News of SF Dames

Click here to read SF Chron's "Restaurants struggle for political balance" article about Traci Des Jardins' restuarant, Jardiniere.

Click here to read May 2017 Wine Enthusiast article about Wente Winery.

Click to read article published April 2, 2017 San Francisco Chronicle on Dame Paula Wolfert.

http://lesdamesd39escoffier.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/WolfortObit0001.pdf

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Carol-Field-Italian-baking-expert-and-cookbook-10993695.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result

Mentorship Experiences for Women in Food, Beverage & Hospitality

Offered by Les Dames d’Escoffier International and Supported by
The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts 

Women working in the food, beverage and hospitality industries are eligible to enter the 2017 Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) Legacy Awards.

For an application, visit ldei.org and click on Legacy Awards.

Deadline for completed applications is APRIL 20, 2017.

Dames helping Dames!

Dame Celia Sack is hosting an introduction for Dame Andrea Nguyen's latest book:

The Pho Cookbook: Easy to Adventurous Recipes for Vietnam's Favorite Soup and Noodles.

The event is on Thursday February 16, 6:30 to 7:30, no charge, at Ominvore: Books on Food, 3885 a Cesar Chavez Street, at Church Street, San Francisco CA 95131

http://www.omnivorebooks.com/events.html

Newly inducted Dame Kara Nielsen interviewed Dame Linda Carucci on Thursday, November 10 at The Book Tree in Oakland’s Montclair Village at 7 PM for Cake and Conversation with the Author. Hills Newspaper Group columnist and St. Mary’s College journalism instructor Ginny Prior introduced Kara who chatted with Linda about vexing cooking challenges and indulged in Zucchini-Olive Oil Cake with Boozy Raisins. Copies of Linda's recently released Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks: Second Edition were available for sale and signing. 

It’s an exciting time of year – the Olio Nuovos are coming!

Join us for a fun and informative evening as olive oil expert Nancy Ash guides us through a tasting from the new harvest.

Click here for more information http://whoozin.com/C3F-KDN-ETDW

Olio nuovos, bottled immediately after milling, are known for their fresh and vibrant flavors and have limited availability each year. We will taste 8 oils from Europe and California, and conclude with a food pairing (small bites/not dinner). ADDED BONUS: each attendee will receive a 20% discount coupon from Market Hall Foods (Oakland/Berkeley/online markethallfoods.com) where many of these oils will be available for purchase.

About Nancy Ash - Nancy has been an olive oil taster for almost 20 years and is an internationally-trained Taste Panel Leader. She is one of the leaders for the California Olive Oil Council Taste Panel, serves on the taste panel for Modern Olives, and performs sensory assessments for AGBiolab. Also, Nancy loves to cook meals for friends and family using copious amounts of extra virgin olive oil.

Class registration: http://whoozin.com/C3F-KDN-ETDW

Sunday, September 25, 2016 Chronicle
The 30 most important restaurants of last 30 years

Included in the line are up two San Francisco dames:

Suzette Gresham for Acquerello, 1989

Nancy Oakes for L'Avenue, 1988