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USDA Inspected The Durham Ranch brand of meats is Rancho Dominguez, California 90221 recognized worldwide by the most 310-632-3300 FAX 310-632-0303 On-site Quality Assurance Dept discerning chefs for quality. www.GourmetFoodsInc.com For a distributor near you, contact: Rich Jersey 800-444-5687 x133 or [email protected] Los Angeles • Honolulu • San Francisco • Las Vegas • Phoenix • New York • Denver • Dallas • San Antonio • Washington, DC www.sierrameat.com The Menu Favorite Recipes The Menu Restaurants: BICE: San Diego, CA — www.bicesandiego.com (pg. 14-15, 44) Pacific’s Edge Restaurant: Carmel, CA — www.pacificsedge.com (pg. 7) Big 4 Restaurant: San Francisco, CA — www.big4restaurant.com (pg. 22-23) Poggio Trattoria: Sausalito, CA — www.poggiotrattoria.com (pg. 12, 38) Favorite Recipes Cowgirl Sidekick: San Francisco, CA — RM Seafood: Las Vegas, NV — www.rmseafood.com (pg. 15, 18) www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/cowgirl_creamery.php (pg. 37) Seasonal Elegance: San Francisco, CA — www.seasonalelegance.com (pg. 26, 29) Forage SF: San Francisco, CA — www.foragesf.com (pg. 10) Sent Sovi: Saratoga, CA — www.sentsovi.com (pg. 7, 9-10) Gourmet Celebrations: Las Vegas, NV — SPQR: San Francisco, CA — www.spqrsf.com (cover, pg. 8, 10, 11) www.gourmetcelebrations.com/lv_personnel.html (pg. 26-28) Taste: Plymouth, CA — www.restauranttaste.com (pg. 21-22) Grand Café Brasserie and Bar: San Francisco, CA — www.grandcafe-sf.com (pg. 20, Tender: Las Vegas, NV — www.luxor.com/restaurants/tender.aspx (pg. 22) 22, 24, 43) Terra: San Diego, CA — www.terrasd.com (pg. 15-17) Grange: Sacramento, CA — www.grangesacramento.com (pg. 21, 24) The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen: San Francisco, CA — www.theamericansf.com Jersey Tomatoes: San Francisco, CA — www.jtomatoes.com (pg. 26-27, 31) (pg. 32-33, 35) Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab: Las Vegas, NV — www.joes.net (pg. 15, 17) The Grilled Cheese Truck: Los Angeles, CA — www.thegrilledcheesetruck.com Laura Werlin: www.laurawerlin.com (pg. 35-37) (pg. 32, 35) La Folie: San Francisco, CA — www.alchemysandiego.com (pg. 38-42) The Oaks Gourmet: Los Angeles, CA — www.theoaksgourmet.com (pg. 35-36) Manresa: Los Gotos, CA — www.manresarestaurant.com (pg. 10) The Plate Café Organic: San Francisco, CA — www.theplantcafe.com (pg. 15, 17, 19) Mon Ami Gabi: Las Vegas, NV — www.monamigabi.com (pg. 15, 17, 19) The Tractor Room: San Diego, CA — www.thetractorroom.com (pg. 21-22, 25) Peko-Peko Catering: Oakland, CA — eatpekopeko.com (pg. 27, 30) Top of the Mark: San Francisco, CA — Pica Pica Maize Kitchen: Napa & San Francisco, CA — www.picapicakitchen.com www.intercontinentalmarkhopkins.com/top_of_the_mark/ (pg. 34) (pg. 14, 16) Urban Kitchen Catering: San Diego, CA — www.urbankitchengroup.com (pg. 26, 30, 31) Contributors KELSEY ELLIOTT is a food snob of the highest degree, but in a loving way. A research marketer by day, food blogger and restaurant enthusiast by night, she takes her passion for Vol. 17, No. 6 market-driven menus from the plate to the paper on her Web December 1, 2010 site KelsEats.com and muses on different aspects of California Executive Editor Art Director Cuisine in her articles for Examiner online. Carleigh Connelly David Knopf Founding Editor Copy Editor GAYLE KECK, Lowell Thomas Award-winner, has written for Linda Mensinga Eileen Goss Purple Haze Goat Cheese with Peaches & Lavender Melt from The Grilled Cheese Truck in Los Angeles Gourmet, National Geographic Traveler, AFAR, Islands, GQ, The Washington Post and other major newspapers. She is also Contributors a local editor for the Zagat SF Bay Area Restaurants guides