When we sat down it felt a bit like a dinner party. However, this particular dinner party, held by fine dining company Lego Optimo, had a kitchen full of renowned chefs doing the cooking. Two of those—Benito Molina and Solange Muris—own a restaurant recently featured on a list of … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: The Six-Day War of Cultural Appropriation
On May 16, 2017 the Willamette Week, an alternative weekly from Portland, published a profile of Kooks, a breakfast burrito pop-up operating out of one of Portland’s innumerable food carts. In the article, Kooks co-owner Liz Connelly describes how she and fellow owner Kali Wilgus … [Read more...]
NEWS: SDF&T’s Michael Gardiner to do Ceviche Wednesday
For a year and a half Chef Flor Franco has been hosting Ceviche's Wednesdays. For the first year they were held at the late-lamented Sirena Cocina in Little Italy. For the first part of this second season they were held at Isabel's Cantina in Pacific Beach. As of next week … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: DiBiase takes Tidal at Paradise Point
My blood began to boil almost as soon as well-known local chef Flor Franco said it: "Why don't you write about female chefs, Michael?" My first thought was to couple outright denial with examples. Then it occurred to me my long list of examples was a short list indeed. My next … [Read more...]