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James Syhabout cooking at Commis
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Any chef in town that recognizes SF Chronicle food critic Michael Bauer (the majority) knows Michael Murphy’s face almost as well. Murphy is not a food writer but he holds sway for one reason: He’s Michael Bauer’s longtime partner and fellow diner for many a review meal.

07/18/073:48 pm

Garden Variety

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In the hands of one of the Bay Area’s most talented chefs, a summer harvest becomes something sublime.

In the hands of one of the Bay Area’s most talented chefs, a summer harvest becomes something sublime.Manresa restaurant may well be the finest reason we can think of to get out of town—in this case, heading 50 miles south, to the swanky suburb of Los Gatos. There, eating local isn’t just some idea that’s given lip service. It’s the guiding principle of David Kinch’s five-year-old restaurant, which at the height of the season sources nearly all its vegetables from a dedicated kitchen garden located 20 minutes away, on a plot of land in the Santa Cruz Mountains called Love Apple Farm.
05/04/0710:26 am

SLIDESHOW: Future Shock

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Check out behind-the-scenes photos, featuring Ron Siegel of the Ritz-Carlton Dining Room and James Syhabout of PlumpJack Cafe.

Check out behind-the-scenes photos, featuring Ron Siegel of the Ritz-Carlton Dining Room and James Syhabout of PlumpJack Cafe.

Read the "Future Shock" story.