Khin Khao

After a five-hour winding road trip up the California coast to San Francisco, I went to lunch at Pim Techamuavivit's Khin Khao. The flavors were clean and unique. I ordered the pork bowl, which was divine. Pim Techamuavivit is a restauranteur and chef who commands...

La Boulangerie De San Francisco

Visting my brother in California, my first stop was to baker Pascal Rigo's La Boulagerie de San Francisco. Actually, I had initially tried Chad Robertson's Tartine, but it was closed for a staff party. Interesting aside about Pascal Rigo; a...

Schools out for summer…breaking my teeth on baguettes!

Hydration, percentages, bulk ferment, levain, pre-ferment, biga… My baking vacation at  Michel Suas's bread baking classes at SFBI left my head packed with, we'll call them, "breadisms." This first course, Artisan I, was focused on...

Eating my way through my vacation!

Ever on a quest for something that tastes good, what to do for vacation? Clearly, the right thing is to go to San Francisco for a week long bread course. Below are my first set of pictures from the sunny Bay Area.  The eating started with a food deprived flight...