This is a good dish to serve for “fancy” company; the little roulades look very elegant and have a delicate flavor which won't clash with other foods. The breadcrumbs on the outside give them a “fuzzy” appearance.
It's that time of year again ... time to stuff your face with delicious Portuguese food in San Jose History Park. That's right, it's Portugal Day this Saturday. As I've said before, this one has the best food of the ethnic festivals in the Bay Area. Plus History Park is cool. Directions, etc. are on the Dia de Portugal site. See you there!
Last week was Berkeley's annual Chalk and Chocolate festival, which is held in Gourmet Gulch (Shattuck Ave. from University to Solano, where Chez Panisse is). The idea of the festival is to support both chalk sidewalk art and chocolate at local merchants.
A couple of weeks ago the Earth Island Market opened in the Metreon mall near Moscone Center. General assessment: a good idea and good vendors hopelessly handicapped by underbudgeting and a lack of follow-through by Westfield. Still we enjoyed the various vendors and bought a lot of stuff, so read more below.