Bad boy chef of Vietnam shares war stories from behind the stove
Bad boy chef of Vietnam shares war stories from behind the stove
It’s more than fitting that Anthony Bourdain wrote the introduction to Bobby Chinn’s “Wild, Wild East: Recipes and Stories From Vietnam” (Barron’s, 224 pages, $29.99). The recipes are liberally doused in fish sauce and the prose is equally pungent – the most…
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Editor’s note: A longer version of this story appeared earlier this week on The Chronicle’s Web site, SFGate.com. Last week, while the waters of the global financial world continued to roil, I stood on the seemingly solid ground of grocery store parking lots…
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Restaurants ready to help you ring in 2009
Looking for a spot to ring in 2009? Here are some restaurants that are offering dinner on New Year’s Eve as of yesterday morning. Please visit OpenTable.com to check availability. 1300 on Fillmore. Four-course tasting menu, $75 ($95 with wine); six-course…