Dining Around- Saturday March 30^th 2013with Joel Riddell

Guests include;

Douglas Duda, President of the International Association of Culinary Professionals the conference is April 6^th – 9^th here in SF From Dirt to Digital, Real food in our changing landscape www.IACP.com

Louise Franz  Proprietor of PizzaLina 914 Sir Francis Drake Blvd San Anselmo, CA 415.256.9780www.pizzalina.com

Nancy Oakes, Chef Co-owner of Boulevard and Prospect Restaurants * Gala Co-Chair Boulevard 1 Mission St, 415-543-6084www.boulevardrestaurant.com  and Prospect 300 Spear St  SF, CA (415) 247-7770www.Prospectsf.com

Ashley McCumber, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels San Francisco * 26^th annual Star Chef and Vintners Gala– Sunday April 21^st Fort Mason Center – 5-11pm 415-920-1111or visit www.mowsf.org

Bruce Aidells America's Meat Guru, Cookbook Author, TV Host, Consulting Food Industry Author of, The Complete Meat Cookbook

Rob Keller, Napa valley Bee Company www.napavalleybeecompany.com

Dan Gordon – Co-Founder and Chief Operating officer of Gordon Biersch * Local – successful – 25 years- Garlic Fries and the www.SfGiants.com

www.gordonbiersch.com

Plus!

**Mutineer Magazine kick starter for Drink Careers 101 www.mutineermagazine.com

Bocadillos – 710 Montgomery St SF – 415-982-BOCA www.bocasf.com  Gerald Hirigoyen- Executive Chef / Owner

 Americas Cup www.AmericasCup.com

SonomaWine Country Girlfriends Get Away! www.SonomaWine.com

Pebble Beach Food and Wine www.pbfw.com  April 4^th -7^th with great chefs and guests- grand tastings, after parties, a tribute dinner to Cecilia Chiang and more   * Lexus Grand Tasting Tent- Stella Artois Lunches

International Chocolate Salon, Sunday March 24^th  www.sfchocolatesalon.com

14th Annual Whiskies of the World® Expo & Artisanal Spirits Fest, San Francisco  Saturday, April 6, 20136-9pm on the SF Belle, Hornblower Pier 3 Embarcadero @ Washington, Project Open Hand  receives benefit for each Whiskies of the World San Franciscoticket purchased.

Vegas Uncorked-Presented by Bon Appétit and Chase Safire May 9^th – 12^th  www.vegasuncorked.com  Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, Caesars Palace and the MGM Grand Including Julian Serrano, Michael Mina, Traci Des Jarden, Mary Sue Milliken, Charlie Palmer and more

Saturday March 23^rd on Dining Around with Joel Riddell

Guests;

Matt Cohen, Off the Grid www.offthegridsf.com

Azalina Eusope www.azalinas.com  

Val Cantu from Californios * new to OTG Alternative CaliforniaCuisine

Berk Kinalilar, Co-Owner of Troya Restaurants with Phillip Busacco, Executive Chef of Troya www.troyasf.com  2125 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA- 415.563.1000 349 Clement St  San Francisco, CA (415) 379-6000

Randy Ritchie Proprietor of MalibuCompost www.MalibuCompost.com  * Seminar Saturday March 23rd “Organic Rose Care” Do It Yourself Stage at Redwood Hall mSan Francisco Flower and Garden Show www.sfgardenshow.com  * kids under 16 free! March 20th – 24th at the San Mateo Event Center Hwy 101 @ Hwy 92

Bryan Davis Master Distiller from Lost Spirits Distillery www.lostspirits.net with Douglas Smith, Event Director of Whiskeys of the World & Artisanal Spirits Fest, San Francisco  Sat, April 6, -6-9pm www.whiskiesoftheworld.com

14th Annual Whiskies of the World www.whiskeysoftheworld.com  & Artisanal Spirits Fest, San Francisco  Sat, April 6, -6-9pm SF Belle, Hornblower Yacht (remains docked),  Pier 3 Embarcadero @ Washington, San Francisco, CA  Project Open Hand  receives benefit for each Whiskies of the World San Franciscoticket purchased.

Sue Fishkoff Journalist and author, Editor of “j” the Jewish news weekly of Northern California- her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Huffington Post and she is author of Kosher Nation and The Rebbe’s Army published by Schocken www.suefishkoff.com

Plus!

