Technique is key in cooking. Gordon Ramsey demonstrates how to make fluffy eggs. I like that the hot tempered chef explains why he uses certain technique.

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Little Sheep Hot Pot
San Mateo Location
215 S. Ellsworth Ave
1-650-343-2566
Tel: (650) 992-9000
www.littlesheephotpot.com
Union City Location
34396 Alvarado Niles Road
1-510-675-9919
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You wouldn’t think sunny San Mateo would be the go-to spot for hot pot. But on a leafy street just a block away from restaurant row Third street , Little Sheep has a cult following of [...]

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Little Henry’s
3600 Balboa St/at 37th Ave.
San Francisco , CA 94121
10:30am – 10pm daily
(Prices: $12 and up)
(415) 387-8761
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As a restaurant consultant, I visit over one hundred restaurants monthly. Often times, aspiring restaurateurs would ask me the key ingredient that contributes to the success of a restaurant. I answer,“the owner.”
This [...]

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Burger King Breakup

Originally uploaded by Tito Slack ™

“Hold on baby, I swear. It was all business with Wendy’s!”

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super mario cupcakes 2

Originally uploaded by hello naomi

A bite of this brings me back to my childhood.

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Gosh! Gordon Ramsey makes it seem so easy. The plate presentation is gorgeous since the peppers are blended.
Star anise, known to be used in Vietnamese Pho, can usually be found at local Asian super markets.

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Burger King has done it again, producing controversial commercials featuring Sponge Bob.
A recent Adage article highlights the reason behind American Family Association’s anger against the commercials, claiming that the Burger King commercials contain adult nudity.
The commercials were produced by ad agency Crispin + Porter & Bogusky who have been known to produce entertaining commercials.
Any readers [...]

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Fox News

20/20
Now Hiring: Hot Nurses for a burger restaurant
You heard that right.
Heart Attack Grill located in Chandler Arizona is a theme restaurant stirring up major controversy
On the menu,
- “single” “double” “triple” and “quadruple” bypass hamburgers dressed with lard (pig’s fat)
- fries deep fried in lard
- waitresses (nurses) take orders (prescriptions) from [...]

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pac-man wedding cake!

Originally uploaded by hello naomi

Reminds me of child hood. Lovely!

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Bravo TV will be launching a new show featuring master chefs. The show will be hosted by former Ford model Kelly Choi.
The five foot ten long legged host has been covering New York restaurants in her show Eat Out New York the past few years.
Master Chef is scheduled to air in the summer. [...]

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Hans Il Kwan Restaurant
1802 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121
San Francisco, CA 94121
(Prices: $12 and up)
(415) 752-4447
11am-10:30pm daily
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Just as the monstrous tour bus reaches a complete halt, a flock of eager Korean tourist like marching penguins walk into Han Il Kwan for authentic Korean food. Owner Jun Kim emphasizes [...]

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Tuttimelon
www.tuttimelon.com

2150 Irving St
(between 22nd Ave & 23rd Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94122
2240 Chestnut St
San Francisco, CA, 94123
Jubili
www.jubili.com
1515 Fillmore St
(between Geary Blvd & Ofarrell St)
San Francisco, CA 94115

Clear Optometry
138 E 3rd Ave
San Mateo, CA 94401
(650) 348-8818
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Ever so often, a major trend sweeps across the Bay Area food industry creating buzz [...]

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Kelly Coffman-Lee wanted to proclaim her love for tofu.
She tried to register her license plate as “ILVTOFU.”
Seemingly, the plate spells I LOVE TO F-U! Permission denied.
Read the full MSN Tofu License Plate article.

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The Japan Michelin guide arrives in Japan. Having traveled to both Paris and Tokyo, I see a few similarities in their foods.
1st. They both value food art. Food plating just made me want to eat every dish.
2nd. They focus on quality, not quantity. (flaky croissants and crepes)
note: Thanks to @Blkrocket from Twitter for [...]

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Padma Lakshmi is a model, a food writer, judge for reality TV show Top Chef, and now Carl’s Jr. sexy model for their new hamburger campaign.
With so many food commercials on television, it is no wonder why ad agencies must produce something featuring a sexy model or simply just something very funny.
With her glowing [...]

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A Japanese sushi chef has created Barack Obama sushi roll and platter. (Full Japanese MSN article)

A Japanese Obama parady
Reportedly, the hair is made from black sesame and the teeth from fish paste.

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(photo source: New York Times)
Especially on a sunny day in San Francisco, there is nothing better than a Vietnamese sandwich. I head over to Irving Deli for my combination sandwich ($3.50) and hip hop over to Golden Gate Park.
With crunchy bread, the pate displays a creamy texture. The cucumbers and carrots add crunch while [...]

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