch Rosenthal's New Cookbook (Jacques Pepin Loves it!)

​What: Mitch Rosenthal Reading Where: Omnivore Books When: Thurs., November 17, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Mitch Rosenthal, the esteemed chef from such San Francisco institutions as Town Hall, Anchor & Hope, and Salt House, will speak about his new cookbook, Cooking My Way Back Home ... More >>

Steve Albini on Mario Batali, Ham, Slider-Lust, Olive Oil, and Why Cooking Isn't At All Like Engineering a Record (Except Maybe It Is)

Cássio Abreu/Wikimedia​Legendary audio engineer (don't call him a producer) and Shellac frontman Steve Albini eschews name brand technology in the studio, despises digital. He's analog; this is common knowledge, championing the visceral over the virtual. As a stalwart traditionalist, he's as ... More >>

Joanne Weir, Looking in the City ― with Lunch

eekim/FlickrJoanne Weir (second from left) and a lot of strangers at Mijita in the Ferry Building.​We first met Joanne Weir in the fall of 2002. No, not in person. We were avid watchers of KQED's Saturday morning cooking shows then, and the only thing half as funny as Julia Child and Jacques P ... More >>

Chef Flower Power

The Hippy Gourmet serves up '60s philosophizing with his seafood Newberg

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