Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
A week or so ago on a rare, but none the less slightly grey and grim San Francisco Saturday, we headed to an area of the city called Sunset. It’s a part of town bordered by Ocean Beach (the local break for a lot of SF surfers) and the Pacific Highway that on paper has a lot going for it, but seems to have become a bit neglected, a bit like a faded British seaside town.
We’d read that the area is on the up again following a small cluster of new(ish) and interesting places opening up down there, one of which is a cafe / restaurant called Outerlands. I’d first heard about Outerlands from a Tartine Bread video that features the owner, David Muller. David had met Chad Robertson through a love of surfing, and Chad taught David how to make the bread that he now serves at the cafe.
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Tags: Black Butte Porter, Borage, Bread, Brocoli, Chad Robertson, Cheese Sandwich, David Muller, Grilled Cheese, Outerlands, Potato, San Francisco, Soup, Sunset, Surfing, Tartine
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
It’s bloody cold in London right now, and add hangovers into the mix from all the Christmas partying, you need some seriously restorative food to get you back on an even keel. This French onion soup ticks all the boxes in terms of comforting, warming and tasty sustenance, and will have you ready for that next session of festive boozing before you can say zut alors!
Ingredients
Olive oil
Large nob of butter
1kg of onions
5 fat cloves of garlic
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
70ml French brandy
150ml French white wine
750ml chicken stock
750ml beef stock
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Tags: brandy, Cheese, croutons, French, Garlic, gruyere, Onion, Soup, Soupe a l'oignon, stock, thyme, wine
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