Thanks for the great gift guide! I noticed the lovely Stanglware plate under your prolific citrus tree. My collection started with service for 8 (minus a few that had broken through the years.) They were my mother's everyday dishes and I still use them to this day. I have added to her collection and remodeled my kitchen entirely with glass front cabinets to show the Stangl off. Does it take being tidy when putting them away? Yes, but it's worth it.
Thank you for the shout out. Quite an honor to be well regarded by you and equally thankful for the kind words. We are lucky getting to work with so many community gardens all over the country but the hardest part is telling people what we are doing and how they can help. Your piece goes a long way to helping bridge that gap . Can we send you a tshirt ? Its styled after the Ramones and think you would like it . A million thanks, very cool. Small Axe Peppers
I remember hearing about using anchovies packed in salt as opposed to in olive oil - have you tried those, and how good are they as opposed to the Don Bocarte ones?
The ones which, despite the nosebleed price, I'm seriously tempted to purchase a can of....
As a panettone lover I was excited to order a USA obsessive’s version. Sadly, what I received from Roy was tough and tasted as if it had previously been frozen. Will be sticking with Fiasconaro’s traditional panettone imported from Sicily, and available through Amazon for a much lower price.
Love the Tadich menu! A must visit on any trip to San Francisco! This menu looks like it hasn’t changed much except for the prices! Killer martinis! A real piece of old San Francisco.
I like Mala Market okay, and they do seem to be doing some sourcing of their own of high end Chinese ingredients that aren’t normally exported which js a nice service, but to be clear, the product highlighted here is widely available at asian groceries including 99 Ranch. I think it’s a bit of subtle discrimination or at least a failure of openness and curiosity to feature a product from Mala Market (owned by a white woman with an adopted Chinese child) who markets their products in a way very palatable to white readers and as high end, while failing to acknowledge or recognize that there are a lot of great, high quality ingredients at your average every day “ethnic” grocery. Like the grocery staple you highlighted that I buy for $.99 or $1.99, I forget, at my local 99 Ranch. It just requires a bit more work on the part of the buyer, since the products and items are not necessarily marketed or explained to someone unfamiliar with chinese cooking. But they have english labels and nutrition facts, and google is a short keystroke away.
Ahhh Mala Market....learned about them from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt... buying aged soy as a gift this year along with some chili crisp. Their flower Szechuan peppers bring joy. Great list, too!
Thanks for the great gift guide! I noticed the lovely Stanglware plate under your prolific citrus tree. My collection started with service for 8 (minus a few that had broken through the years.) They were my mother's everyday dishes and I still use them to this day. I have added to her collection and remodeled my kitchen entirely with glass front cabinets to show the Stangl off. Does it take being tidy when putting them away? Yes, but it's worth it.
My dad was a patent attorney and his office was in the Montgomery Building in the Financial District. We made yummy weekly memories at Tadich's.
FYI, Ugly Drum pastrami is presently back on Gold Belly. https://www.goldbelly.com/ugly-drum
Time to do some holiday shopping! Thanks for these wonderful suggestions.
Ruth, this is truly a gift. Thank you. I am going to sit, read and shop! Imagining I’m in your kitchen with you (and that lovey orange tree).
Love all these suggestions,I have ordered Roy's Pannetone- For friends that have everything, food is the go to gift !
Thank you for the shout out. Quite an honor to be well regarded by you and equally thankful for the kind words. We are lucky getting to work with so many community gardens all over the country but the hardest part is telling people what we are doing and how they can help. Your piece goes a long way to helping bridge that gap . Can we send you a tshirt ? Its styled after the Ramones and think you would like it . A million thanks, very cool. Small Axe Peppers
I remember hearing about using anchovies packed in salt as opposed to in olive oil - have you tried those, and how good are they as opposed to the Don Bocarte ones?
The ones which, despite the nosebleed price, I'm seriously tempted to purchase a can of....
Palisade peaches from Colorado- extra sweet, extra juicy
Many memorable times at Tadich grill! Such an iconic place.
As a panettone lover I was excited to order a USA obsessive’s version. Sadly, what I received from Roy was tough and tasted as if it had previously been frozen. Will be sticking with Fiasconaro’s traditional panettone imported from Sicily, and available through Amazon for a much lower price.
Grateful that you shared these ambrosial edibles!
Love the Tadich menu! A must visit on any trip to San Francisco! This menu looks like it hasn’t changed much except for the prices! Killer martinis! A real piece of old San Francisco.
I like Mala Market okay, and they do seem to be doing some sourcing of their own of high end Chinese ingredients that aren’t normally exported which js a nice service, but to be clear, the product highlighted here is widely available at asian groceries including 99 Ranch. I think it’s a bit of subtle discrimination or at least a failure of openness and curiosity to feature a product from Mala Market (owned by a white woman with an adopted Chinese child) who markets their products in a way very palatable to white readers and as high end, while failing to acknowledge or recognize that there are a lot of great, high quality ingredients at your average every day “ethnic” grocery. Like the grocery staple you highlighted that I buy for $.99 or $1.99, I forget, at my local 99 Ranch. It just requires a bit more work on the part of the buyer, since the products and items are not necessarily marketed or explained to someone unfamiliar with chinese cooking. But they have english labels and nutrition facts, and google is a short keystroke away.
Ahhh Mala Market....learned about them from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt... buying aged soy as a gift this year along with some chili crisp. Their flower Szechuan peppers bring joy. Great list, too!