james beard award-winning chad williams, nok suntaranon, and ellen yin. happy that this year-- i know you're all so busy. i love to take a break. [laughter] and we never get to sit down together. never. never. sibley scoles: so this is very special. cheers. amanda shulman: first, we're going to start with a tomato melon set. they are going to go over whipped cheese. that is going to be a spanish caña de oveja. it's so pretty. amanda shulman: we got shrimp cucumbers and ranch, soft shell crabs coming from maryland. sibley scoles: oh, wow. oh my god, the cheese. the cheese is melting in your mouth. mm. sibley scoles: philadelphia is being recognized with the james beard sweeping it for 2023. all of you, outstanding restaurateur, outstanding restaurant, chef, best chef. this is like an oscar, right? for an actor. ellen yin: philadelphia has been growing as a culinary city and destination for 20-some years. we all love it, and we all believe that it has been world-class for a really long time. that really gave me a huge sense of pride. hey, can you set up a t

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this is a big one a james beard award.on california street in san francisco's inner richmond district, is one of only six restaurant to receive the james beard foundation's award. america's classics award. the restaurant has been in business since 1984. since then, it's played a pioneering role. the grandfather of bay area burmese restaurants introducing northern california palates to specialties like fermented tea leaf salad and hearty noodle soups. >> oh, that is a very exciting and so happy and a so happy for the san francisco. also, because without san francisco, i'm not going to be open a restaurant. >> that's great. the walls do all the talking at mandalay. they're filled with all their awards and honors and reviews. the owners say it's time to make room for this new one. the most high profile yet. if i were getting a james beard award, it would be at the entrance. >> yes, 100. with a spotlight. >> well, a south bay nonprofit is calling on new mothers for help. >> mothers milk bank based in san jose, says there's a c

mandalay is one of 6 restaurants to receive the famed a james beard foundation's twenty-twenty for america's classic award. according to the foundation website, the prestigious award is given every year to locally owned restaurants that serve quality food timeless appeal and reflect the character of their communities. mandalay, which has been open ever since 1984, cents the corner of a california street and 6th avenue in the richmond district the restaurant joins more than 100 restaurants nationwide that received the award. love burmese from a san jose and san francisco are among the happiest cities in the country. that's according to a new wallet hub study comparing more than 180 of the biggest cities in the u.s.. the rankings were determined by looking at things like depression rates, income growth rates and average free time people have in a given day freeman ranked number one overall. and number one for emotional and physical well-being. >> san jose ranks number 3 overall came in second for emotional and physical well-being. and san francisco was number 7 overall and 3rd for emotional an

mandalay is one of 6 restaurants to receive the james beard foundation's 2024. america's classic award. according to the foundation website, the prestigious award is given every year to locally owned restaurants that serve quality food, have timeless appeal and reflect the character of their communities and delay has well, it's been at the corner of california street and 6th avenue in the richmond district of the city ever since 1984, the restaurant joins more than 100 restaurants nationwide that received the award. take a look. >> mirage is the name of this corpse flower that is now blooming. this is the live bloom cam of the california academy of sciences. flowers started opening yesterday afternoon. the plants can reach up to 10 feet tall. have a smell described as rotten fish, garlic and decaying meat. boeing up a team corpse. flowers don't blue for long. so this may be your only chance to go over and see mirage in all her glory. and vicki and i are having so much fun talking about horrible smelling flowers. you want to stick around. we'll be back. we'll see

it's one of the six national recipients of the james beard america's classic awards, given to independent restaurant that serve high quality food, have timeless appeal and reflect the character of their communities. mandalay is well known for its coconut curry soup , mango prawns and crispy burmese pancakes. lee's deli plans to close its last two locations in san francisco's financial district. for 40 years, the deli has been feeding people in the financial district . there were ten locations at the beginning of 2020. now, the last two, lee's deli on battery and second streets, will be closing, the owner, lee kwan, told the san francisco business times. a number of factors, including an increase in the minimum wage, led to the decision to close. >> another storm system moving through the bay area up to the sierra. >> i got sleeping bags, hand warmers. lanterns, anything that i can survive on for at least 24 to 36 hours. why caltrans

my guests tonight have five james beard awards between them she is the founder of milk bar, and he isuse together together i've never seen you together on a show this is exciting for me. >> it's real >> jimmy: it's so real you know when i first found out, because i've known you for a long time, when i first found out that you were dating, i was like, "these are the two most creative, coolest humans ever. i'm so happy." and then you got married and i'm so happy i'm a big fan. happy valentine's day. [ cheers and applause >> i know. >> jimmy: also, we have questlove joining us too [ cheers and applause ♪ all right, so what are we making for valentine's day here >> i mean, okay, at milk bar you know everything -- every dessert we make has a story. and it's valentine's day and nothing says valentine's day like a chocolate covered strawberry >> jimmy: there you go that is correct. >> so, we took that flavor story and we wove it into a format that we call a snap it's a cookie that is layers of a snappy wafer, a flavored caramel gooey center, something crunchy, dipped in chocolate covered in

