California Summer 2002 & 2003

Found some great pictures from our '02 '03 Summer Trips to California
San Francisco, Oakland, Monterrey, Salinas, Sonoma, Healdsburg, Yountville, & Mendocino

Lone Cypress @ Pebble Beach

My Roommate from CIA Alan Kantor

http://www.maccallumhouse.com/pages/restaurant/chef.html

Famous Film Location  Lombard St. (Maltese Falcon and others!)

China Town

Golden Gate Bridge

CIA Restaurants @ Greystone

Beringer Brothers Winery  (Me with the Brothers)

Various Wineries We visited a few!

Dinner @ Greystone (CIA)

Wineries & gift Shops!!!!

Pier 39 San Francisco

State Building San Francisco City Center

Foods prepared in my Culinary Arts Course (for education hours, which they no longer reimburse, even after they just plundered my pension!!!)

Farmers Market very cool, great produce!

Oakland, got to see Reggie throw out first pitch, Yankees won!

http://www.galletto.biz/

Chef John Surla, met him in class I took.  Treated us to FANTASTIC Diner in Modesto

I do not think he is The EXECUTIVE CHEF THERE ANYMORE, BUT IT ROCKED WHEN WE WERE THERE!  I'm sure he is doing well where ever he is working!

Shots from Cannery Row in Monterrey

On the way to Big Sur

Beach in Monterrey (did not run into Clint)

This girl & puppy were to cute to leave out!!

Golf right on the water awesome, and the Deer could have cared less!!!

Oh yeah, in San Francisco @ The Museum for Sailors, this dude was, chilling I guess!

Grilled Pizza

Mise en place

1. FETA
2. BABY SPINACH
3. VIDALIA ONION
4. FRESH GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE
5. SLICED FETA CHEESE
6. MEDITERRANEAN SEASONING
7. EVOO
8. WHOLE WHEAT PIZZA DOUGH

 DRIZZLE SOME EVOO ON DOUGH AND PUT ON NICE GRILL MARKS ON BOTH SIDES

 PLACE IN PAN AND ADD TOPPINGS, FINISH WITH EVOO THEN LET COOK ON GRILL TILL MELTING BEGINS 8-12 MINS

SLICE INTO STRIPS, TOP WITH MORE PARM CHEESE AND EVOO AND ENJOY!!!!!

In the words of Alice Cooper...."School's out for SUMMER!"

Yes, sadly it is that time of year when fellow educators like myself, go into recharge mode!!! Have no fear as the Blog don't stop here!!!  As usual I will bore you with my food adventures!  You never know where I'll be a bloggin from!  I will leave you with this one for the grill during the good ole summertime!  Time to jump in the pool now, so lata!!!

Grill Pizza Dough:

2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (one 1/4-ounce envelope)

2 cups warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)

5 to 5 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting, preferably organic

2 teaspoons fine sea salt

grill as shown above the use your imagination to create a Pizza with whatever

 you can dream up!

 White Pizza

  shrimp?

Feta and Greek Kalamata Olives with Tzatziki Sauce!

Enjoy!!!!

Belmar Seafood Festival 6/12/2011

Sun came out for a while and some good food was had!

Some more Cape Cod Fun

http://www.land-ho.com/orleans
Lunch Time Soup Du Jour Wild Mushroom Bisque Excellent!
Kathy had Baby Spinach Salad & I went with Turkey BLT on whole Wheat!

 A few years Back I met the bartender Dave pictured below, we renewed our Yankees Red Sox Conversations!!!

Cape Cod June 3-6 2011

Great weekend on the Cape!!!!
Here are a few links & Pics
http://www.bobbybyrnes.com/
http://www.cupcakecharlies.com/ (seen on FoodTV Cupcake Wars)
http://www.thesquire.com/