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From Smelly Job to Telly Job: Series Producer Tina Salter

"In London I decided I wanted to learn more about fish, so I went to work in a fish shop. It was one of those places where people chose their own trout, and you'd have to kill them and weigh them. I started having dreams about these trout coming to get me."

Check, Please! Bay Area: Season 2: Episode 9 (#209)

Check, Please! Bay Area's second season episode 9 (#209) profiles and reviews these three Bay Area restaurants:

1) Dona Thomas: | restaurant information | reviews |

2) Amber India: | restaurant information | reviews | recipe |

3) Scala's Bistro: | restaurant information | reviews |

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Doña Tomás: Restaurant Info

Location:
5004 Telegraph Avenue (at 51st Street)
Oakland, CA 94609
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Phone: 510-450-0522
Website: www.donatomas.com
Type of Cuisine: Mexican
Reviews

Doña Tomás: Reviews

( reviews )

Location:
5004 Telegraph Avenue (at 51st Street)
Oakland, CA 94609
Phone: 510-450-0522
Website: www.donatomas.com
Type of Cuisine: Mexican
Reviewed: Summer 2006

Amber India: Restaurant Info

Location:
2290 W El Camino Real (at Ortega Avenue)
Mountain View, CA 94040

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Phone:: 650-968-7511
Website:: www.amber-india.com
Type of Cuisine: Indian
reviews

Amber India: Reviews

( reviews )

Location:
2290 W El Camino Real (at Ortega Avenue)
Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone: 650-968-7511
Website: www.amber-india.com
Type of Cuisine: Indian
Reviewed: Summer 2006

Amber India: Recipe

( recipes )

Recipe Name: Butter Chicken
Recipe Chef: Vijay Bist
Type of Cuisine: Indian
Food Category: Main Course
Recipe Description: Butter Chicken, which is also known murgh makhani, is a traditional Indian dish, made velvety with cream and butter and sensuously aromatic with herbs, nuts, and spices.

Scala’s Bistro: Restaurant Info

Location:
432 Powell Street (at Post Street)
San Francisco, CA 94102
map
Phone: 415-395-8555
Website: www.scalasbistro.com
Type of Cuisine: Northern Italian / Country French
Reviews