tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323613762008-06-24T19:34:45.150-07:00Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-32779278169744244592008-06-24T18:58:00.000-07:002008-06-24T19:34:45.182-07:00

Since Brendan is taking a break from food blogging, I decided to step-in with an update. We are now entering summer-time in Louisville. It has been lovely so far, not too humid or hot (except for a couple of weeks in late May). We discovered that Louisville has a few farmers markets during the growing season. Great guide to local farmers market locations can be found here. The first couple

internalizernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-18597825232463093272008-03-21T08:34:00.000-07:002008-03-21T08:52:58.608-07:00

i could list a dozen excuses for why this site for all things food has floundered and then come to a grinding halt over the past few months, but who cares really?! it's time to move forward and start writing about food again! i'm been thinking about getting back on the horse for a few months, and then yesterday my friend alex linked to this site from his site (check it out at

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-82998694864743775302007-02-26T21:06:00.000-08:002007-02-26T21:26:18.447-08:00

Since the Man on the Street is happily married and when he travels for work, he rarely heads out to any restaurants and simply gets room service. However, when I was in Miami a month or so ago, my colleagues happened to head out to great restaurant in South Beach. I suggested that Matt write up a review of Mango's in South Beach. Here it is: Sandwiched between a Caribbean breeze and the

Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-47984916526479407122007-01-26T21:39:00.001-08:002007-01-26T22:07:38.759-08:00

so i thought i would be doing one of these authentic italian posts a week, but reality has set in, so, after a delay of too many weeks, here is the only the second post. . . i would love to say there are more to some soon, but i don't want to lie anymore. . . well maybe a little more. . . so many more posts to come!!! i was looking to make something quick and easy for some friends who were

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-39666388562280673282007-01-24T11:06:00.000-08:002007-01-24T11:28:32.071-08:00

i think i've written about coco500 on more than one occasion, and it has officially become my favorite place to eat in san francisco - loretta keller (no relation to thomas) is my new hero. we ate there again last night (our first official dinner without the little one) and had another great meal. the food is simple, fresh, and excellent. it also helps that it is 1/2 a block from our house, which

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-88715855077409147642007-01-17T09:53:00.000-08:002007-01-17T16:34:51.005-08:00

for anyone who has ever tried to extract the seeds from a pomegranate, i ran across a link to this technique on e-gullet. be warned that the page loads up incredible slow, but if you have ever tried to get the seeds from a pomegranate, it is worth the wait.

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The man on the street is not one to kiss and tell. I like to live a decent life, but not too extravagant. I like to keep my personal life, personal and simply share where I eat. However, when it comes to a product that is this good, I had to share. I've been drinking lattes since my mom took me off the tap. I love them. Until 3 years ago, my wife didn't drink coffee at all. Something

Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-31719695610004868532007-01-12T22:03:00.000-08:002007-01-12T22:37:35.426-08:00

Like everything in South Beach, Touch exudes sex. From their name to their furry swing when you walk through the doors to the belly dancers, this place is awash in good looking hipsters out for a bite looking to see and be seen. How did I get in? Work event. Despite their very annoying Flash based website, the food is excellent. The ambiance is amazing and the entertainment is entertaining

Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-65650518730371466412007-01-11T16:33:00.000-08:002007-01-11T16:36:36.871-08:00

i've been really focusing on french cooking the last three years and i've loved every minute of it - stocks, sauces, terrines, 'lesser' cuts of meat, and mastering some dishes i wouldn't have attempted a few years ago, has left me with a full belly and a good base. but as we have been getting more and more winter vegetables lately and with the addition of a little baby to the house, i've been

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-40812837318362437062007-01-08T08:51:00.000-08:002007-01-11T16:16:35.855-08:00

"how could you not like the drake?" well, if you're talking about sf drake, the uber rare cheese from cowgirl creamery, the answer is, you can't! i hit the their store at the ferry building almost every weekend, and as i was looking over he usual soft cheeses, i noticed something new - the sf drake. i grabbed one and was told it's rind is washed in muscat and then fresh currants are pressed

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-15870445159392259942007-01-03T16:03:00.000-08:002007-01-24T11:32:56.350-08:00

the new year is here, the holiday's are over, and it's time to catch up on all things food! of course there was never any shortage of food over the holidays, but the most gluttonous period was the new years weekend, where my dad and me cooked up some wintery food goodness as well as partook in some meals that were simple and good. like an idiot, i took zero pictures (even though i bought a tripod

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1166232142039413182006-12-15T17:17:00.000-08:002006-12-15T17:26:21.686-08:00

see, for me it has nothing to do with the fact that the waitresses are doing the whole 'slutty nurse' thing (by the way, make sure to click on that link, then the photo in the story to see the pictures of the slutty nurses), the sexy thing is that burger. holy crap that looks good - i would almost be upset if i didn't have a heart attack after eating it! ***** on another note, it has been a

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1166119931237649002006-12-14T10:01:00.000-08:002006-12-14T10:12:11.250-08:00

i was sent this link from my friend ande(who will one day contribute to this blog....fingers crossed!)who originally found it at "cooking with amy", an sf cooking site/blog. i ordered two! (one for myself, and one for a lucky family member who should get it soon....) enjoy!

