Tacos in The Mission District.

Barbacoa and lengua respectively. The Barbacoa was excellent. Tender and juicy and seasoned just right. The lengua was a bit underdone but delicious. The price was extremely low ($1.50ea)

Below a couple al pastor tacos also dressed traditionally with white onion and cilantro. Spot on delicious.

Gino's my neighborhood pizza joint

Ever since I lived in Eastown I have frequented Gino's Pizza. I'm not going to go on a lengthy diatribe about how it is the best in town cause it's not. It is; however, a solid neighborhood pizza joint in an area littered with the usual corporate pies that serves good food at reasonable prices.

I went in the other day to get my old stand by: sausage , mushroom, onion and noticed the pinball machine was unplugged and it was unusually cold inside. There was a space heater behind the counter and the owner said it was to save money. I'm not a genius but it was obvious that business was hurting at Gino's while just across the street Papa John's had a brisk business.

Breakfast ribs #3

For this go around we dry rubbed Berkshire pork ribs with salt, ancho chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, cocoa powder, and a bit of coffee from Mad Cap.
Next after letting the ribs cure a few days they were finished in our combi oven with a moisture percent of 40%. Cheating? Hell yeah it is. But I wanted to try to find a setting on the combi that might work for brisket without having to cover it in a pan to retain moisture and this seemed like a good place to start.
The ribs turned out nice and tender. The added moisture really helped and had me wondering if the old time pit masters didn't throw a little water in once in a while.

Staff meal#4 duck tamales