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Introducing the “Meat Boy” Collection

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What every well dressed meat lover will be wearing this year.

Guys, I didn’t want you to feel left out. I know the Food Gal logo is pretty darn cute, but it’s also a little too girly for you manly men out there.

So just for you, the new “Meat Boy” collection of T-shirts, sweatshirts, and aprons makes its debut with its very own distinct logo featuring a big, macho cleaver.

This collection, of course, is named after my hubby, whom you already know as the original Meat Boy for his insatiable appetite for all things meaty. Yes, he’s the guy who’d rather order a second entree of meat than save room for any frou-frou dessert (so unlike me). He’s the guy who gets more excited by prime rib going on sale at the grocery store than the Niners’ winning a Super Bowl — er, or any game these days actually.

This collection is for anyone who is a Meat Boy at heart (or stomach). Peruse the racks in our boutique by clicking on the “Food Gal Boutique” page at the top or just click here.

The perfect apron to don when grilling ribs and roasts.

Duck, Duck, and No Goose

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Chef Josiah Slone putting on the finishing touchesPlenty of duck will be on the menu on Aug. 28 at Sent Sovi in Saratoga when Executive Chef Josiah Slone and Jim Reichardt, founder of Liberty Ducks farm in Sonoma County, team up to host their annual “Duck Man Dinner.”

The four-course menu with paired wines will spotlight Liberty ducks, a variety of Pekin duck that was developed in Denmark. The Sonoma County farm raises them without antibiotics or hormones, and on a diet of mostly corn and other grains.

Price of the dinner is $125. If you can’t make the Aug. 28 dinner when Reichardt is the special guest, you’ll still have an opportunity to enjoy duck when Sent Sovi replaces its regular tasting menu with the duck one, Aug. 29-Aug. 31.

Learn to Pair Wine With Asian Dishes

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This book is your gift with the class.

Riesling? Gewurztraminer? Australian Shiraz? When to serve each of those wines with what Asian dishes?

You’ll learn exactly what wines go with what flavor profiles in Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese and other Asian fare in the 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 11 class, “Master Food and Wine Pairing” at Le Colonial restaurant in San Francisco. Yours truly has been helping to put together that class that is part of the three-day weekend “Asian Culinary Forum,” a series of classes, tours, workshops and discussions celebrating the vibrant changes in Asian cuisines around the globe.
Edwin Soon Join Edwin Soon, enologist and wine columnist for Time Out Singapore, as he leads you through pairings of varietals with tastes of various classic Asian dishes. Everyone goes home with a copy of his book, “Wine With Asian Food, New Frontiers in Taste” (Tide-Mark Press), which he co-authored with wine teacher Patricia Guy. The class is $85.

To whet your appetite, enjoy this recipe, along with wine pairing recommendations, from the book:

Imperial-Style Grilled Spareribs

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Burger Bonanza — And More — For A Good Cause

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The Make-A-Wish Burger. Photo courtesy of Morton's.

Sunday nights through the end of September, you can indulge your burger cravings and do good.

Morton’s the Steakhouse in downtown San Jose has an irresistible big, beefy offer: Enjoy the $19.78 prime sirloin burger with fries, and $5 from that tab will be donated to the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Chimay, a tradition of beer making since 1862. Photo courtesy of Chimay.It’s Morton’s way of sharing the wealth on its 30th anniversary. Yes, the first one opened in Chicago in 1978, hence the special price of the burger.

Additionally, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21, Morton’s will host a Chimay beer tasting. Enjoy tastings of three of Belgium’s finest beers crafted by Trappist Monks, along with noshes such as petite filet mignon sandwiches, tuna tartare canapes, and mini hot chocolate cakes.

Price is $45. Five dollars from each admission ticket will be donated to the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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The Guys From Incanto Present Boccalone Salumeria

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Boccalone orange and wild fennel salame (foreground); and brown sugar and fennel salame (background).

Mmmm, pork, pork, and more pork.

You’ll find all that and more at the new Boccalone Salumeria in the San Francisco Ferry Building Marketplace.

It’s the artisan charcuterie mecca founded by the two guys from Incanto restaurant in San Francisco, Proprieter Mark Pastore, and Executive Chef Chris Cosentino.

With more than 20 varieties of handmade cured meats, you’ll be hard pressed to pick just one. Choose from  pancetta, lonza (cured pork loin), hard-to-find lardo (cured pork fat), and out-of-this-world orange & wild fennel salame, among others. Salumi is sliced to order. And hungry customers can order up paninis and salumi platters.

If the Ferry Building is out of your way, you also can order products online to satisfy your cravings.

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