Tag: ad hoc
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Bouchon Battle – Valrhona vs. Scharffen Berger
Chocolate bouchons are amazing cork shaped brownies found at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery in Napa and NYC. The recipe is also used to make the warm chocolate brownie served at Ad Hoc, which is our favorite dessert at any restaurant in the Bay Area country. Every time we go to Napa, we have to get…
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Ad Hoc Restaurant – Yountville
Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc is my absolute favorite restaurant in the Bay Area. I can’t think of any other restaurant that captures the spirit of Sunday Nite Dinner better than Ad Hoc. The food is rustic yet refined and served family style. The atmosphere is friendly, super casual and lacks any pretentiousness.
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Vietnamese at Chez Deb
Our friend, Deb, recently took a “Venture to Vietnam” cooking class that was offered by First Class Cooking in San Francisco. Deb loved the class and was looking for volunteers to test out her new cooking skills and recipes, so she invited Hungry Bear and me over for dinner this past Saturday.