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We asked, they answered. Five SF chefs tell us what to buy, what to bring, when to brine and what to eat the morning after.

Tim Luym, chef/owner, Poleng Lounge

You’re invited to a potluck Thanksgiving: what would you bring?
I would bring rice. I can eat rie with anything and most people don’t serve rice with turkey for Thanksgiving. But imagine: rice, turkey, gravy, stuffing, cran! Better than potatoes.

10/13/097:32 pm

Mixhell (LIVE) at Hacksaw Halloween

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<p>Mixhell will be headlining our Halloween party. Mixhell is the hard beat electro project of Iggor Cavalera, formerly the drummer in Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. The music frequently sounds like a cross between Crookers and Iron Maiden, and for this performance on Halloween, Iggor Cavalera will be playing the drums, while his wife Laima gets on the turntables and MPC controller.  Nisus will be joining Mixhell on this occasion, bringing the bass to get this party going.  It should go without saying costumes are mandatory.
06/15/092:27 pm

Tim Luym Is Obsessed With Ramen

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Tim Luym likes Asian street food, as evidenced by the menu at his restaurant, Poleng Lounge. Given his affection for casual yet delicious eats, it seems only natural the chef would be into ramen.

Tim Luym likes Asian street food, as evidenced by the menu at his restaurant, Poleng Lounge. Given his affection for casual yet delicious eats, it seems only natural the chef would be into ramen.

“My obsession began 10 years ago, when I had my first taste of real Japanese ramen at Santa Ramen in San Mateo, which was then just a hole-in-the-wall in the middle of nowhere that always had a line out the door. If you don’t mind a road trip, it’s pretty money. Though SF doesn’t have as much good ramen as L.A.,  there are a couple of spots: Suzu, in Japantown, were they make noodles from scratch daily and pickle their own bamboo shoots, and Katana-ya near Union Square. Katana-ya is open late —a plus in this city—and I like their pork broth.

01/26/093:11 pm

SF's Top Chefs Name Their Favorite Knives

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The best slicing, vegetable cutting and boning knives.

The best slicing, vegetable cutting and boning knives.

Photo by Stefanie Michejda

1. Best Boning Knife
Staffan Terje, chef at Perbacco, says, “Knives are tools and they each have a specific use. For butchering, I use a Forschner boning knife [$18] with a plastic handle. It’s cheap and cheerful.” Columbus Cutlery, 358 Columbus Ave., 415-362-1342

10/31/06 3:41 pm

Poleng Lounge

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This pan-Asian restaurant doesn’t just have boundary issues; it celebrates them—in its food and its dining room. The latter, decorated with Balinese art and artifacts, is split into a bar and, against the opposite wall, a beige banquette lined with two-tops. In between, a few tables serve as an ad-hoc teahouse (well into dinnertime, you’ll see people sitting there, hunched over their MacBooks). At 10 p.m. sharp, the lights dim, a DJ starts spinning and—voilà!—it’s a nightclub.

Eats:What's on your menu.: <p>The menu (all small plates) is sans frontières as well—you’ll see dishes reminiscent of the usual Thai/ Vietnamese/Malaysian/Chinese suspects, but nothing is an exact match. For instance, whole shrimp (rather than the shrimp paste you’d expect in chao tom) are skewered on sugarcane and then served over a green papaya salad mixed with mango and Thai basil. Don’t miss the Poleng coconut curry, two tea-infused variations on a Thai-basil-and-eggplant theme.</p>
10/18/0611:39 am

Turning a New Leaf

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No longer content to relax at spas and cafes, tea has decided that it’s time to party.

No longer content to relax at spas and cafes, tea has decided that it&rsquo;s time to party.Tea is quietly taking off in San Francisco. With the recent openings of tearooms like Modern Tea and a second branch of Samovar, one’s never too far from a steaming cup of wen shan bao zhong. Of course, this being a city that likes to have a good time, it didn’t take long before a little tipple found its way into the tea. Or, rather, tea found its way into the tipple.