What can I say about Chez Panisse? Nothing. Sometimes pictures are better than words. Most of these pictures were taken by Matt Kim. I am joined by Cheri of Seoulberry and her sister. Oh, and while Matt and I were waiting at the upstair's bar, we did happen to see Alice Waters sitting at one of the cafe tables (I was too chicken to go up and talk to her...I mean polite to interrupt her.) We started with a nice 2007 Broadley Pinot Noir: a light fluffy wine with a bit of cherry and licorice. First Course: Warm Goat Cheese Salad Chez Renee. The cheese had just the right amount of skill and heat added to it so it remained in a semi-solid, semi-liquid suspension. The best part was that Matt doesn't like cheese, so I gladly took it off his plate. The vegetables were perfect little jewels that were used to paint the plate and then were to be eaten. I adored the radishes. Pan-seared king salmon with summer squash and squash blossoms. A classic example of an Alice Water dish. I say cl...

Chicken sandwiches and chocolate cookies The foccaccia bread looks amazing. A mouthwatering POV of the the chocolate cookies. I am currently using a Rebel XT with a 35mm lens and I really think it shows in the photos. These pictures are from San Francisco. Matt Kim was kind enough to show me a few tricks on the camera and to loan me the camera for a little while. You can see Matt's amazing photographs here.