368057 Mon Feb 05 21:54:00 -0800 2007 7 29 Not About Food 0 2263682 I only managed to get to Winterland once, but I was very much impressed by Morales' cooking. (Yes, the wait in between courses was atrocious, but the food was excellent.) Last I read--I think it was a November 2006 post, there were rumors of Morales opening another restaurant. Any word? Mon Feb 05 21:54:00 -0800 2007 14663 pilinut 1 2265065 I heard he went home to Nicaragua to relax for a while. Tue Feb 06 10:49:26 -0800 2007 2263682 13093 Maya 1 2267197 OK, you asked, I researched... He is in Texas, consulting. I swear, if I won the lottery, I'd drag him back here so fast it would make your head spin. I really think he would like to come back... Tue Feb 06 22:28:40 -0800 2007 2263682 10896 chaddict 2 2269632 Morales was the chef at Salt in Phila. for a short time. I had two of the best meals of my life there.He really has a distinct genius for understanding and pairing flavors. I go to pieces remembering those dinners. Wed Feb 07 13:31:55 -0800 2007 2267197 17282 missclaudy 2 2271423 So how many lottery tickets should we buy? What sorts of strings can we humble chowhounds pull to bring him back? (Leave the scruples outside the kitchen.) Wed Feb 07 23:19:42 -0800 2007 2267197 14663 pilinut 3 2271593 What if we offer him free education for all of his kids, a castle, a fancy new sous vide contraption, 1000 lbs. of the best fois gras and a manager who will gladly do anything he asks. Thu Feb 08 04:50:47 -0800 2007 2271423 17282 missclaudy 4 2283261 And I will genuflect and cross myself every time I get a plate of his paper-think octopus carpaccio. It had the mouthfeel and flavor of the best Spanish ham fat. Sun Feb 11 20:21:41 -0800 2007 2271593 14663 pilinut 1 5150921 great twitter chef news: Vernon Morales of Winterland fame is back in San Francisco and behind the stoves at Town Hall http://sf.eater.com/archives/2009/11/02/exwinterland_chef_vernon_morales_in_at_town_hall.php Mon Nov 02 19:14:37 -0800 2009 2263682 13519 Cynsa