‘European Adventures’ on Check, Please! Bay Area
“European Adventures” is the theme for this episode which combines restaurants from previous Check, Please! Bay Area shows to highlight local restaurants serving up a variety of European cuisines....
View ArticleGUIDE: Bay Area Restaurants On Film (For Hungry Movie Buffs)
Mrs Doubtfire’s Sally Field and Pierce Brosnan in Bridges, Danville (Screenshot: 20th Century Fox) The San Francisco Bay Area may lack many things — rain, summer, affordable housing — but at least you...
View ArticleWatch the ‘Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul’ Series Premiere September 12 on KQED
The series premiere of Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul airs Saturday, September 12 at 10:30am on KQED 9. This will be chef Jacques Pépin’s final television cooking series. The 26 programs were taped in...
View ArticleCheck, Please! Bay Area reviews: Lou’s Cafe, Pappo and LaSalette Restaurant
Check, Please! Bay Area Season 10 episode 5 airs tonight at 7:30pm on KQED 9. See alternative airtimes to watch the show on TV. The episode will also be available online at the Check, Please! Bay Area...
View ArticleCheck, Please! Bay Area reviews: Papillon, Marla Bakery, La Viga Restaurant
Check, Please! Bay Area Season 10 episode 6 airs tonight at 7:30pm on KQED 9. See alternative airtimes to watch the show on TV. The program will also be available online at the Check, Please! Bay Area...
View ArticleWhat Would Julia Child Do? Jacques Pépin Says: Add More Butter
Listen to Weekend Edition Saturday: http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesat/2015/10/20151003_wesat_what_would_julia_child_do_jacques_pepin_says_add_more_butter.mp3 Jacques Pépin says his new cookbook,...
View ArticleCheck, Please! Bay Area reviews: Camber Montclair, Cole’s Chop House, Wise...
Check, Please! Bay Area Season 10 episode 7 airs tonight at 7:30pm on KQED 9. See alternative airtimes to watch the show on TV. The program will also be available online at the Check, Please! Bay Area...
View ArticleCheck, Please! Bay Area review: Kingston 11 Cuisine, 31st Union and The...
Check, Please! Bay Area Season 10 episode 8 airs tonight at 7:30pm on KQED 9. See alternative airtimes to watch the show on TV. The program will also be available online at the Check, Please! Bay Area...
View ArticleCheck, Please! reviews: Monsieur Benjamin, Aly’s on Main, Hog Island Oyster Co.
Check, Please! Bay Area Season 10 episode 9 airs tonight at 7:30pm on KQED 9. See alternative airtimes to watch the show on TV. The program will also be available online at the Check, Please! Bay Area...
View ArticleComfort Food Roadtrip on Check, Please! Bay Area
Check, Please! Bay Area looks back at restaurants with a flair for the familiar flavors of comfort food. A culinary roadtrip takes you to farm-to-table Cal cuisine at Central Market in Petaluma,...
View ArticleHappy 80th Birthday, Chef Jacques Pépin!
Happy 80th Birthday, Jacques Pépin! (Wendy Goodfriend) Today is officially chef Jacques Pépin’s 80th birthday. Numerous tributes have taken place throughout the year to acknowledge this milestone. At...
View ArticleJacques Pépin: The Art of Craft Reveals How a French Chef Became an ‘American...
There are only two things wrong with Peter L. Stein’s American Masters documentary Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft, which premieres at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 and will...
View ArticleUrban Gardening is Alive and Well and Living in Downtown San Jose
Ask any gardener: Nothing tastes so sweet as something you grew yourself, even in the big city. Before Silicon Valley was paved over with concrete, it was the Valley of Heart’s Delight, boasting some...
View ArticleMartin Yan Was a YouTube Celebrity Chef Before There Was YouTube
Martin Yan is still convinced that if he can cook, so can you. At 71, the celebrated television show host and master chef is deeply optimistic about the power of food to bring people together. “Food...
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