Culinary Agents Made Simple

I couldn't be more proud of my girl Alice for spearheading her brandy-new company: Culinary Agents. Culinary Agents is a social buiness network designed for the food & beverage industry. Profiles are free (that's right people - FREE!) They make it easier for the food and beverage industry to find qualified talent while also giving the industry talent new opportunities to shine.

You may think I'm not in F&B  so this doesn't apply to me - but it does. There are so many job opportunities that touch this industry it's really endless.  Think beyond the traditonal front of the house & back of the house position like event planning, photography, selling retail cooking items, & more.  Sign up for an account today, it's free & you never know who you may meet.

In this age of social media you probably think something like Culinary Agents already exists because it's the obvious solution. Before Alice it didn't but thanks to Alice & her team it does now! Watch this video for the rundown.

Immaculate Chicken Salad

I used to make this salad all the time at my collegiate coffee house job at Immaculate Consumption (man, I miss that place).  My gal Maggie recently reminded me of it. So naturally, I had to make it.  It's a great take on chicken salad full of crunch & flavors & is mayo-free!  You can eat it served between some lettuce, tomato, a slice of provolone (like Immaculate) & bread as a sandwich or over some lightly dressed greens as a salad.  Click through to get this yummy recipe plus a bonus salad dressing recipe that really makes it sing in your salad!

San Francisco Food Inspiration

A few weeks ago Chris and I took an awesome trip to San Francisco. I think it's safe to say that we pretty much ate our way through this fabulous city. Here are some of the foods I found inspiring and maybe easy enough to recreate (or at least parts of them).

Berkeley Bagel home-made hummus, avocado, sprouts, sliced red onion & tomato at The Grove Cafe

Chris's favorite: Local Crab & Shrimp Sandwich on toasted sourdough bread at Pier 23

PIMM’S CUP made with 
pimm’s no 1, gingerbeer, cucumber. I love that they garnished this cocktail
with a shaved cucumber (kind of like this salad! totally trying this) at Pesce

The CRAB TOWER of Dungeness crab meat with avocado, cucumber,
tomato, basil and red wine vinaigrette at Pesce

Gilroy Garlic Fries at AT &T Park