Claudia's Pastes & Empanadas in San Mateo
i visited mineral del monte in 2010 also known as El Real. El reals history dates back to the Spanish conquest. The history of el real is just amazing ... That's where I tried pastes for the first...
View ArticleMorimoto in Napa - worth it?
I've had the sushi platter, other sushi plates, and bites of whole fish (utterly amazing). Though pricey, I'm crazy about the place and the quality of what I've eaten. So I'll say... Yes! By the way, I...
View ArticleDuboce Triangle (SF)
Oh yeah -- duh. I'm still sifting through everything, making lists of places for the 3 of us (leaning towards Mexican, Indian and "American", no sushi), the 2 of us (almost anything), with grandparents...
View ArticleFine Dining in Napa Valley
My wife and I had a very nice dinner at Lucy in the Bardessono hotel last summer. It was recommended to us by a foodie friend who had just been there. I don't think its that new but flies under the...
View ArticleRestaurant Guo Cui [Cupertino]
Agree with the nice ambience and quality of the hand pulled noodles. The soup broth lacked depth and was rather salty. Dry claypot was a better option. Flavors were rather subdued from what I was...
View ArticleIce Cream at Chocolatier Blue (Fourth Street in Berkeley)
I have never found the ice cream bitter, but a bit lacking in flavor. I confess to being an ice cream addict and I continue to get the ice cream there as the toppings are consistently excellent, but...
View ArticleBerkeley/Albany: Chilean Place Opening on Solano
http://albany.patch.com/groups/mrch-and-mnch/p/is-this-solanos-first-chilean-restaurant_dd658771 That was easy to find! I hope they "up their game" with their move.
View ArticleSingle Dining/Counter near Union Square-Castro
Kare-Ken (Japanese curry) has counter dining near Union Square. Their curry was a tad on the sweeter side when I went ~1.5 years ago, but that might have sense changed. Other options a short walk from...
View ArticleOur continuing search for East Bay Coffee roasters
The $299 drum roaster has a couple of major advantages over the $169 air roaster, details here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/908165
View ArticleDELIS in South Bay
Woodside Deli on Woodside Rd. in Redwood City,.,, Certainly not on a par with say Molinari in North Beach, but in my estimation, the best one in our general area. http://www.woodsidedeli.net/
View Articleauthentic non-Americanized Thai food in the east bay?
Tried Your Place. Fresh shrimp rolls were excellent. Good quality ingredients, complex sweet-sour-spicy-fishy dipping sauce. Crispy shitake, eggplant, and tofu appetizer from the specials menu was very...
View Articlegreat pad thai in Berkeley-Oakland area?
Tried Your Place last night. Best so far, good texture, decent flavor balance, but lacking the traditional spicy / fishy / fermented flavors I'm looking for.
View ArticleDoes anyone know of a good cooking school or teacher for kids?
whole foods does kids classes too
View ArticleHummus - SF Dish of the Month July 2013
" The texture is very smooth, almost liquid, with a high oil content." In trying to find pictures, that's exactly what they seemed to show. I couldn't tell if I was looking at their hummus. Mixing the...
View ArticleGood Sushi in Japantown?
Can't wait to visit Japantown real soon! Which sushi restaurant in Japantown do you recommend - does not need to be trendy and touristy. Fresh and quality are more important.
View ArticleTraditional pad thai anywhere?
my instructor claimed the shortages were exacerbated because britain made thailand pay reparations for aiding the japanese, but i don't know how accurate that is and how much of that was her having a...
View ArticleShanghai Dumpling King [SF] - Is it going downhill?
You're welcome. It was from eater sf as Chuck pointed out. I just couldn't resist posting the link : -).
View Articlegreat pad thai in Berkeley-Oakland area?
I think it is much less sweet, no peanuts and some Chili heat to it that the Pad Thai does not.
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