Best XLB in Downtown with easy/safe public transportation?
A few threads on Bund Shanghai,...
View ArticleClaudia's Pastes & Empanadas in San Mateo
Interesting, thanks! The previous occupant made Chilean style empanadas and I thought these might be in the same vein. Sounds like a Mexican take instead. Is "pastes" referring to a type of empanada or...
View ArticleNapa question
Thanks for the reply...actually, I'll be leaving SF around 1, getting into Napa as soon as I can...
View ArticleTamales - SF Dish of the Month (Dec 2012)
Spotting La Chapina in San Mateo last week, I did a search and came across your post again for the branch in Redwood City. Now I know that it's Guatemalan style. Accordingly, the loose corn meal you...
View ArticleChinese Food Question--Shrimp with White Lobster Sauce?
This type of egg sauce should be made to order rather than prepped in advance.. Once you find out that it includes fermented black beans, you can probably just ask them to leave them out.
View ArticleDuboce Triangle (SF)
I agree with pane (except I am no Zuni fan). Also: Red Jade (chinese) on church has the cheapest most satisfying lunch special around. Chilango is a little more upscale than my favorite for mexican, 1...
View ArticleSpanish tapas recommendations in Downtown SF? Coqueta or other?
Thanks, Robert- I'll look them up!
View ArticleBest / new dim sum in Oakland & surrounds?
I can't speak to their dim sum, but I have now been to two dinner banquets at Lee Garden Seafood in Pleasanton in the past year, and have been satisfied both times. The most recent dinner was a few...
View ArticleHummus - SF Dish of the Month July 2013
The other great Israeli hummus place besides Oren's in the South Bay is Falafel Stop in Sunnyvale. The hummus and pita are similar in style to Oren's, though I like the pita much better at Falafel...
View ArticleOasis Market - Oakland
Note that the sidewalk seating is apparently being used primarily for hookah smoking. I don't mind the smell of hookah smoke, but it might put some people off.
View ArticleGreat upscale latin or mexican for dinner SF downtown next week?
I'd agree with skipping Colibri and venturing elsewhere. Nopalito is fantastic and a far better value. I've only been to Colibri once and while I was happy with most things, there are far better values...
View ArticleVegan huitlacoche dishes?
I think it can show up any time there's corn. It was mid-September when Firme had it.
View ArticleBest Fish & Chips, Smelts in Half Moon Bay?
Surf smelt appears to be june/july for a few months ? I get my local smelt fix at Flea Street in Menlo Park, and lookout for "Nethili Fry" at the indian restaurants - often just a paper sign when the...
View ArticleTamales - SF Dish of the Month (Dec 2012)
Good to know that's Guatemalan style! Their tamal de elote is quite good, and is better than the ones I've since had at La Santaneca and some places in Excelsior.
View ArticleHaven - Oakland
Omar White, one of my favorite wine buyers (he did the original list at Pizzaiolo and was at Hibiscus at the beginning), is working at Haven now and I think the list has gotten even more interesting....
View ArticleSpanish tapas recommendations in Downtown SF? Coqueta or other?
As a Noe Valley resident, the J is the best plan. Though, like all Muni options, it can be slow. As a woman often walking alone, I don't feel unsafe in the neighborhood, especially on 24th Street...
View ArticleLocal Blenheim apricots June/July 2013 - hurry before they are gone! Morgan...
Thanks, mersidoe. I've been buying apricots at Bi-Rite the last couple of days, because it's nearby, & because I can't stop eating them. I'm planning to head to the Ferry building Saturday morning....
View ArticleTin Pot Creamery in Palo Alto
I checked out Tin Pot Creamery, a new artisanal ice cream shop in Palo Alto. It's located in the Town and Country Village, next to CVS. I tried the brown butter pecan flavor, consisting of brown butter...
View ArticleBest XLB in Downtown with easy/safe public transportation?
We come from a land of very good XLB options (Vancouver/Richmond, BC) so I think we are spoiled but I have to say my one sampling of Bund Shanghai's soup dumplings didn't do it for me. Soup was bland,...
View ArticleDim sum in San Francisco
Ton Kiang has the distinction of serving us the best and the most expensive dimsum we have ever eaten, and having the longest line we've ever waited in. It was $45 Cdn per person ($30 US at the time),...
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