11.   Martin, a former chef in Aptos, says many restaurants have discovered that radishes are far more than a spot of color for the crudite tray.

12.   Michael Roberts, former chef at Trumps in Los Angeles, popularized the concept of using peas in guacamole.

13.   Now, Kinihiko Nakano, a former chef in San Francisco, is importing fresh wasabi from Japan.

14.   On the top floor, there is a restaurant run by the former chef at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco.

15.   Samara Farber, a former private chef in New York, purees the blossoms with softened seasoned butter that she molds into a tubelike shape and chills.

16.   The breadsticks from former chef Tod Michael Kawachi are thin, crisp and salty, with an almost nutty flavor.

17.   The cuisine is overseen by Philippe Legendre, the former chef at Taillevent.

18.   The former chef runs an agency that tracks down obscure foodstuffs for restaurants and bits of menu history for scholars.

19.   Tim Kartiganer, former executive chef at Tocai, is a bowl fan.

20.   Inside was a bottle of champagne and a fruitcake the former Navy chef had made to woo her with his baking talents.