SEXY DISHES Recipe Demo and Tasting

A fun cooking demo and tasting featuring chefs and mixologists featured in the recent TasteTV foodie book, “SEXY DISHES: A Guide to Who’s Hot in the Kitchen (Bay Area Edition)”

Meet these sexy chefs, who will demonstrate their sexy recipes and provide sample tastings of their sexy dishes at the Williams-Sonoma flagship store’s demonstration kitchen in lovely Union Square, San Francisco.

Featured at this TasteTV event:

* Cindy Chen, Owner and Chef, Shanghai 1930
* Taylor Boudreaux, Executive Chef, California Cafe
* Iris Eisenlohr, Wine Director, Piacere Restaurant
* Miriam Russell-Wadleigh, Executive Chef, Piacere Restaurant

Bring your copy of SEXY DISHES to be signed in person, or just come and meet and eat!

Saturday, July 11, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Where: Williams-Sonoma 340 Post St San Francisco, CA 94108

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SEXY DISHES WEEK – Current Lineup of Restaurant Specials


SEXY DISHES WEEK in the Bay Area is from May 4th-8th, and restaurants & bars in the book will be featuring food and drink Specials as well as launch events. Fans can also have copies of their books signed by these local culinary celebrities. A list of the customer specials for SEXY DISHES WEEK will be updated regularly here on Tasteable.com

Current SEXY DISHES Specials include:

  • Sam’s Chowder House (Half Moon Bay): Half off either of the two dishes featured in the book – The Rock Shrimp-Bay Scallop Ceviche, or the Ahi Tuna Poke (see video on NBC) for customers that bring the book or buy a book from Sam’s Gift Shop (Chef Lewis Rossman will sign it when you come in)..

  • 83 Proof (SF): Half price for the 2 cocktails featured in the book from 8pm til Close – The Cactus Flower, and the Burnt Fig Sazerac (see video on NBC)

  • Piacere Restaurant (San Carlos): Half price for the cocktails featured in the book – The Cucumber Spring Fizz. Book Launch party with cocktails also on May 4th at Piacere.

  • California Cafe (Los Gatos): A 3-course “Bay Area Sexy Dishes” dinner for $21

  • The Beach Chalet and Park Chalet (SF): Half price Beignets at the Beach Chalet and Half Price Cupcakes in the Park Chalet (both recipes are in the book SEXY DISHES). Bring in your copy of Sexy dishes (or buy one) and get a free order.

  • The Market Street Grill (SF): Half Off the Branzini fish dish featured in the book for customers that bring in a copy of the book or buys one from the restaurant (Chef Adam will also sign it if he is in when you come)

  • Shanghai 1930 (SF): $29.95, Prix Fixe
  • Appetizers: Nanking Spring Rolls
    Soup: Neptune Hot & Sour Soup
    Main Course (Please choose one item):
    – Szechwan Chili Prawns with Sautéed Leeks
    – Chicken “Lily” with Black Bean Sauce
    – Crispy Chewy Szechwan Beef
    – Fish Pillows with black and silver tree ears

    The above entrees include the following
    Pea Shoots sautéed in Rice wine
    Vegetable Stirred Rice

    Dessert: Crème Brule

  • Shoggi Chocolate (SF): SEXY DISHES Chocolate Package has a value of $ 13.25 and is offered to anyone with a copy of Sexy Dishes for only $ 6.50 (1/2 price)

    SEXY DISHES Chocolate Package: A Combination of our drinking chocolate (regular size, value $ 3.75), four of our best selling pieces of chocolate and pastries (around $ 7), as well as one of our popular macaroons (value $ 2.50). The customer can choose his favorite pieces from a selection of over 80 different chocolates and pastries, as well as 7 different flavors of macaroons, or just follow our recommendation. This is a great way to get a taste of SCHOGGI.

  • More Sexy Dishes Customers Specials to come soon!


Featured chefs, mixologists and chocolatiers in the new Bay Area Edition of SEXY DISHES include Sky Wegman (83 Proof), Adam Jones (Market Street Grill), Jamie Lauren (Absinthe), Lewis Rossman (Sam’s Chowder House), Steve Adler (Sacred Chocolate), Jill Ann Cosentino (Dolce Vita Catering), Alex Molitz (Supperclub), Lara Graham Truppelli (Beach Chalet), Amy Heater (Park Chalet), Taylor Boudreaux (California Cafe), Stephanie Marcon (Coco-luxe Confections), Iris Eisenlohr (Piacere Restaurant), Justine Miner (RNM Restaurant), Cynthia Wong-Chen (Shanghai 1930), Mindy Fong (Jade Chocolates), Tony Diiorio (Poggio Trattoria), Devon Boisen (Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto), Dominik Schieweck (Schoggi Chocolate), Ben Paula (Sauce Restaurant), David Lawrence (1300 on Fillmore), Rachel Bassignani (Spruce), Alex Marsh (Levende East), David Borges (Cafe Claude), Dominique Crenn (Luce), and Eric Joppie (Mayacama).

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TasteTV DARK DINING on the TRAVEL CHANNEL


TasteTV‘s DARK DINING events will be featured on the Travel Channel‘s new program, Extreme Restaurants , which debuts on Wednesday April 29th

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TasteTV Announces Dark Dining in San Francisco

DARK Dining in San Francisco by TasteTV and Million Dollar Dinner takes you into another realm of dining, one where all of your senses are expanded and focus on the food, the taste, the sound, the company and more…because you are dining completely in the dark.

Dark dining is not low light dining, it is no light dining! TasteTVs food, wine and lifestyle editors have tracked this growing culinary experience across the globe and are now bringing it to Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. During the evening, for two entire hours, guests will eat, drink, talk, and enjoy entertainment in complete and total darkness. The flavors and textures of thir food will take on an entirely new dimension, as will the quality of their conversation (or perhaps of their dates).

The launch chef for these events is Chef Lisa Hines, owner of the Bella Cucina Cafe, and associated with Bravo’s Top Chef program.

A TasteTV Dark Dining Dinner experience includes:

  • A delicious Three-course meal
  • Wine carefully paired to go with your meal
  • Some of the best dinner companions you can imagine
  • TasteTV TasteMaker status for you and your food, wine & restaurant loving friends
  • Entertainment in the form of music, spoken word, and more

DARK Dining SF will take place in September on Friday evenings at 8pm, in San Francisco. Location information, and reservations, menu, and the chef’s bio, can be found at the Dark Dining SF site, http://www.SFDark.com. For information about TasteTV’s San Francisco International Chocolate Salon, go to http://www.SFChocolateSalon.com.

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