"Now I just have two tenderloins and a neck to use," Shook said.
According to San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, two Tenderloin corner stores are slinging more then turkey sandwiches and tall cans of Tecate.
In fact, two pounds of tenderloin will serve four quite nicely; you would need more than that with brisket or chuck.
The meat -- two chunks of tenderloin from the saddle -- is remarkably tender and flavorful, and du Puy lentils thickened with veal marrow and finished with sherry vinegar make an ideal partner.
Mr. Carbone turned out three versions of tenderloin for this day's tasting, including one with a crown of raw, sheer mushrooms and the kind of garlicky green butter used to cook snails.
Gerlach begins by cutting her six pork tenderloins.
Although it is in the Tenderloin, one of the city's seediest districts, it offers a great view of the South of Market area, a breeding-ground for startups.The bird's eye view may be similar, but the landscape beneath is shifting.
If all these rarefied, innovative creations leave you with a craving for something to sink your teeth into, try the grilled, drunken pork tenderloin ($9), two husky hunks of meat with a tamarind soy glaze surrounded by black beans and prickly pear chutney.
The headliner porterhouse for two consisted of somewhat tough tenderloin and even harder-to-cut slices from the other side of the bone.
At Rustico, his favorite Italian restaurant in Bermuda, he stakes out an outdoor table for six and orders platters of herb-marinated chicken, tenderloin of beef and fresh orecchiette.