Kelsey Elliott Lily Ko REFINING A WILD IDEA: HOLIDAY CATERING TRENDS: Gayle Keck Christina Mueller Welter, and founder of BeenThereAteThat.com. Sara Kraus Caitlin M. O'Shaughnessy The Emergence of the Foraging Chef Contemporary Classics Inspired by Winter Hits Hank Shaw 6 In light of the locavore movement, an 26 With the holiday season in full swing, this is one SARA KRAUS is a San Francisco-based photographer, increasing interest in self-scavenging has of the busiest times of year for caterers. See specializing in culinary, lifestyle and restaurant photography. spread to restaurants. Even if chefs may not how some of the West’s top culinary teams She works with restaurants and publications across the Editorial Advisory Board country, with her most recent shoots due to be published in Fred Mensinga (Hilton, Anaheim), Chairman and Founder have the time to personally hunt for ingredients, take advantage of diners’ drive to celebrate Pierre Albaladejo (Park Hyatt Aviara, Carlsbad); Frederic Castan (St. Regis many kitchens are sourcing items such as and imbibe this time of year. Food & Wine Magazine, Edible San Francisco and 944 Monarch Resort, Dana Point); Azmin Ghahreman (Sapphire Laguna, Laguna truffles, huckleberries, and nettles from Lily Ko Magazine. Her work can be found on her website, sarakrausphotography.com. Beach); Josef Lageder (Balboa Bay Club, Newport Beach); Vesa Leppala professional and amateur foragers alike. (Harrah’s Rincon Casino, San Diego); Bradley Ogden (Bradley Ogden, Las Vegas); Charlie Trotter (Charlie Trotter’s, Chicago); Roy Yamaguchi (Roy’s) Kelsey Elliott GRILLED CHEESE GOES GOURMET: LILY KO is the Restaurants Content Editor for SF Station, a Moving Past the Confines of the Cafeteria into San Francisco city guide, in addition to writing for various Publisher Circulation Director FOOD ALLERGY FRENZY: 32 Modern Kitchens across the West publications for 10 over years. Her blog, Classy Eats, Christopher S. Neubauer Jean Hutchins Move over Kraft singles, America’s beloved documents her dining and cooking adventures in San Francisco. How Restaurants Can Accommodate Diners While Advertising Sales Subscription Manager 14 Stirring Creativity in the Kitchen lunch staple is no longer just for kids. Thanks to Beth George, Sales Manager Jean Hutchins Dealing with patrons allergic to specific foods artisanal additions such as house-made fig CHRISTINA MUELLER WELTER is a global food & wine � � may be difficult, but handling the situation well jam, basil-lavender pesto and an assortment writer and consultant. Owner of a gluten-free foods business President Vice-President often leads to loyal repeat customers. Learn of gourmet cheeses, the simple sandwich has for 8 years, she is deeply knowledgeable about food allergen Richard J. Neubauer Deborah L. Neubauer EARLY WINTER 2010 WINTER 2010 EARLY several techniques from restaurants that pride grown up into sophisticated fare. issues and nutrition. She writes for Edible Marin & Wine themselves in accommodating those with Caitlin M. O’Shaughnessy Country and Patch among others. You can find her anytime Culinary Trends has been published continuously since 1990. Culinary restrictive diets. at http://christinamueller.com. Trends is published six times annually by Neubauer & Associates, Inc. Christina Mueller Welter CHEFOLOGY: Roland Passot CAITLIN M. O’SHAUGHNESSY lives in Brooklyn and works at PO Box 2239 211 Sutter Street #801 Executive Chef and Owner Roland Passot of Oceanside, CA 92051 San Francisco, CA 94108 GETTING INTO THE GAME: Michelin-starred La Folie in San Francisco has Penguin Books, where she enjoys reading the many cookbooks 760.721.2500 415.431.1117 WINTER 2010 EARLY — 38 and food memoirs that cross her desk.