Linda Zavoral

2 days ago | sacbee.com | John Metcalfe |Jason Mastrodonato |Linda Zavoral |Kate Bradshaw

It was just last August when we highlighted 16 amazing sandwiches scattered throughout the rich Bay Area food scene. Readers got so fired up, they submitted their favorites and we showcased 16 more sandwiches not to miss. But with the change in seasons comes another opportunity to dive into the delicious world of sandwiches. Take them with you on hikes, midday picnics in the park, road trips or just a lazy night in.

2 days ago | mercurynews.com | John Metcalfe |Jason Mastrodonato |Linda Zavoral |Kate Bradshaw

But with the change in seasons comes another opportunity to dive into the delicious world of sandwiches. Take them with you on hikes, midday picnics in the park, road trips or just a lazy night in. Many of these sandwiches are big enough to have one half for dinner and leftovers for lunch the next day.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral

What if you took the ingredients of Niçoise salad, but put it on rice and added potato chips? That’s the premise of Chef Roy Choi’s tuna salad Nicoise bibimbap recipe. We talk to him about recipes like this featured in his new cookbook. These salads can sometimes feel intimidating, Choi writes. “To flip that, I want to hook you right into the salad, put you in the middle of the action. That action is the potato chips stepping in for the roasted potatoes.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Linda Zavoral

Eventually, he learned the secret: it’s pureed shrimp slathered on toast and fried in oil. In this recipe, he substitutes shrimp with what amounts to dumpling filling: a mix of pork, beef, tofu and green cabbage. “I always thought dumpling fillings shouldn’t be confined to the dumpling,” he writes. Better yet, this recipe makes enough to feed a party. If you’re throwing a small party, consider making the whole batch anyway and freezing the leftover filling. It’ll keep for up to 3 months.

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Linda Zavoral

Teacher-author Chasten Buttigieg will head out in May with his newly published children’s picture book, and there’s one Northern California stop on the publication tour. Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park will host Buttigieg, husband of former U.S. Transportation Secretary and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, on Tuesday, May 27.