Tartine SF

Tartine has some of the most scrumptious items on their menu, from sweet desserts to salty breads with toppings. Take a look at this amazing new dish Ryan created for Tartine in San Francisco. On top of fresh ricotta, he placed a variety of citrus fruits in rainbow red, orange and white, added a tad of honey and garnished with kiwi.

When you visit this bakery, check out “Tartine All Day” – the cookbook you can get for a friend as a gift, put together by author Liz Prueitt purveying the great recipes by Pastry Chef James Beard.

Tartine Seoul

Tartine also opened in Seoul. Have a taste of this incredible chocolate layered Opera cake you are most likely going to like it. And guess what, they have valet parking in Tartine bakery in Seoul!

Tartine bread is always super fresh and delicious, and you can take it home to spread with avocado and yellow cherry tomatoes.

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At Giacomo’s, you enjoy a casual setting where you choose from an extensive Italian menu, and believe me it’s incredible. Some of the favorite dishes are the pumpkin tortellini and the butternut squash ravioli.

The menu includes Appetizers, Marsalas and Parmigianas, House Specials, Grilled dishes, Entrees, Fettuccini, Ziti, and Ravioli. Extensive indeed.

Among the delicious appetizers you find fried calamari, mussels in your choice of five different sauces: pesto, Fra Diavolo, red, Giacomo or scampi, Caprese salad of Bufala mozzarella of course and antipasto with provolone cheese, soppressata, bresaola, and roasted peppers.

The Marsalas at Giacomo’s are a divine Italian delicacy and you can choose from chicken or veal with prosciutto and mushrooms, or the parmigiana. Marsalas are served with a side of pasta in a marinara sauce.

Vegetarians can enjoy eggplant parmigiana with a side of pasta, fusilli Siciliana in a plum tomato sauce and the pumpkin tortellini with a fresh sage mascarpone cheese sauce.

The house special is a romantic meal for two. It features Zuppa di pesce – fish broth with shrimp, scallops, calamari, clams, mussels, and lobster, served with linguine and your choice of one of five Giacomo sauces.

The kitchen is open to the dining room. The energized chefs who work the grill prepare succulent swordfish steak, salmon fillet and tuna steak. Other delightful dishes are ziti with shrimp, scallops, and broccoli in a garlic cream sauce and the lobster ravioli with diced tomatoes in a garlic cream sauce.

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 lbs. butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces or 1 large sweet potato
1 large onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons minced peeled ginger
1 tablespoon top quality curry powder (hot/medium)
1 cup red lentils
1qt chicken broth + 2 cups water (you can play with the consistency to your preference)
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

1. Heat oil with butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat
2. Add squash or sweet potato, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring occasionally until vegetables are softened and beginning to brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Stir in curry powder and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring frequently, 2 minutes.
4. Add red lentils and chicken broth/water and simmer, covered, until lentils are tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
5. Mince the vegetables inside the pot with a stick blender. Stir in lemon juice.

Make Cilantro Oil
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Purée cilantro, oil, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a blender.
Serve soup dotted with a tiny bit of cilantro oil in the center.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Serve over cooked basmati rice.

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Tartine SF

Tartine has some of the most scrumptious items on their menu, from sweet desserts to salty breads with toppings. Take a look at this amazing new dish Ryan created for Tartine in San Francisco. On top of fresh ricotta, he placed a variety of citrus fruits in rainbow red, orange and white, added a tad of honey and garnished with kiwi.

When you visit this bakery, check out “Tartine All Day” – the cookbook you can get for a friend as a gift, put together by author Liz Prueitt purveying the great recipes by Pastry Chef James Beard.

Tartine Seoul

Tartine also opened in Seoul. Have a taste of this incredible chocolate layered Opera cake you are most likely going to like it. And guess what, they have valet parking in Tartine bakery in Seoul!

Tartine bread is always super fresh and delicious, and you can take it home to spread with avocado and yellow cherry tomatoes.

The post One Cafe Stop in the Coolest Part of San Francisco appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

At Giacomo’s, you enjoy a casual setting where you choose from an extensive Italian menu, and believe me it’s incredible. Some of the favorite dishes are the pumpkin tortellini and the butternut squash ravioli.

The menu includes Appetizers, Marsalas and Parmigianas, House Specials, Grilled dishes, Entrees, Fettuccini, Ziti, and Ravioli. Extensive indeed.

Among the delicious appetizers you find fried calamari, mussels in your choice of five different sauces: pesto, Fra Diavolo, red, Giacomo or scampi, Caprese salad of Bufala mozzarella of course and antipasto with provolone cheese, soppressata, bresaola, and roasted peppers.

The Marsalas at Giacomo’s are a divine Italian delicacy and you can choose from chicken or veal with prosciutto and mushrooms, or the parmigiana. Marsalas are served with a side of pasta in a marinara sauce.

Vegetarians can enjoy eggplant parmigiana with a side of pasta, fusilli Siciliana in a plum tomato sauce and the pumpkin tortellini with a fresh sage mascarpone cheese sauce.

The house special is a romantic meal for two. It features Zuppa di pesce – fish broth with shrimp, scallops, calamari, clams, mussels, and lobster, served with linguine and your choice of one of five Giacomo sauces.

The kitchen is open to the dining room. The energized chefs who work the grill prepare succulent swordfish steak, salmon fillet and tuna steak. Other delightful dishes are ziti with shrimp, scallops, and broccoli in a garlic cream sauce and the lobster ravioli with diced tomatoes in a garlic cream sauce.

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 lbs. butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces or 1 large sweet potato
1 large onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons minced peeled ginger
1 tablespoon top quality curry powder (hot/medium)
1 cup red lentils
1qt chicken broth + 2 cups water (you can play with the consistency to your preference)
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

1. Heat oil with butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat
2. Add squash or sweet potato, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring occasionally until vegetables are softened and beginning to brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Stir in curry powder and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring frequently, 2 minutes.
4. Add red lentils and chicken broth/water and simmer, covered, until lentils are tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
5. Mince the vegetables inside the pot with a stick blender. Stir in lemon juice.

Make Cilantro Oil
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Purée cilantro, oil, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a blender.
Serve soup dotted with a tiny bit of cilantro oil in the center.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Serve over cooked basmati rice.

The post Red Lentil Soup to Lift a Rainy Day appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.