it is one of six national recipients of the james beard america's classics awards. now that achievement is given to independent restaurants that serve high quality food, have a timeless appeal and reflect the character of their communities. mandalay is well known for its coconut curry soup, mango prawns and its crispy burmese pancakes. >> san francisco city officials say potential buyers already reaching out about acquiring the macy's union square building, the flagship store among 150 macy's locations that will be closed as the retailer refocuses on smaller spaces and luxury brands, experts say the 400,000 square foot space could be appropriate for a range of different uses, from housing to tech to nonprofit organizations. >> one thing i would think about is subdividing the space and inviting some of those activities and users that have fled the city in, in, you know, the last decades, like nonprofit organization, ngos, artists, arts organizations and trying to track them into that space. >> macy's said it has no plans to shutter the store this year. it could remai

national recipients of the james beard america's classic awards, given to independent restaurant that serve high quality food, have timeless appeal and reflect the character of their communities. mandalay is well known for its coconut curry soup , mango prawns and crispy burmese pancakes. lee's deli plans to close its last two locations in san francisco's financial district. for 40 years, the deli has been feeding people in the financial district . there were ten locations at the beginning of 2020. now, the last two, lee's deli on battery and second streets, will be closing, the owner, lee kwan, told the san francisco business times. a number of factors, including an increase in the minimum wage, led to the decision to close. >> another storm system moving through the bay area up to the sierra. >> i got sleeping bags, hand warmers. lanterns, anything that i can survive on for at least 24 to 36 hours. why caltrans and ski resorts are advising people to stay home, then the future of oakland's police department taking center stage. >> the four finalists for the city's next police chief a

it's one of six national recipients of the james beard america's classics award, awarded to independentng high quality food have a timeless appeal and reflect the character of their communities. mandalay is well known for its oh coconut curry soup, mango prawns and crispy burmese pancakes, and lee's deli, says says they'll be closing its final two locations in san francisco's financial district at that fast eating spot has been feeding the financial district for 40 years now. there were ten locations at the beginning of 2020. now, the final two on battery and on second streets will be closing. the owner, lee kwan, told the sf business times that rising minimum wages are just some of the factors in the decision to close down san francisco. >> city leaders say they are working to eliminate red tape to make it easier for prospective buyers to scoop up the macy's union square property. the flagship store is among 150 macy's locations that will be closed within the next few years , as the retailer refocuses on smaller spaces and luxury brands. the city may convert the 400,000 square foot sit

james beard foundation finalist sharing two traditional dishes that are perfect just in time for theina. >> cool. >> it's all about eating lucky foods during this time of year. >> you're preparing like a dipping sauce. this is the first thing you want to do. >> that's right. so i'm making a chili crisp. i call it a umami crisp. there's a few secret ingredients that make it extra great >> which means it is a little more about the total flavor than the spice. >> exactly, exactly. that's the great thing about making it at home is you can control how much heat you put in there. >> what do you got >> i'm just chopping a shallot and then we can move on to -- i have some neutral oil in here. yeah, you can continue chopping. >> all right. >> the secret ingredient is the mushrooms. that's going to add a heap of flavor >> we have a tasting table over there. mushrooms down. >> so we will put the shallot in we've got some shaved almonds. >> oh, almonds i thought that was garlic back there. >> got some sesame seeds, some garlic. >> some red pepper flakes. >> red pepper flakes. >> and this is a ko

james hardman in its current state is capable of tearing apart any defense. this happened in the away game with atlanta. leonard scored 36 points, harden - 30. in addition, the league's main beardedssisted his partner 10 times. the guests' substitute players scored 48 points in this match. the episode was the most effective. hitting from afar, despite any resistance, 149-144 in favor of harden, reminded him of what los angeles can also do. after the regular match in the national hockey league championship between the new york rangers and colorado , equality reigned for a while at the top of the list of scorers. avalanche forward nathan mckinnen opened the scoring. and caught up with nikita kucherov on points. both received 85 points for performance. the next change to this table was made by another russian. in the middle of the third period, artemy ponarin made a protracted raid and launched an irresistible shot at the goal of his compatriot alexander georgiev. fonarin scored the sixty-seventh point pushed conor mcdavid from edmonton and vancouver's jaytee miller into fourth place. in overtime, the victory was brought to the hosts by a tricky shot by alexis lafnier. he became the