Mountain View update
The workshop has been open a few months. Not too many diners. Reports of bad service. Mamaya has been dead almost since it opened last fall. La Fontaine has only been open 1 week. It was B'zou for a...
View ArticleNicasio Square - Farmstead washed rind cheese
To participate in the Cheese Board's Cheese of the Month Taleggio virtual tasting, http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/892781 , I called Healdsburg's Oakville Grocery to see if it had any on hand. The...
View ArticleLa Tur - $13.49/lb Andronico's SF!
I checked at Solano and Shattuck stores. The Shattuck had about 6-10 full rounds left Saturday morning.. The Solano had 6-8 at the regular price.
View ArticleTom Wilson Oranges just arrived at Andronico (at least, in SF)
Top of Solano Ave. in Berkeley same prices $1.49lb. / $3.99 4#bag
View ArticleSolo at Zero Zero or?
Zero Zero put on a great pizza party for 16. They have a fixed menu for large parties, but it allows you to really sample a good amount of the menu. Started out with marinated olives - pretty good if...
View Articlewhere can I get beef shin?
As noted above, there's a boneless, whole muscle cut called banana shank. Here's a photo of it, http://forums.egullet.org/uploads/1130276074/gallery_19795_1981_2336.jpg You can find it readily at...
View ArticleThai House Express
Went for the first time in ages, I'm not sure I've been since Chai Thai Noodles opened. Pork leg stew and fish paste fried rice, same as ever, great. The bamboo shoot salad was different, small strips...
View ArticleBorgo Italia in "Old Oakland"
Had a perfect meal last night. Torta fritta were larger and softer than before, seemed like more bread, we didn't run out before we'd eaten all the salumi. I highly recommend the sparkling Bonarda with...
View ArticleLungomare review (Oakland)
The cafe is pretty nice and not a crazy line like blue bottle. Good latte, good iced too.
View ArticleNapa Valley wine class or seminar on tasting wines that need aging
In an previous post to someone looking for wine tasting suggestions, Maria Lorraine made an excellent point that visiting wineries whose wine offerings need to be aged will not be fully appreciated by...
View ArticleLarge party at Zero Zero in SF
Yea, but I chose to post it here because it was easier and flowed from the recent mention of Zero Zero. Mods are free to move if they want. I do my best at chowhounding, but you can't get it right all...
View Articlebirthday dinner for foodie friends
Follow up review of Zero Zero for a large party here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/894417#7959769
View ArticleGrocery Outlet March 2013
At Oakland this morning: Some good buys in the candy aisle: 99 cents -- Toblerone (100 grams), both regular and fruit and nut $2.99 -- Chuao Firecracker bars (a dollar less than at WalMart, if I...
View ArticleMountain View update
Palo Alto Workshop is the same: lousy burgers bad service yet it stays. I can only assume their costs are very low. Mamaya has been completely under my radar - what do they do?
View ArticlePanda Dumpling in Redwood City
Finally went - we're fans. staff is from shanghai. XLB were long on anise and short on broth. Skins were about right. We had "beef pancake" which seemed very much like street food I've seen in beijing,...
View ArticleDungeness Crab: Season Over?
June. It should still be possible for you to indulge. Plus we get crab fr Oregon and north as reinforcements.
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