James Beard Foundation Congratulations  www.jamesbeard.org

Bocadillos – 710 Montgomery St SF 415-982-BOCA www.bocasf.com  Gerald Hirigoyen- Executive Chef  

Americas Cup www.AmericasCup.com

Easter Suggestions; Snake RiverFarms- Kurobota Ham www.SnakeriverFarms.com  

Market Hall Foods www.markethallfoods.com

International Chocolate Salon, Sunday March 24^th www.sfchocolatesalon.com

IACP Conference- for those who are in the industry, or just love culinary concepts- visit www.iacp.com  the conference is April 6^th – 9^th here in SF

7^th annual California Artisan Cheese Festival, March 22^nd-24^th in Petaluma CA www.artisancheesefestival.com  

Pebble Beach Food and Wine www.pbfw.com

April 4^th -7^th with great chefs and guests- grand tastings, after parties, a tribute dinner to Cecilia Chiang and more 

* Lexus Grand Tasting Tent- Stella ArtoisLunches

Vegas Uncorked-Presented by Bon Appétit and Chase Safire May 9^th – 12^th  www.vegasuncorked.com  Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, Caesars Palace and the MGM Grand Including Julian Serrano, Michael Mina, Traci Des Jarden, Mary Sue Milliken, Charlie Palmer  and more

March 16^th on Dining Around

Guests include

Jancis Robinson, Wine writer, Judge and advocate.  Wine Editor of the International Herald Tribune and Co-Author of American Wine, Published by the University of CaliforniaPress. www.JancisRobinson.com    with  Linda Murphy, James Beard Award winning Wine Writer, contributor to several  magazines and websites.  Linda is the co-author of American Wine, Published by the University of California Press. www.JancisRobinson.com    

Anders Miller – Head Fish Monger at Pikes Place Market in Seattle www.pikeplacemarket.org  Brian Jarr, Co-Author with Leslie Miller of “In the Kitchen with the Pikes Place Fish Guys, 100 Recipes from the crew behind Pikes Place. Published by Viking Studio

Annie Somerville, Executive Chef of Greens with Wendy Johnson, Master Gardener of the Zen Center Greens, Fort Mason San Francisco   415-771-6222  www.greensrestaurant.com ** San Francisco Flower and Garden Show  www.sfgardenshow.com  * kids under 16 free!  March 20th – 24th at the San Mateo Event Center Hwy 101 @ Hwy 92 

Tony Gemignani Owner of Tony’s Pizza Napoletana 1570 Stockton St SF, CA (415) 835-9888 www.tonyspizzanapoletana.com  and Capo’s “ChicagoPizza & Fine Italian Dinners”  641 Vallejo St SF, (415) 986-8998 www.sfcapos.com

Sophie Gayot – World-Renowned Food Critic and member of the Gayot family of culinary personalities www.Gayot.com

Kristen Thibeault of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts BostonThe Overall Winner of the  San Pellegrino Almost Famous Culinary Competition  www.almostfamouschef.com

Holiday Suggestions;

Market Hall Foods ** www.markethallfoods.com

Snake RiverFarms- Kurobota Ham www.SnakeriverFarms.com

Don Watson Lamb www.woolyweeders.com

Kollar Chocolates www.kollarchocolates.com

John and Kira’s www.johnandkiras.com

Garu Rulli www.rulli.com 

Michael www.recchiuti.com

Events

San Pellegrino – Almost Famous event in Napa – www.almostfamouschef.com

Spring Mountain Vineyard www.springmountainvineyard.com

Bob Hurley – Hurleys’ in Yountville www.hurleysrestaurant.com

Dinner at Pizza Antica in Mill Valley  – www.pizzaantica.com

Little Sisters of the Poor event in San Francisco www.littlesistersofthepoor.org

Lunch at the Deli Board – 1058 Folsom St close to 7^th SF Ca www.Deliboardsf.com   

IACP Conference- for those who are in the industry, or just love culinary concepts- visit www.iacp.com the conference is April 6^th – 9^th here in SF From Dirt to Digital, Real food in our changing landscape

7^th annual California Artisan Cheese Festival, March 22^nd-24^th in Petaluma CA www.artisancheesefestival.com

Share our Strength “Taste of the Nation” on March 21^st A benefit for Share our Strength www.nokidhungry.org  Thursday March 21st 5:30-930pm – the Bentley Reserve SF *if you work in SF get your co-workers! Melissa Perello of Francis, 25 Lusk, Locanda, the waterbar,

Pebble Beach Food and Wine www.pbfw.com  April 4^th -7^th with great chefs and guests- grand tastings, after parties, a tribute dinner to Cecilia Chiang and more  * Lexus Grand Tasting Tent- Stella Artois Lunches

International Chocolate Salon, Sunday March 24^th www.sfchocolatesalon.com

14th Annual Whiskies of the World® Expo & Artisanal Spirits Fest, San Francisco  www.whiskiesoftheworld.com  Saturday, April 6, 2013

Vegas Uncorked-Presented by Bon Appétit and Chase Safire May 9^th – 12^th  www.vegasuncorked.com

San Francisco Flower and Garden Show  www.sfgardenshow.com  * kids under 16 free!  March 20th – 24th at the San Mateo Event Center Hwy 101 @ Hwy 92

Easter Dining at Ajanta Restaurant in Berkeley

On Easter Sunday, March 31, Ajanta Restaurant in Berkeley will be open for lunch from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM and for dinner from 5:30 to 9:30 PM serving a $27.00 Chef’s Tasting Menu for dinner with three appetizers and four main dishes plus sides of rice, naan bread, chutneys and pickles. A vegetarian option will offered for $24.00 and the regular menu will also be available.

