After doing a review of 'wichcraft's $9.50 sandwiches, it made me get a craving for one of my favorite cheap eats, the Vietnamese s...

Around this time of year, I see tons of beautiful pumpkins at the supermarket. Most of them are being purchased so they can be marked, gutte...

Copyright 2006 by Cooking With The Single Guy Ingredients: 1 medium-sized sugar pumpkin 1/2 sweet onion, diced 1 cup Arborio rice 2 cups fre...

Here's a quick refresher on what it means when you see recipes or hear chefs on TV say you have to "sweat" your mushrooms. It...

Hot weekend calls for cold creaminess 2170 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley (Downtown) Sun-Thu, noon to 11 p.m., Fri and Sat, noon to midnight PH: 1-...

I know I'll probably be slammed by some of you, but I have to say Beverages & More! is my favorite place to go shopping for wine. Th...

Colicchio casts a spell on San Francisco 868 Mission St., San Francisco (SOMA) 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 7 days a week PH: 1-866-942-4272 I have to ...

This past Sunday, The Single Guy Chef went on the road to visit my friend Stella. She has a young fig tree in her backyard and it has been b...

Copyright 2006 by Cooking With The Single Guy Ingredients: 1 puff pastry sheet, frozen 1 pint fresh figs (about a dozen) 4 oz. Gorgonzola ch...

Copyright 2006 by Cooking With The Single Guy Ingredients: 1 puff pastry sheet, frozen 1 pint fresh figs (about 10-12) 2 oz. prosciutto (abo...

I get excited when I see these big red globes at the farmers' markets and grocery stores. One of my favorite fruits of the fall, pomegra...

People think it's a pain dealing with a pomegranate. But it's really not as difficult as it seems. Check out my video as I talk abou...

Copyright 2006 by Cooking With The Single Guy Ingredients: 1 lb. pork chops (2 pieces, each about 1-inch thick) Juice from one pomegranate (...

Today I took the day off from work [yes, I have a regular day job that pays the bills for this blog ;-) ] because I had to meet celebrity ch...

Fish is back in the news so it made me think about one of my favorite and easiest way to prepare fish. Now, the news is more conflicting rep...

Copyright 2006 by Cooking With The Single Guy Ingredients: 6 oz. halibut fillet (1-inch thick) 1 T fresh ginger, cut into julienne strips 1 ...

You could be talking to the Next Food Network Star . This weekend I worked on my "audition tape" for the show because I want to ta...

Copyright 2006 by Cooking With The Single Guy Ingredients: 1 lb. tofu (firm or soft) 6 oz. ground turkey 3/4 cup Korean kim chee*, roughly m...

I'm a big fan of farmers' markets. I love just strolling and looking at the colorful fresh vegetables and fruits. And shopping at fa...

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