Monthly Archives: January 2010

Cutting corners: Tipping in a Down Economy

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Michael Procopio

2009 was a rough year for restaurants in San Francisco and (if January is any indicator) 2010 isn’t going to be a bed of truffles and lollipops either. As a 20-year veteran of the restaurant industry, I cringe. Have you … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants and Stories | Tagged bad tippers, Bay Area Bites, evil people, KQED, Leslie Sbrocco, restaurant closings, san francisco, Stephanie Rosenbaum, sucky economy, This Week in Northern California, tipping | 7 Comments

King Friday

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Michael Procopio

A couple of weeks ago at work, our pastry chef, Guillermo, brought up a large, round cake from the pastry kitchen downstairs. Everyone quickly descended upon it. It was devoured within minutes of its initial appearance. “Tell me if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Holidays, Sweets and the Like | Tagged elvis presley. martin luther king, epiphany, jesus, king's cake. three kings' cake, mardi gras, recipe, rosca de reyes | 4 Comments

Labouyi Bannann: Haitian Comfort

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Michael Procopio

I don’t much feel like being clever today. My thoughts are 3,286 miles away in Port-au-Prince, a city I have yet to visit. Perhaps it is the fact that I live in a city that has been devastated by earthquakes … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweets and the Like | Tagged donations, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, labouyi bannann, Port-au-Prince earthquake, recipe | 5 Comments

The Henri Bergson: A Chicken-and-Egg Salad Sandwich

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Michael Procopio

Which came first: the chicken salad or the egg salad? It’s a question I’d never bothered to ask myself before this year. Until recently, I don’t think I’ve ever much cared, since I’ve never considered myself much of a creamy, protein-based … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Rants and Stories, Sandwiches, Savories | Tagged chicken salad, chicken-and-egg salad, creationists, egg salad, evolution, henri bergson, recipe, sandwich, which came first the chicken or the egg | 6 Comments

2010: The Future in a Cup of Coffee

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Michael Procopio

See these Greek coffee grounds? They just told me my future. I am sitting here, wired and edgy from two cups of the stuff, trying to let my mind become open to what the residue left behind is trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Liquids | Tagged cafeomancy, coffee, coffee grounds, fortune telling, greek coffee, Greeks | 8 Comments