Occasionally a meal is no more than the sum of its parts. No harmonizing happens, no bright burst of culinary magic, just the ingredients hanging out, bumping into each other. I'm sad to report that ...

San Francisco's only fish receiving station to give the public a peek At Scoma's, tucked into San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf for more than 40 years, the public can watch seafood being off-loaded ...

1 oz olive oilDIRECTIONS: In sauté pan add oil , garlic, tarragon and shallots. Add in all the seafood. Add tomato juice , and white wine , butter and simmer until mussels open. Add red pepper flakes ...

The arrival of crab season always puts a smile on my face, even if that means it is truly the end of summer. Crab season begins in early November, and I’m already dreaming about one of my all-time ...

Cioppino feasts, a crab cake cook-off, wine tastings and outdoor fun are on the docket when Mendocino’s fresh take on its annual crab, wine and beer festival rolls out as Crab Feast Mendocino. The ...

11/2 cups creamFor the dough: In a large bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, work butter into dry ingredients. Pour in cream and stir just to combine. Transfer ...

The tomato-based seafood stew cioppino may sound like it originated in Italy, but it first became popular thanks to Italian-American immigrants in San Francisco. Here, chef Ryan Scott shares his ...

Good news for crab lovers and crab fishermen — this is a good year for crab and fresh crab should be plentiful for Christmas! We’ve celebrated a Christmas Eve or two without fresh cracked crab and I’m ...

It’s time to get cracking. California’s eagerly awaited Dungeness crab season is here. Here’s an alphabetical roundup of restaurants, grocery seafood counters and other purveyors that will be selling ...