City by the Bay

The Acme Chophouse Restaurant in San Francisco was the perfect setting for a local Bay Area tv program I interviewed for back in February. It's a swanky upbeat steakhouse that was started by Chef Traci Des Jardins of Jardinere. The restaurant sits on the eastside of the PacBell Park where the Giants play ball. When I entered the restaurant I was warmly greeted by exec. chef Thom Fox, formerly of Colonial and Fog City Diner. Thom Fox is strikes me as extremely personable man. It was a pleasure to be in his kitchen. www.acmechophouse.com

I was told by Lorraine Battle, the food stylist on the set that day, that the CBS-5 "Eye On The Bay" show is one of the better local feature shows in Northern California. And, after finishing the shoot I could see why she made that comment. Liam Mayclem did a great job with the interview. Liam is a Scot who built a good portion of his career through British radio. Now, Liam is a major correspondent for the "Eye on the Bay". Liam and his crew handled the whole segment with ease and professionalism. It was easy to joke, laugh, and have fun while we cooked. We prepared a pecan crusted lamb with morel sauce and talked about some of Presidents Clinton and Bush's favorite foods.

For my friends in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can catch "Eye On The Bay" on KPIX channel 5, Tuesday, May 8 at 7:00pm. http://cbs5.com/eyeonthebay





photographs by Kiyomi