Interviews
By franco on 18 June, 2012
“So who the hell, exactly, are these guys, the boys and girls in the trenches? You might get the impression from the specifics of my less than stellar career that all line cooks are wacked-out moral degenerates, dope fiends, refugees, a thuggish assortment of drunks, sneak thieves, sluts and psychopaths. You wouldn’t be too far …read »
Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 17 March, 2011
It’s been a long process to say the least. Welcome to the new look of Table for Three, Please! How do you like it? In line with this milestone, also being our 4th year (4th year!) on the interweb and miraculously still standing, we only wish to continue with firm resolve to eat well and …read »
Restaurants
By franco on 13 March, 2010
from top left, clockwiseBraised Pork, Hot Pot Duck, Cua Pao and Cold Pig’s Ears I hate eavesdroppers. While having a dimsum brunch at Jasmine with Stitch and his lovely wife, M, our conversation meanders between work, the kids, mutual friends but eventually settles on our favorite topic — food. Specifically, we are having a semi-heated …read »
Restaurants
By franco on 6 February, 2010
Crispy Duck Salad Like many of you out there in the interweb, I love Thai food. Maybe it is the levels of balanced tastes in every dish–the mellow interplay of the sweet with the sour and the dramatic tug-of-war between the salt and spice. Or maybe it the sensitive to textures–the contrasting mouth feel of …read »
Cornucopia
By franco on 28 January, 2010
Nothing to Waste Hello. My name is Franco. I’m a porkalohic. People who know me well know that I have a love for the pig, bordering on obsession. And although most food resolutions during this time of year are all about cutting back and eating healthier, I’m planning to eat more of the piggy kind. …read »
Cornucopia
By franco on 2 December, 2009
Fried Flatbread with Black Bean Hummus I want to be a regular. You know that breed of restaurant customer that makes a restaurant a second home. Part personal kitchen. Part clubhouse. Being a regular means understanding the ins and outs of your chosen eatery and the restaurant staff knowing you beyond your name and credit …read »