Lissa Doumani

Blogs
March 4, 2013
Class Alert! Master Urban Sea Foraging, Latin Cheese, and Fresh Pasta
It seems to be pasta-making season now and Flour Water (2401 Harrison) frequently offers multi-class series on making pasta, and the next one runs March 5 (flat noodles) and March 12 (stuffed pastas); both start at 6:30 p.m. and double as dinner. Take homes include a recipe book and fresh pasta to ... More >>
Dining
June 1, 2011
Nojo: Hayes Valley Izakaya Blends California and Japan
Blogs
April 4, 2011
Chefs Unite Dinner at Prospect Raises $42,000 for Japan Relief
Prospect/FacebookThe six-course fundraiser brought in $42,000 for efforts to rebuild Japan's hard-hit Sendai region.Sunday's Chefs United benefit dinner at Prospect raised $42,000 for Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief, Prospect chef Ravi Kapur tells SFoodie. Some 120 guests paid $300 eac ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2011
The Brixton Ratchets Up the Opening Buzz, Sea Salt Loses Its Founding Chef
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Urban Daddy is first to call an opening day ― Friday ― for The Brixton (2140 Union, at Webster, 409-1114, brixtonsf.com). The pitch: Britrock-themed bar with pubby-sounding food from Michel ... More >>
Blogs
June 11, 2010
Reports on the Death of Fusion Are Greatly Exaggerated: A Response to Michael Bauer
Jen SiskaNamu's gamja fries: Fusion, dude. Pure fusion.My first response on reading Michael Bauer's post today, "What happened to fusion cuisine?" was a pleasant, if slightly embarrassed, sigh of nostalgia, the kind that escapes when you're rustling through a drawer and come across an old prom ph ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2008
Bearded In The Bay: Locals Snag Four James Beard Awards
Blogs
March 20, 2008
SF Weekly's Seven-Day Dish