Proposal Dinner at Bestia

On January 1st, Bestia was closed and my good friend Warren wanted to propose to his girlfriend at the restaurant for a private dinner.  He had his friend take some pictures.  Would I… Continue reading →

Opening of BESTIA!!!

The official opening of our restaurant BESTIA (November 23, 2012) is preceded by 4 weeks of Test Kitchen – a fun social event that brings a different chef every night.  Chefs ranging from… Continue reading →

My Toolbox to catch dinner

Welcome to my toolbox 10.1.2012, in pictures These are some of the tools I use to catch, then cut up my dinner.  Sumora is my Spearfishing company.   Sumora Stealth Spearguns (great for… Continue reading →

San Francisco Eating

“Reading goes faster if you don’t sweat comprehension. -Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes   Once in a while I’ll take a trip and eat around a city.  Nothing was killed on this 2 day… Continue reading →

Dinner for 10 pictures

Cooked a dinner for someone I used to watch on MTV! (Suchin Pak!)  It was an absolute blast, a sweet kitchen and very nice guests who enjoy eating for 3+ hours 🙂 The… Continue reading →

Pursuit of Food first dinner part 1

The thought behind this dinner was to cook dishes never tried, and pair together similar ideas: i.e. Uni, Wagyu, Bone Marrow (fatty + rich), iberico (cured land animal) versus fresh sea animal (yellowfin… Continue reading →

Best Quality ingredients

“if you’re not going to say it, i’ll say it, unfortunately the majority of the time they’re cooking to show you how smart they are or how pretty they can make a plate… Continue reading →

Successful Hunt!!!!!!

3 months of complete FAILURE for wild boar hunting – missed opportunities, No opportunities, biffed opportunities, makes the Moment of success Sooo sweet. many plates of wild boar Ragu, Salami, Braised shoulders, Porchetta,… Continue reading →

Mexico part 1 in pictures

“We think about food all the time, we cook for our friends and families and eat out on our time off, and we dream about food and agonize and argue about it… A… Continue reading →