Cook: Best Pie Crust

Follow this easy recipe to make the flakiest pie crust ever.

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Eat: Farmhouse Kitchen Thai

A big, bold Thai restaurant that serves jumbo prawn pad thai and so many other colorful dishes bursting with flavor.

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Eat: Cassava

Tucked away in the foggy, outer avenues, you’ll find a cozy neighborhood spot offering up traditional Japanese breakfast sets. Don’t skip the natto!

Eat: My Canh

Thick noodles and thick broth makes for a Vietnamese classic, banh canh.

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Eat: Starbread

The senorita bread here is a true slice of heaven. Delicious Filipino bakery serving doughnuts, malasadas, sweet treats and hot, fresh senorita bread.

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Learn: Make Veggie Stock

Use your old veggie odds and ends to create homemade vegetable stocks that will enhance your home cooking, and help save the planet!

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Cook: Julia's Niçoise Salad

Create your own version of Julia Child’s salad Nicoise. This recipe takes a bit more time than the average salad but you’ll notice the difference putting in a little effort can make.

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Eat: Hina SF

Experience yakitori omakse at Hina SF for 10 servings of grilled chicken over a binchotan grill.

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Cook: Kiyota Family Chow Mein

Make chow mein in this simple, one-pot recipe. Serve hot over pan-fried noodles or rice. Or, use both!

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Cook: Fiesta Salad

A low carb option for a Mexican flavored meal plus my favorite ingredient to add to salads, canned corn!

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Eat: Thien Long

Yummy fresh fish spring rolls from Thien Long are hard to beat. The fun part is rolling them yourself.

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Cook: Spam Fried Rice

Everyone loves fried rice. It’s easy to make and delicious for any meal of the day.

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Cook: Winter Citrus Salad

Add some color and zest to the cold winter nights with a citrus salad that’s simple to make.

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Eat: Funky Elephant

If you’re looking for Khao Man Gai (KMG) look no further, Funky Elephant has the most flavorful broth served with their juicy, poached chicken. Save room for Pad Thai and their other dishes that are literally bursting with flavor.

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Oyakodon - Chicken and Egg over Rice

Cook a delicious bowl of Japanese comfort food to warm up a chilly night. Easy oyako donburi (chicken & egg over rice) is the perfect fall meal made of simple ingredients.

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New Year's Day Ozoni (Mochi Soup)

Learn to make this traditional Japanese soup which features mochi as the main ingredient. This is traditionally eaten on the first day of the year to bring good fortune, happiness and prosperity. The long, stretchy mochi is symbolic of longevity.

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Eat: Nyum Bai

Stop in Fruitvale for Nite Young’s authentic Cambodian recipes that include noodle soups, surprisingly refreshing salads, rice dishes and much more.

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Learn: Tips for Roasting Veggies

Learn how to turn a typical side dish of roasted veggies into a standout main course!

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Cook: Shrimp and Squash Salad

Combining two ingredients very different types of ingredients can make one delicious salad. Get creative and add avocado, a hard boiled egg, and an herb vinaigrette to this delicious shrimp and squash salad recipe.

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Eat: Little Vietnam Cafe

Snug cafe in the Inner Richmond serving pho, banh mi and spring rolls. Grab a bite and people watch on their tiny, patio area.

Vietnamese FoodKelsey KiyotaNovember 23, 2019Little Vietnam Cafepho, bun rieu, banh mi, little vietnam cafe, vietnamese food, san franciscoComment