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	Upcoming Events Recent Events Calendar Regional Groups Calendar Archive About SIGS	Stirring the Pot: Spice Route meets California Cuisine at Campton Place By Barbara Oleksiw Photos by Kelly Burgoyne Our well-attended event gave the audience not only an opportunity to learn about exotic spices ranging from turmeric to cardamom, but thanks to the generosity and talent of the Campton Place’s renowned Chef Sri Gopinathan, also a coveted opportunity to properly experience the flavors. The event was held at the Campton Place Hotel on Union Square, which is now part of Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces – one of the world’s leading group of hotels, known for landmark properties and unrivalled service for over a hundred years. The panel discussed aspects ranging from tempering spices to release the essence of their innate flavoring, to the panoply of spices from different regions throughout India. Moderated and arranged by SFPFS member Kathleen Bakula, the accomplished panel included Chef Sri (known for his 17-course meals with fresh international spices), former CCA faculty member and current caterer Chef Afreen Wahab of Pakistan, and Chef Hoss Zaré in his fourth San Francisco restaurant, Zaré at Fly Trap. After the discussion, guests were treated to an extraordinary tasting that included Jerusalem artichoke soup, with duck boonda and black truffles; a foam composed of apple, avocado and arugula; Bell pepper pesto with flat bread and olive oil; Maine lobster drizzled with coconut curry, hearts of palm and cilantro; String hopper with cashew nut, cauliflower and curry leaves; and slow-cooked lamb shank, blessed with Kashmiri saffron, salsify, and tatsoi. Perhaps the most unexpected treat with the Ruby Red grapefruit sections accompanied by an exquisite dollop of mango sorbet. Additional thanks go to: • BIONADE for their organic, non-alcoholic drinks • Tenuta Vineyards, presented by GPS Consulting, for their unique Trinity blend (Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah) • Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust which works with farmers and the community so that future Bay Area generations will have a local source of food • SFPFS member, photographer Kelly Burgoyne Squash soup Courtesy of Chef Srijith Gopinathan, Campton Place Hotel Served at Stirring the Pot: Spice Route Meets California Cuisine 2 each white onion sliced 1/2 cup Banyuls Vinegar, please adjust according to liking 4 liters Vegetable Stock 1 quart Heavy Cream 4 pounds butter nut squash, butternut squash cut in to 1 inch cubes Sachet 1 each vanilla 2 each cinnamon stick 2 each bay leaves 2 each cloves 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 1 tablespoon Szechwan Peppers Very small sprig of rosemary (tiniest possible…this could ruin your soup if u over-do ) 1. Sweat onions and add Banyuls vinegar and sachet. Allow to steep. Once the onions are completely sweated add butternut squash and sauté for 3-4 minutes. 2. Add veg stock and bring it up to boil, now bring it to simmer and allow the soup to simmer for approximately 1 hour or until the squash is tender. 3. Now blend it in a vita-prep and pass it through a chinois or fine sieve. Shock it in ice water and cool completely. Sprinkling of Roasted coffee beans is an excellent topping for the soup. 4. Store it under 5 deg C or under 40 deg F. if you have leftovers you could even freeze and use when desired, don’t freeze it over a month.	List of Recent Events August 2010 Blue Cheese Tasting August 2010 Wine Blending Seminar August 2010 Kendall Farms Crème Fraîche July 2010 Hodo Soy Beanery Tour June 2010 Japanese Knives May 2010 Semifreddi Tour May 2010 Japanese Ingredients May 2010 Spanish White Wine SIG May 2010 East Bay Networking May 2010 Vanilla Master Class March 2010 Butter Tasting March 2010 Washington Red Wines February 2010 Visit to Nettie's Crabshack February 2010 A visit to FullBloom Baking Co. January 2010 Annual General Meeting December 2009 Wine Sig: Rosé sparkling wines November 2009 Cooking Teacher SIG: Gifts from the Kitchen November 2009 Tea Pairing with Numi Tea November 2009 STP: Spice at Campton Place October 2009 Canned Tomato Tasting October 2009 Traveling Table Visits Brown Sugar September 2009 Visit to AG Ferrari September 2009 Cooking Teachers SIG report September 2009 Lark Creek Steak hosts Australian Traveling Table September 2009 Recession-Buster Wine Sig August 2009 Over $6000 raised at BBQ August 2009 2009 BBQ a big success July 2009 Cooking Teacher SIG: Korean cooking July 2009 Traveling Table: Estate July 2009 Sustainable Meat and Seafood June 2009 C.J. 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A Lively Discussion of Today's Most Challenging Food Choices July 12, 2004 Blenheim Apricot Food Tour May 17, 2004 Stirring the Pot: A Conversation with Hubert Keller, Michael Mina and Bradley Ogden March 15, 2004 Stirring the Pot: A Conversation with Gerald Asher February 10, 2004 SFPFS Traveling Table goes to New Delhi Restaurant January 26, 2004 AGM / NMR Review November 10, 2003 Reel Food - Castro Theatre September 25, 2003 Food Tour - Heritage Fruit Orchard at Filoli Gardens September 17, 2003 Rick Knoll on Organic Farming June 16, 2003 A Conversation with Thomas Keller: The Soul of Haute Cuisine in America May 19, 2003 The SFPFS Traveling Table - Roxanne's in Larkspur April 28, 2003 Stirring the Pot: A Conversation with Marian Burros and Marion Cunningham March, 2003 Stirring the Pot: A Conversation with Marion Nestle


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