Brandon's honors at Mister Jiu’s include one Michelin star, Bon Appetit #3 Restaurant on Hot 10 2017, SF Magazine Chef of the Year and a James Beard nomination for Best Chef West 2018.. As a chef, I pride myself on preparing my team for any circumstance that may come up in the course of a dinner service.
The truth is, that time might not have arrived without her.. READ MORE:.This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.. Food & Wine:.
The last time I saw you was right before lockdown, and you said something that stuck with me—that maybe you were ahead of your time with your rice cafe.How are you feeling now that rice is just spilling out everywhere?.I just think it's ironic that rice in general, and rice in the African American food space is having its moment now.
And it's like, "What?".When I think of you, I think of you as the first person I really seriously heard talking about rice, and it was in the name of your cafe.
What is it that drew you to rice and made you a rice evangelist?.
I have to give credit to my sister Alethia (Leigh) for the concept, because I got a chance to buy the equipment in an already fit-out space in Germantown, but it was very small.Inside the tortilla you'll find chile- and vinegar-laced adovada pork; a layer of melted cheddar blankets the top.
Pro tip: Ask for your breakfast potatoes inside your burrito, as opposed to on the side.. New York: Solaz, Ithaca.© Bethany Dixon.
Set on the shore of Cayuga Lake, the Ithaca Farmer's Market offers stunning produce, some of the country's best Cambodian food and refined breakfast burritos made by a California expat.At Solaz, tortillas are grilled on a portable camp stove and filled with fluffy eggs and locally sourced ingredients including zucchini, corn and mushrooms.