San Francisco Gourmet was one of several bloggers who attended "Inside the Kitchen" -- a culinary event held at the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay several weeks ago. In his most recent post, SF Gourmet talks about William Werner, pastry chef for the Ritz and its' flagship restaurant Navio.
... a young pastry chef, perhaps accustomed to toiling away out of the spotlight as he builds his career, stunned the crowd with his innovative, delicious, and utterly satisfying desserts. This seemed to be the culinary equivalent of the walk-on actor who almost steals the show, a forceful exclamation point demanding that we sit up and take notice.
Sacramento food bloggers gathered recently to hold the First Sacramento Food Blogger Picnic. Elise posts a great roundup of the day and Brendon chronicles the picnic with words and pictures on his blog.
This, my friends, is my idea of bliss: a mellow, unrushed conversation with food bloggers over wine and dessert.
Looking for cooking ideas? Tea tempts us with a recipe for beet radish pickles, Ellen encourages us to make Mustard Baked Pork Chops, and Muffin Top shows us how to make some lovely pumpkn muffins
Our Bay Area bloggers don't lack for opinions about local restaurants. What are we discussing these days? Blog Appetit talks about the changes at Yoshi's, the Restaurant Whore reviews Bar Crudo, Food Musings tells us why we should try Maverick, and Restaurant Girl discusses Sauce in Hayes Valley..