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Good Eats a Way of Life

Here at Weotta we are extremely passionate about food.   We love to cook. We love to go out. We love good eats.

When we cook, we enjoy making dishes to share with our friends. We have been known to make copious amounts of creamy shrimp risotto, succulent buffalo steaks with halloumi cheese and, always, tons of fresh greens and fruit.

When we go out we like going out for things we don’t make at home, like Persian or Burmese food.  In SF, Lavash (Irving @ 6th Ave) is a great choice for Persian food. They have amazing kebabs, and you have try Kashk-e Bademjan — I’ll bet you’ve never had eggplant that tastes so good. Burma Superstar (Clement @ 4th Ave) is also quite fun, although usually the wait is ridiculous. If you can bear the wait, the tea leaf salad is quite the unique sensation.. We also like going out for unique experiences: five-course dinners at a high-end place like Gary Danko (North point @ Hyde St) or northeastern- style lobster rolls, oysters and chowder at Woodhouse Fish Company (Market @ 14th St).

Of course, we don’t go out all the time, just as do we don’t cook elaborate dishes every day. But we do strive for good value and good eats. And making good eats is something you can do, too. Really, it’s not that hard, and doesn’t take much time or cost a lot. Take pasta — If you’re out of college, it’s time to put down the Raman Noodles. We’re talking about real Italian pasta with homemade sauce in under 30 minutes, including cleanup. Checkout Chez Pim’s 15-minute sauce — It’simple and tasty. Or how about steak? Steak is always one of the most expensive things on the menu when we go out, and it is rarely worth our $$$. It really is simple to make an amazing steak at home at fraction of the price — and you don’t even need to fire up the grill. Just ask “Good Eats” expert Alton Brown.

Know your Steak [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KrjeJDNKUA]

Make your steak in 15min [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiQ0VOJmCbg]

So this holiday season, when you want an evening out with friends or family, try going out for something a little different. And when you do go out, make a point to ask yourself, “Is this something I could make at home?” If so, invite a few friends over, get some good wine and try your hand at some new dishes… And if you need help figuring out where to go or what to cook, feel free to ping us for some tips .

What are some of your favorite easy-but-classy recipes?

Good eats – good friends – Weotta do it!