Jane HenegarToday it seems we should begin like a letter, addressing you as Dear Readers. For that is what you are. So here goes.
We have two requesters today, one remembering the late 212 Market restaurant downtown, the second just returned from San Francisco and a Mediterranean restaurant there.
First, Debbie Pataky of Lookout Mountain wrote “to ask if anyone has the recipe for the pork chops with grilled peaches that the 212 Market served. Maybe the owners would share now since they are no longer a restaurant.
“I’ve tried several recipes that I found online, and none compare. I wanted to lick the sauce from the plate when I had them there. It was so good. So please ask them to share with us their delicious recipe.”
An experience at a Mediterranean restaurant in California brought this request from Kathleen Rice. “The restaurant was called Insalata’s, and their food made me want to learn to cook the Mediterranean way. Of the recipes our table sampled, the favorites were fattoush salad, eggplant fries and, best of all, something called moutabal that contained smoky eggplant, labneh and preserved lemon. I would like any recipes for these dishes.”