Ajanta1888 Solano Avenue, Berkeley CA 94707510.526.4373
www.AjantaRestaurant.com 

Easter Dining at Chez Papa Bistrot in San Francisco
 
On Easter Sunday, March 31, Chez Papa Bistrot in San Francisco will be open from 5:30 to 10:00 PM serving the regular a la carte menu, a $38.95 three-course prix fixe, and a special dinner entrée of Striped Bass with beet carpaccio, chèvre tortellini and black truffle vinaigrette.
 
Chez Papa Bistrot
1401 18th Street, San Francisco CA 94107
415.824.8205
www.chezpapasf.com
Easter Dining at LB Steak in Menlo Park
 
On Easter Sunday, March 31, LB Steak in Menlo Park will be open for brunch (11:30 AM to 2:30 PM) and dinner (2:30 to 8:00 PM) serving a special a la carte brunch menu and, for dinner, limited selections from the regular a la carte menu. Prices do not include tax or gratuity.
 
The brunch menu will include a Belgian Waffle for $12.50 with macerated fresh fruit, orange butter, blueberry compote and crispy guanciale; Steak and Eggs for $17.25 with an 8 oz prime rib, lemon thyme au jus, sunny side up egg, crushed potato hash and Béarnaise sauce; Eggs Florentine for $10.95 with baby spinach, crispy bacon, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce; Maple Glazed Pork Belly for $12.50 with leek and brioche pudding, and fried egg; and a Warm Beignet for $8.75 with chocolate sauce and seasonal berries.
 
A Prime Rib prix fixe meal will also be available all day for $29.95 per person, and include a salad, a 12 oz cut of prime rib, a baked potato and au jus, followed by a dessert of artisanal ice cream.
 
LB Steak Menlo Park
898 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park CA 94025
650.321.8980
www.lbsteak.com
Easter Dining at LB Steak in San Jose
 
On Easter Sunday, March 31, LB Steak in San Jose will be open for brunch/lunch (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM) and dinner (4:00 to 10:00 PM) serving special addition a la carte menu items and limited selections from the regular a la carte menus. Prices do not include tax or gratuity.
 
The brunch/lunch menu additions will include a Goat Cheese And White Grit Soufflé for $11.00 with chardonnay cream sauce and a strawberry salad; Brioche Bread Pudding French Toast for $12.00 with strawberry rhubarb compote and vanilla Chantilly; Bacon And Green Garlic Scones for $13.00 with country gravy, poached Glaum Ranch eggs; and Salmon and Asparagus Salad for $24.00 with olive oil poached salmon, pickled ramps, French radish and green goddess dressing.
 
The dinner specials will be Devil’s Gulch Spring Lamb Mixed Grill for $36.00 with leg, shoulder, and loin chop, sweet pea purée, golden polenta cake and mint gremolata; and Roasted Arctic Char Medallions for $32.00 with green garlic potato purée, fiddlehead ferns, morel mushrooms and spring onion confit.
 
A Prime Rib prix fixe meal will also be available all day for $32.00 per person, and include a 12 oz cut of sea salt and garlic roasted prime rib, olive oil and rosemary new potatoes, horseradish crème fraîche, and Zuckerman Farm asparagus.
 
LB Steak San Jose
334 Santana Row, Suite 1000, San Jose CA 95128
408.244.1180
www.lbsteak.com
Easter Dining at Le P’tit Laurent Restaurant in San Francisco
 
On Easter Sunday, March 31, Le P'tit Laurent Restaurant in San Francisco will be open for brunch (9:00 AM to 2:30 PM) and dinner (5:30 to 9:30 PM) serving a $37.00 three-course prix fixe dinner menu with main course choices of Sautéed Bass, Beef Bourguignon, or a Chef's Choice Vegetarian Plate. The prix fixe dinner includes a complimentary glass of Champagne with dessert. The regular brunch menu and the regular a la carte dinner menu will also be available on Easter.
 
