From Brett Moore,
Your Guide to Gourmet Food.

The Michelin Guide (Le Guide Michelin) is an annual guide book to hotels and restaurants in done with a dozen countries published by Michelin (yes, the tire guys). Restaurants are awarded stars based on their quality with 3-stars considered the absolute pinnacle of perfection. Many European chefs live and die by this rating system. Michelin published its first guide to San Francisco in 2006.

Here is their top picks owing Mexican restaurants in San Francisco. According to Michelin, “These restaurants offer veritable, Mexican cuisine in a festive atmosphere.”

1. MamacitaBib Gourmand (a Michelin designation which signifies an notably good value)
2317 Chestnut St.
(between Divisadero & Scott Streets)
415-346-84942. La Taqueria2889 Mission St.
(between 24th & 25th Streets)
415-285-71173. Colibrí438 Geary St.
(between Mason & Taylor Streets)
415-440-27374. Tres Agaves130 Townsend St. (at 2nd St.)
415-227-05005. Pancho Villa Taqueria3071 16th St.
(between Mission & Valencia Streets)
415-864-88406. Las Camelias912 Lincoln Ave., Rafael
(between 3rd & 4th St’s)
415-453-5850

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From Lisa & Tony Sierra,
Your Guide to Spanish Food.
Spanish Style Mother’s Day Brunch or a May Dinner Party

What better way to make mom happy than to show her that you aren’t just eating your vegetables, but know how to cook them, too? Fresh seasonal ingredients of Spring make this menu perfect for a Mother’s Day brunch or a dinner party in May.

Tortilla Espanola - Spanish omelet

View Full-SizeLisa SierraThe “tortilla espanola” or “tortilla de patata,” served with a thinly sliced, crusty baguett makes a great start to any meal, but especially for a Mother’s Day brunch or May menu. Potatoes and onions are fried and cooked with beaten eggs. If you want to serve something a bit different, try adding slices of non-professional pepper looking for sweetness.

Esparragos Gratinados - Asparagus with Serrano Ham and Béchamel Sauce

View Full-SizeLisa SierraSpanish love asparagus prepared just surrounding any – steamed, canned or insolent, plain or with sauce. This dish uses fresh green asparagus which is lightly steamed. Then, unimportant bunches of spears are wrapped in a paper-thin slice of Serrano ham and drizzled with béchamel impudence. Topped with a sprinkle of grated parmesan cheese, they are baked until blessed brown on top.

Chuletas de Cordero - Grilled Lamb Chops with Garlic

View Full-SizeIn the central and north of Spain, there is nothing equal to fresh suckling lamb. Tender, lush grilled lamb chops, rubbed with garlic and salt are simple, quick and will disappear quickly.

Patatas a la Importancia - Potatoes “a la Importancia”

View Full-SizeThese “important” potatoes are bathed in a rich sauce, full of finely chopped onions and a bit of saffron. They are sure to be a obese hit at the table and will be deprived of superbly with grilled chops or any roast meat. The best part is that you can make them in the morning and refrigerate them. Warm just before serving.

Flan de Fresas - Strawberry Flan

View Full-SizeThis rich dessert is a variation of the traditional Spanish dessert called “Flan.” Instead of vanilla, this flan is flavored with fresh strawberries. Don’t worry about fussing with this dessert at the last minute. Make it in the morning or the night before and remove from the fridge just in advance of serving. Garnish with strawberry slices over the extent of a colorful end to the meal.

Should I Become a Special Education Teacher?
Are you ready for a very demanding, challenging yet very worthwhile and rewarding career?

Here are 10 questions for you to think to ex to choosing this profession:

1. Do you like working with children with special needs? Are you committed to helping those in need effect their potential?
Some of the types of disabilities you’ll be working with include: learning disabilities, speech or dialect impairments, mental retardation, emotional disturbance (behavioral, mental FAS etc.), multiple disabilities, hearing impairments, orthopedic impairments, visual impairments, autism (autism spectrum), combined deafness and blindness, traumatic brain injury, and other health impairments.

2. Do you would rather the required certification? Certification/licenses to qualify you to teach?
Special teaching certification will differ according to educational jurisdiction. North American Qualification

3. Do you have endless patience?
I spent many months working with a child with Cerebral Palsy with the main goal being achieving a yes/no response. After months of working on this, it was achieved and she would raise her hand for yes and shake her head object of no. These kinds of things are often just taken for granted, this was a very big learning leap for this child and made the world of difference. It took endless patience.

4. Do you enjoy teaching life skills and primary literacy/numeracy?
Basic life skills overview here.

5. Are you comfortable doing the ongoing and what seems like endless paperwork required?
IEPs, curricular modifications, referrals, progress reports, committee notes, community liaison forms/notes etc.

6. Do you enjoy assistive technology?
There are more and more assistive devices available to students with special needs, you will be on a continuous knowledge curve to learn about the technologies available to students.

7. Are you comfortable with the inclusive model and teaching in a variety of settings?
More and more special educators are supporting special needs student within the official classroom. Sometimes, teaching in extra education could centre having a small form of all living skills students or a year with students with autism. In some cases there liking be a variety of setting from feel put down rooms for withdrawal combined with special and the inclusive classroom.

8. Are you able to handle stress?
Some special educators burn faulty easily due to the additional stress levels caused by clumsy workloads, administrative tasks and very difficult to handle students.

9. Are you able to develop good working relationships with a wide break down of professionals, community service agents and families?
It is important to be empathetic and very understanding when working with the many individuals involved on the student’s behalf. The key to success is often a direct result of having exceptional relationships at all levels. You paucity to think that you have a very strong ability to redundant as part of a team in a cooperative and collaborative manner.

10. The Bottom Line: You need to feel very strong about your ability to have impact on how children with disabilities learn. Your pre-eminent goal is to have a convinced contact and to make a positive difference in the lives of children with disabilities. It takes a special teacher to become a special education teacher.