Category Archives: Restaurant

Q & A with La Folie’s Chef Passot

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had a chance to spend some time last week with Chef Roland Passot from La Folie. Chef Passot was nice enough to let me ask a few questions. Here they are: Q: … Continue reading

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Talking Roe with Passot

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I was fortunate enough to spend an afternoon with Chef Roland Passot at La Folie in San Francisco. La Folie (www.lafolie.com) is where Chef Passot came up with his latest creation, a unique dish resembling a “caviar lollipop”. You can … Continue reading

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Siberian Sturgeon and Sushi

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Tonight I decided it was time to get the blog crew back together.  Matt, Christina, and I decided to go to our favorite sushi spot in the East Bay: Jo’s Sushi Bar (jossushibar.main.jp) in Pleasant Hill.  While you haven’t heard … Continue reading

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Caviar Pic of the Week

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This picture is courtesy of Ali, who snapped this picture at El Paseo, where @TylerFlorence is the executive chef. This is Paddlefish on top of some incredible looking deviled eggs. Notice the slice of bacon. Mmmm…. -matt

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Grading Caviar with Gregory Short: The Sturgeon

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As mentioned in our previous post, Caviarblog had the pleasure of joining Chef Gregory Short of Masa’s (masasrestaurant.com) to taste a variety of caviar. Both Ali and a new member of the Caviarblog team, Sandhya, joined him. Sandhya was the … Continue reading

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Grading Caviar: A tasting with Chef Gregory Short

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Over the next week, we are able to bring you something real special here at Caviarblog. Ali recently joined Chef Gregory Short for a tasting and grading of 18 different types of roe. The tasting was held at Masa’s (www.masasrestaurant.com), … Continue reading

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Caviar Omelet

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Well you may have noticed we’ve been on a bit of a hiatus at here at Caviarblog. We apologize for the lack activity but we have a decent excuse. Christina and I (matt) recently got married in Hawaii and the … Continue reading

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Gary Danko

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Gary Danko: SF’s finest? Tonight we are in for a real treat.  We are out in SF and want to try out Gary Danko.  Normally it takes a month or two advance notice to get a reservation but we are … Continue reading

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