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It's hard for me to overstate how important food and wine are to my life. While I often find myself planning my next meal while I'm eating the current one, it goes beyond that. I have come to equate good times with enjoying a meal with friends and family. Cooking for my kids, cooking with my friends, selecting a bottle from the cellar to enjoy while cooking, and eating out at San Francisco's restaurants consumes most of my free time.
Being so involved in the industry, I am often asked what my favorite food is. It's impossible for me to answer, except by saying "the good kind". There are so many types of cuisine that I love, and so many chefs that I think are very special. Is it wrong that I can love lunch at Yank Sing, appetizers at Bar Bambino, and a late dinner at A16? I think not.
Chris Rock said recently that if you love your career, there are not enough hours in the day. For me, there are not enough meals in a day. What a way to live! And yes, I do subscribe to Taco Bell's 4th meal theory!
Influencias de Cocina
I am most influenced by my mother who cooked home meals from scratch almost every night I was growing up. She would make her own dough for wonderful Indian breads and would stuff her own eggplant or okra for homemade Indian curries. Of course, I took it all for granted when I was young; now, as a father of 3, I am amazed by her efforts and consistency. This didn't happen for one month or one year, she did this this every week of every year we were growing up.
I am also influenced by my maternal grandmother. I remember visiting her in Santa Rosa, eagerly anticipating her curries and gado-gado sauce. There's nothing better than a grandma-induced food coma.
More recently, I have been influenced by a number of young chefs in San Francisco. Those of us lucky enough to live in the SF Bay Area are fortunate to have folks like Nate Appleman, Jonnatan Leiva, Jeremy Cheng, Alex Marsh and so many more new-generation chefs. These rising stars take the organic and locally-sourced approach from greats such as Alice Waters and Thomas Keller - and offer restaurant atmospheres and dishes that inspire my generation. Their focus on simplicity and the joy of eating and drinking with friends and family has further elevated my passion for all things food.
Recomendaciones
Libros de Recetas Preferidos
- A16 Food & Wine (Nate Appleman)
- Beautiful cookbook, great recipes, instructive pictures
Comentarios
- 21 de Agosto de 2014Hi Mihir,
I am from Brazil and recently found a passion for cooking and wine.
I've absolutely loved the website and hope to find a lot to share.
Your old friend Jorge told me about it and Am pleased with it.
Best regards Debora. - 29 de Mayo de 2012hi,jst went thru ur page and ur idea about ur meal is very great ,planing for another meal while eatn is really the best. i hav learnt from ds.
- 06 de Octubre de 2011Like you, I'm always planning what I'll cook next while cooking. I even go to sleep at night thinking about what I'll cook the next day. I love to cook!5 replies
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- 02 de Septiembre de 2011Hello,
my name is nancy,i am a girl of 23yres old.i am single and never married.i came across your profile today and became interested in you.i will like us to know much better if you dont mind,please i will wait for your reply at my private mail box (nanygirl233 @ ya hoo.c om) so that i can send you my picture and more about my selve.waiting to hear from you,
nancy. - 20 de Abril de 2011Hi there, and thank you for being one of my followers. I also follow you, and hope to try out many recipes from the many great cooks here.
Elaine :) -
- 01 de Febrero de 2011The top of your list, Black-eyed Peas with Coconut Milk, is also at the top of MY list! Looking for fresh BEPs right now. Hope we can remain in touch - best regards, Amos
- 01 de Noviembre de 2010i mean block of 250g and 500g basically a rectangle block sorry about the confusion lol1 reply
- 01 de Noviembre de 2010Welcome to the States! Most rectanglular blocks of butter here are 4ozs. Don't know how many grams that is. Best of luck.
- 01 de Noviembre de 2010HI,
I knw this maybe a silly question, but coming from england and not the usa. can you pkease tell me how many oz or gram is one roll of butter and marazine in weight over here our butter is a lack either 250g or 500g. thanks - 10 de Julio de 2010Hello, Mihir, I'm new to CookEatShare; just thought it'd be fun to follow a few fellow chefs in the California area :)
- 26 de Mayo de 2010Mihir, which Whole Foods you bought Vadouvan from? The one in Berkeley doesn't have it. Thanks
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- 27 de Febrero de 2010Dear Mihir!
Greetings from Shizuoka, japan!
Thank you so much for kindly accepting my Friendship Request!
Looking forward to sharing!
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles - 29 de Diciembre de 2009Love your recipes i've seen, so far. Also love your whole attitude about food...integral to just about every facet of life. Susann said it best above: "You can always smell what grandma's are cooking walking upto the house"! My neighbors say that about my cooking, too. Will be on the lookout for your latest contributions.
- 13 de Noviembre de 2009hi mihir,
im new to this site, but ur recipes look gud.im writing a book on seasonings from round the world,jus doing it as a hobby, what do u think of it.would people use it - 17 de Febrero de 2009I love your comment about "There's nothing better than a grandma-induced food coma." You can always smell what they were cooking walking up to the house. Good memories! Thanks for sharing.
- 17 de Febrero de 2009Hi Mihir.Thanks for the friend invite.Look forward to sharing recipes with you.
- 12 de Enero de 2009Tried you steamed Salmon recipe and then flash seared the top (my family likes the brown crust on top).
Simply awesome. Thanks for sharing. - 25 de Noviembre de 2008I heard what you are doing to help out over here! Im working here with Paula and am so looking forward to it! I can't even imagine what some good food is gonna taste like. Im sure we will ALL be ecstatic! Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts.
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- 06 de Noviembre de 2008Oh sorry...I've updated the Brownie recipe...it was 2 cups of sugar. Glad you enjoyed them!!
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- 09 de Octubre de 2008Hi Mihir I would love to share my thanksgiving recipe and have a chance on some of those great prizes, do I just post the recipe on my page? thanks for your help this is going to be great!
Mimi - 04 de Octubre de 2008Hi Mihir.....Thank you for the welcome message, this site is so unique, I love it cuz it's all about food. I do wish I could get some "real" food over here but I will just have to wait to get home to my stove and oven....Paula -
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APO AE 09331 - 29 de Septiembre de 2008Mihir - Finally had a moment to log in again. Thanks for the welcome!