The San Francisco Bay herring spawn is most likely coming to an end shortly, but whole fish should still be available for retail purchase in select markets in the [...]
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Cellophane Noodles with Crab and Black Pepper
Cellophane Noodles with Crab and Black Pepper From Edible San Francisco Print When it is Dungeness crab season, one of my favorite ways to capture the essence of [...]
Crab Three Ways
Winter in Northern California means crab season, pure and simple. Two days before the official start of the season I drove out to Bodega Head, where the Dungeness crab [...]
Grilled Crack Crab
A short pictorial guide to buying a live crab for this recipe. Dungeness Crab season runs until June, but the best-tasting crabs are available in the winter months. [...]
The Garage Mongers Fresh Fish: It’s Albacore Time!
We ordered some whole albacore tuna from Siren SeaSAand set up shop in the Edible SF garage for a fish mongering session with Wendy MacNaughton. After a quick lesson on [...]
CHEATERS CIOPPINO
The thick tomato-ness of the broth along with all the oregano usually added to this classic San Francisco seafood stew gets me down and, to my palate, muddies the [...]
WEST COAST WINTER WHITE BOUILLABAISSE
If you’re used to following recipes to the letter, hold on to your hat–this will be challenge for you. What follows is more a few lanterns to light the [...]
OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL
Start with a dozen or 2 impeccably fresh oysters. Open them. Everyone has their own technique, some of which involve screwdrivers (which work, but you need a flatheaded one–a [...]
CAST IRON MUSSELS
Steamed mussels are a total go-to dinner at my house. Quick, delicious and crazy satisfying. I like to steam them in a slurry of garlic and chile and some [...]
CRAB LOUIS
There is nothing wrong with the classic crab Louis, but its dependence on tomato wedges doesn’t jibe with winter crab. As long as the tomato was out, I decided [...]
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Farm to Rich Table: Spaghetti with Puntarella and Chicken Skin.
