Chef Mel

Spring pea mash, @bellwetherfarms ricotta, lemon oil, pistachio, sunflower sprouts #snacks #crostinis #peas #spring #cheese (at Naked Kitchen SF)

1 fish...2 fish...red fish...🐟🎶 Save your fish bones! #fumet #fishstock #yellowtailsnapper

Peppercorn Crab & Garlic Noodles @hillarybenzell #ppq #crab #garlicnoodles #foodporn #chefofinstagram (at PPQ Dungeness Island)

Completely spoiled by chef @evanfunke, some of the best fresh pastas around. Thank you and your staff for an amazing dinner @organizedtourist @homeboy310 (at Bucato)

Truffles. Cheese. Truffles. Cheese. 😋#truffles #pasta

Cooking class with @chef_ryan_scott and friends @eventbrite (at Market And Rye)

Beef tartare & black garlic potatoes . ramp mayo 💣💣 #bartartine #beeftartare #foodporn #blackgarlic (at Bar Tartine)

Cali style breakfast biscuit sandwich by @devilsteethbakers with crispy bacon, avocado, lemon garlic aioli and I don't even know what else! but it's hitting the spot #biscuits #breakfast #sf #sunset (at Devil's Teeth Baking Company)

Salt preserving Mom's lemons 🍋🍋🍋 #lemons #salt

Climbed down a crazy hill to help mom harvest her lemons and kumquats #Lemons #citrus #kumquats #LA #urbanfarming

Mom & step dad's anniversary party, Transmontanus caviar @petrossianfr is the best! #caviar #farmraised #sustainable #whitestrugeon #California

The much anticipated 3 part video of The Making of a Pop-up Dinner built by @eventbrite is now out! Google search NOW! @meilin21 @kenhfisher #CoLabSF #topchef #popup #sf (at Nico)

Wild Turkey costume @britthehunter #wildturkey #hunting #turkeyseason #feathers #sfgiants #turkey #hunters #butchers #boonville

Wild Turkey season kickoff with @britthehunter! Gobble Gobble 🍗thank you Mr. Turkey for providing us with your delicious tenders #wildturkey #hunter #butcher #hunting #boonville #huntinggame #turkey

Completely spoiled with a dessert tasting from pastry chef @pastrypixels. So so good!!@organizedtourist @hillarybenzell @theartofplating @gastroart #theartofplating #chefstalk #chefsofinstagram #gastroart #chef #desserts #sweets (at Luce)

Yuzu wings, shiso beef, pork jowls, deep fried stuffed mushrooms with my sister @organizedtourist thanks @sfhalu! #yakitori #japanese #thingsonsticks (at Halu)

Remembering my favorite grandma Sabrina and how much we enjoyed eating together. I miss you. 💕 #tbt