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1165950726734811182006-12-12T11:03:00.000-08:002006-12-12T11:15:20.276-08:00

thomas keller of the french laundry and per se, ferran adria of el bulli, heston blumenthal of the fat duck, and harold mcgee of "on food and cooking" fame, have just published an "international agenda for great cooking." basically 3 of our greatest modern chefs and the man whose book is called 'the bible' in kitchens around the world have written a manifesto on "new cookery", and it is spot on.

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1165811535035331782006-12-10T20:16:00.000-08:002006-12-10T20:32:15.056-08:00

I've bitched and moaned about Santana Row on my other site. I don't like it. When it burnt down, it should have stayed there. The place gives me a migrane and the people bring out the worst of my Philadelphia attitude. So when I had to go to a work sponsored event at Sino in SR, I tried to come up with any excuse to get out of it. I'd rather swallow rusty razors then go there (figuratively

Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1165019432074600112006-12-07T15:42:00.000-08:002006-12-07T15:49:34.456-08:00

turkey day is two weeks past and i am finally posting about it - i know i am horribly late, but it's been a bit hectic with the new baby, family visiting for the holiday, and going back to work. i have turned the corner though, and i'm back on the codcheeks horse (does that even make sense?), and i've got a bunch of things to share, but first, let's tackle thanksgiving and our beauty of a turkey.

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1164784434144209252006-11-28T23:00:00.000-08:002006-12-21T13:44:25.555-08:00

So we are building a house. We are excited about this project for a bunch of reasons as you can imagine, but we are especially excited because for the first time in our lives, we will have a real kitchen. With an oven that isn't the cheapest thing at Sears. This means we have to learn to cook. Since I can't make toast, this has been an uphill battle. Recently, Holly got a great cook book

Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1164782961557023932006-11-28T21:46:00.000-08:002006-11-28T22:55:05.593-08:00

As a lot of you know, I recently started a new job. Jodi, one of the key members of my team, immediately started raving about how great Tri-Tip Tuesday is at St. John's and how we need to go out there for a team event. Sure, sure, I thought. Who is this crazy person and why did I come to this company again? Tri-Tip? WTF? But like Old Faithful, every Tuesday, Jodi went to Tri-Tip Tuesday at

Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1164779121284702852006-11-28T21:10:00.000-08:002006-11-28T21:45:21.350-08:00

The weather in the Bay Area over Thanksgiving weekend was amazing. So nice in fact, the wife, kids, dog and I packed up the car and headed over to Santa Cruz for the day. We figure we'd let the kids and the dog exhaust themselves running on the beach, then grab a bite at Emily's or Saturn Cafe. We were lucky and bumped into some friends who had the same idea and they highly recommended

Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1164125584484930582006-11-21T07:48:00.001-08:002006-11-21T08:13:04.496-08:00

tis the season for new additions to the family as well as thanksgiving, where here at the cod cheeks test kitchen on brannan st., we will be making a feast! we have some family coming to town, including the gourmet dad and the brother-in-law who is starting to find his way around the kitchen. that leaves me somewhere in the middle..... i'll be documenting the whole thing of course, and this year

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1163221538518753682006-11-10T21:02:00.000-08:002006-11-10T21:05:38.533-08:00

i probably won't be able to post for week or two as we had a new addition to the codcheeks family on wednesday and he is going to take a bit of my time. . .welcome ben!!!

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1162849334341204292006-11-06T13:31:00.000-08:002006-11-06T17:06:30.643-08:00

a few things that peaked my interest over the weekend: check out the amateur gourmets post on his free, white truffle meal at alain ducasse. it looks like a pretty amazing meal - the few times i have had white truffles i was blown away. this is the season, so find a place that does some dishes with white truffles and get there. scott, our man on the street in san jose, said we need to start

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1162509511364557562006-11-02T10:59:00.000-08:002006-11-03T11:15:16.103-08:00

since i'm an ex-yahoo and i happen to be obsessed (but in a good way) with food, i figure i should probably say something about yahoo's big announcement yesterday, the launch of yahoo food!!! my first thought to this big move was and still is, "WTF??!!" this will definitely help them beat google and microsoft, right? right?! my second thought was that i totally missed the boat! i was a little

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1162412261396264902006-11-01T12:12:00.000-08:002006-11-01T12:22:09.206-08:00

it's with a sad heart that i read today that enrico's in north beach closed last night. it was a north beach institution and a san francisco institution. it was an integral part of the music and hipster/beat scene that flourished in the city, and even though it had fallen upon hard times recently, it will still be missed.....

Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682286475009516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32361376.post-1162184294954809742006-10-29T20:49:00.000-08:002006-10-30T16:44:28.643-08:00

yesterday i took a good long look at the watermelon sitting on my cutting board, and nothing came to me (even though i got a great suggestion for a watermelon relish). i decided to cut it up, separate the rind, and think on it some more. after tasting how good it was, it hit me - i'll celebrate the indian summer in san francisco with watermelon sorbet. it's a pretty easy process (as long as you

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