Ellen V's San Francisco

So, okay, I don’t want to be a traitor to my generation and all, but I don’t get how restaurants get hipster cred ...

Tempo Doeloe Rijsttafel The Dutch East India Company allowed Holland to rule the world for most of the 17th Century (which I learned PLE...

Dutch pancakes are a glorious cross between French crepes and American(?) fluffy skillet cakes.  Crispy yet custardy, they're deliciou...

Everyone loves restaurant recommendations.  We rely on hotel concierges, trusted locals, the odd friend who's been there before, maybe...

I’d been reading and hearing about Crush for years, but every visit to Seattle was so planned out that an indulgence of that scale was impos...

Here's the kicker with this recipe: millet.  I can't remember ever having eaten millet before, let alone purchased it in order to co...

This sounds foul, but the Juicy Lucy (I understand) is actually a St. Paul, MN tradition.  At the Blue Door Pub, the highlight is generally...

This is a great spring or summer salad or one-dish dinner for a lighter night.  It's inspired by a Clean recipe but modified to be appet...

This is a wintry meal with strong and sensitive flavors.  The recipe came from Clean but includes my modifications below.  It's gluten-f...

2011 was the year of feeling under the weather.  To kick-start 2012, I decided to attempt the Clean Program, a cleanse meant to reset the i...

Lunch at Cafe del Sol is a multiple-time-per-week occurrence, mainly because of the Quinoa Cool dish comprised of warm and soft quinoa, rins...

Photo from Bay Area Bites It's hard to believe I haven't lamented the loss of my previously favorite SF restaurant on this blog, ...