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A San Francisco Treat — Part 7

September 7, 2015 by Stan Santos

Once upon a time, there was a hobbit who lived in a city full of glass towers. And the hobbit swore to himself that he’d move to San Francisco back in 2005. He just needed to buckle down and get it done. But life happened as it always does, especially when you’ve got plans. He worked a lot and lived the life of a bachelor. Then he discovered food-blogging and created the site you’re reading now. 😉 Occasionally he’d meet […]

Categories: cooking, farmer's market, Ferry Building, food, food photography, LGBT, photography, San Francisco, summer • Tags: dating, Ferry Building, food photography, home cooking, LGBT, photography, relationships, Russian Hill, San Francisco, summer

Pasta all’ Genovese

February 24, 2015 by Stan Santos

I lived in Astoria, Queens, between 1990 and 1997. It was a three-bedroom apartment in a little brick-faced building across the street from a parochial school and church. I had the smallest bedroom and the cheapest rent, at $270 a month. The rent never increased in all the time I lived there. I miss it terribly. My roommates were a revolving cast of characters that changed every so often. There was Clarence, a gay Catholic monk who once lived in […]

Categories: food, Italian food, LGBT, New York City, winter, writing • Tags: beef, food photography, Italian food, LGBT, Mark Bittman, Naples, New York City, pasta, winter, writing

San Francisco Street Art Snapshots

December 30, 2014 by Stan Santos

Regular posting (recipes and food photography) will resume after I return to New York City this weekend. Clicking on any of the tiles on the mosaic below will bring up a slideshow of high-resolution photographs. Enjoy the pix.

Categories: California, LGBT, photography, San Francisco • Tags: Balmy Alley, California, community, LGBT, murals, photography, Precita Eyes, San Francisco, social justice, street art

Gramercy Tavern Snapshots

October 15, 2014 by Stan Santos

Gramercy Tavern is one of my favorite restaurants in New York City. It opened in July 1994 to rave reviews. It’s always been a showcase of New American cuisine with a touch of French influence. * * * B and I celebrated our one year anniversary in May, at a dinner held at the Tavern. If you had asked me a few years ago if I would be long-distance dating someone, and eventually in a relationship, I wouldn’t have even […]

Categories: American cuisine, food, food photography, LGBT, New York City • Tags: Danny Meyer, dating, food photography, Gramercy Tavern, LGBT, Michael Anthony, New American cuisine, New York City, relationships, restaurants

Chicken with Mustard

July 15, 2014 by Stan Santos

A few months ago, I bought “My Paris Kitchen“. It was roughly around this time that I decided to change my habit of rarely cooking directly from cookbooks to more frequent usage. I’ve started to buy more of them. Then I discovered that buying and collecting cookbooks is just like eating French fries in some ways. You can’t stop after just one. Like Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem cookbook, I’ve been cooking from David’s book for some time now. French cuisine is not […]

Categories: cooking, food, food photography, French food, LGBT, recipe, summer • Tags: chicken, cookbooks, cooking, dating, David Lebovitz, food photography, French food, LGBT, recipe, relationships

A San Francisco Treat — Part 4

July 9, 2014 by Stan Santos

Last in a series of four posts. Clicking any of the photographs below will bring up a slideshow. Enjoy the pix.

Categories: food, food photography, LGBT, photography, San Francisco • Tags: food photography, LGBT, photography, Pride, San Francisco, street art, summer, transgender

A San Francisco Treat — Part 3

July 8, 2014 by Stan Santos

Clicking any of the photographs below will bring up a slideshow. Enjoy.

Categories: LGBT, photography, San Francisco, summer • Tags: activists, community, LGBT, murals, photography, San Francisco, social justice, street art, summer, transgender

A San Francisco Treat — Part 1

July 6, 2014 by Stan Santos

Clicking any of the photographs will bring up a slideshow. Enjoy the pix.

Categories: California, food, food photography, LGBT, photography, San Francisco, summer • Tags: California, farmers' markets, food photography, LGBT, photography, San Francisco, summer

San Francisco Snapshots

March 18, 2014 by Stan Santos

I’m just getting around to posting these pix. I was on vacation in January and the early part of February, during which I visited B’s parents in Austin, TX, and spent a week with B in the City by the Bay. One of these days I’ll have to try an In-and-Out burger. They’re supposed to be better than your typical fast food place. $32 seems like a bit much for a bowl of seafood soup, no? We had a romantic […]

Categories: Alice Waters, American cuisine, California, food, food photography, LGBT, photography, San Francisco, winter • Tags: Alice Waters, American cuisine, California, food photography, LGBT, photography, San Francisco, winter

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