Le P’tit Laurent
699 Chenery Street, San Francisco CA 94131
415.334.3235
www.leptitlaurent.net
 

Easter Dining at Left Bank Brasserie in Larkspur
 
On Easter Sunday, March 31, Left Bank Brasserie in Larkspur will be serving select brunch items all day (11:00 AM to 10:00 PM), plus limited regular brunch, lunch and dinner menu items and, after 5:00 PM, a dinner special in the spirit of the occasion. All offerings are a la carte and prices do not include tax or gratuity. The select brunch additions will be a Laughing Bird Shrimp Salad Sandwich with bacon, herb salad and spring garlic aïoli for $17.75; and an Asparagus Salad with Loch Duart smoked salmon rillette, crispy egg and an basil orange vinaigrette for $14.95. The dinner special will be Slow Braised Lamb Shank with flageolets beans and Meyer lemon tapenade for $26.50.
 
Left Bank Brasserie Larkspur
507 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur CA 94939415.927.3331
www.leftbank.com
 
Easter Dining at Left Bank Brasserie in Menlo Park
 
On Easter Sunday, March 31, Left Bank Brasserie in Menlo Park will be open for brunch (10:00 AM to 3:00 PM) and dinner (3:00 to 10:00 PM) serving special holiday menu additions all day as well as limited regular lunch and dinner menu items. The all day specials will be Pan Seared Halibut with porcini and black pepper gnocchi, asparagus, fava beans, ramps, salsify, green tomatoes and Ossau-Iraty broth for $25.75; and Spring Lamb with English peas, toasted faro, baby carrots, red spring onions, salsify, arugula and squash blossoms for $27.50.
 
Left Bank Brasserie Menlo Park635 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park CA 94025650.473.6543
www.leftbank.com

Easter Dining at Left Bank Brasserie in San Jose
On Easter Sunday, March 31, Left Bank Brasserie in San Jose will be open for brunch/lunch (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM) and dinner (5:00 to 10:00 PM) serving special holiday brunch items as well as the regular lunch and dinner menus. The brunch specials will be Dungeness Crab Meat and Local Asparagus Quiche with organic mixed greens, honey and passion fruit vinaigrette for $14.50; Grilled Country Levain Bread with goat cheese, tomatoes, arugula, bacon, sunny side up egg, hollandaise and petite salad for $11.75; Traditional French Toast with orange cream, maple syrup and bacon for $13.00; Spinach, Parisian Ham and Goat Cheese Crepes with mornay sauce and a sunny side up egg for $12.50; Smoked Salmon with Yukon Gold potatoes, red onions, poached egg and hollandaise for $14.00; Grilled Skirt Steak with two sunny side up eggs and Yukon Gold potato hash for $20.75; and Poached Eggs with Parisian ham, English muffins, hollandaise, potato hash for $12.25 (add spinach for $1.00).
Left Bank Brasserie San Jose377 Santana Row, Suite 1100, San Jose CA 95128
408.984.3500
www.leftbank.com 

Easter Dining at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael
On Easter Sunday, March 31, Terrapin Crossroads will be serving a $35.00 buffet brunch ($20.00 for children 12 years of age and younger) from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM with live music from the Terrapin Family Band. The price does not include tax, gratuity or beverages. There will be seatings at 10:00 AM and at 12:30 PM and the buffet menu items will include Brown Sugar Glazed Ham with Caramelized Apples; Traditional Eggs Benedict; Bacon and Breakfast Sausage; Brioche Pain Purdu (French Toast); Fresh Dug Potatoes with caramelized onions; Scrambled Farm Fresh Eggs; Wine Forest Mushroom and Gruyere Scramble; Chicken Paillard with red onion marmalade and natural jus; Wood Roasted Vegetables; Wild Rice Stuffed Petrale Sole with sherry butter; Market Fruit Platter, Smoked Salmon Platter with traditional garnish; fresh baked assorted Pastries; Mixed Green Salad; Quinoa Salad with Marcona almonds; arugula and dried fruits; and Chilled Asparagus Salad with shaved ricotta and lemon.

Terrapin Crossroads
100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael CA 94901
415.524.2773
www.terrapincrossroads.net
Easter Dining at The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse in Palo Alto
 
On Easter Sunday, March 31, The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse in Palo Alto will be open for lunch (10:00 AM to 2:00 PM) and dinner (5:30 to 9:00 PM) serving a $65.00 three-course prix fixe lunch menu with main course choices of Lobster Soft Scramble Eggs with asparagus and Parmesan cheese; Beef Bavette with sauce Bearnaise and truffle fries; or Roasted White Asparagus with morel mushrooms, soft poached egg, miner's lettuce and aged vinegar. There will also be a $26.00 two-course children's lunch menu (10 years of age and younger) available. Prices do not include tax or gratuity. The regular a la carte dinner menu will be offered on Easter evening.
 
The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse
4269 El Camino Real, Palo Alto CA 94306
650.213.1111
www.theseaUSA.com