Paul Prudhomme

Boxing Room: Fresh Take Saves Cajun and Creole Cooking from Cliche

Magical Filipino Cookies, Thomas Keller Speaks

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media.Jonathan KauffmanHouse of Silvanas' cookies: pandan (top), ube, mango.​ 1. The Bay Area's other best cookie? On the way back from the Pacifica Fresh & Easy last week, I stopped ... More >>

Why They Hate Us ― We Eat Like Crap

Our favorite morsel from the Web. This YouTube video's been pinging around the Web like a runaway shopping cart on the parking ramp at Whole Foods (Grist, Huffington Post, etc.). It shows a breathless American exploring a corner of a fancy supermarket ― complete with ostrich eggs ― in Berlin's ... More >>

Meat Me at the Roasthouse

Succulent steaks and sides create an epic dinner.

Brick & Fish

The third one is charming in a nautical sort of way.

Pay to Play

The son of a world—renowned chef says he wanted to reform the phone industry. The feds say he wanted to get rich quick.

Jamba Liar

One of California's best Cajun chefs goes on the lam after a Bay Area con game is busted

King Creole

One of California's best Cajun chefs goes on the lam after a Bay Area con game is busted