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Tonight’s Specials: OK, sorry Kitchen Crew, I had too much coffee and want to...
pictured is my opening Kitchen Crew, some have moved on and some are still with us! SMALL PLATES Soupe de Poissons $10 Marseilles’ famous puréed Fish soup, Rouille, Parmesan Little Flamenco Dancers $12...
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2003 Paul Hobbs Richard Dinner Vineyards Chardonnay and Roast Chicken: a...
Admittedly I am not a huge proponent of California wines. Both my wife and I worked for wineries in California for several years and have drank our way through many greats. I enjoy them. Yes,...
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Gimme Sanctuary
Sanctuary noun \ˈsaŋ(k)-chə-ˌwer-ē\ : a place where someone or something is protected or given shelter : the protection that is provided by a safe place : the room inside a church, synagogue, etc.,...
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WHOOSH! and they are GONE!
“Get Up. Beau needs food for school” Those were the exact words that shook me from a deep, heavenly dream of walking through the Sunday market in l’Isle sur la Sorgue with a rustic baguette from the...
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Panigacci: Ligurian layered Pasta with Pesto
In my researching interesting dishes for the menu at Figue Mediterranean I came across this dish in Carol Field’s excellent book “In Nonna’s Kitchen”. I was taken by the rustic simplicity that I had...
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Figue’s Figs
Our baked figs at Figue Mediterranean is undoubtedly the most requested appetizer on our menu. It is the culmination of what Figue is in one bite, charcuterie, figs, labne, Provencal honey and...
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Diavola: Maybe the best restaurant in the World?
Dino Bugica has something incredibly and edibly special going on in Geyserville, California. Dino is the Chef owner of Diavola, one of my favorite places to eat in the world. What I like most is...
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Polite Provisions: Manufacturers of Local Tonics, Elixirs and Cures
Polite Provisions is the brainchild of Erick Castro and the guys behind famed San Diego bars Craft and Commerce, Underbelly and Noble Experiment. The interior space has the feel of an old time drug...
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Alain Passard’s 90 Minute Asparagus
Asparagus’s first shoots have been popping up all over fields and gardens in Southern California for the last few weeks. They are a food lover’s early Spring harbinger telling us Winter is almost done...
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Leaving La Quinta
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – André Gide We are in the final moments of an impending major life change. The material acquisitions...
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