New Yorkers come to Napa! Need Food Recs
bouchon isnt trying to be per se; it never was. if anything, the comparison has to be between french laundry and per se. for nyers, i'd compare bouchon to what balthazar was a few years back, and...
View ArticleSF/Napa Trip Feedback - Labor Day weekend
+1 by far the longest lines of anything at the farmers market, roli roti included. honestly, we went last weekend and didnt find the lines at roli roti, craftsmen or wolves or really any food place to...
View ArticleLao Hmong Cambodian Grocers - Oakland
Here's my old post about where to buy the rice crackers in the Santa Rosa area, hopefully still true. Please update with what you find. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/451100#3037509
View ArticleCronuts?
Someone needs to try this tomorrow. As far as I can tell, this one's still flying under the media radar. Here's ssfire's report on Paris Baguette's (owned by Dunkin' Donuts),...
View ArticleWading through South Bay's great Indian restaurants
Are there any good Punjabi style non-vegetarian restaurants in South Bay? Seems most of the restaurants in the area are Pakistani or southern indian. As a reference there's a place called Punjabi...
View ArticleDesco - Regional Italian in Old Oakland
I can't recall any examples other than at the owner's other restaurant, Donato Enoteca. He may have figured that if it could fly in Redwood City, Oaklanders could roll with it. Then I just saw this...
View ArticleAQ or bar tartine?
I didn't love either (AQ better than BT) but I liked the atmosphere better at AQ. Seems like it would be more celebratory. Sitting near the prep area was cool.
View ArticleMikkeller Bar [SF]
I'm not talking about Budweiser or Stella Artois here. The two beers I had at Mikkeller weren't detectably better than many of our regional microbrews (which I've been drinking since New Albion Ale...
View ArticleNEW: Tenroku Sushi with conveyor belts in SF Japantown - any reports?
The name "Tenroku" certainly does not give the impression of sushi. Tempura, perhaps, but it sure doesn't sound like a place for sushi.
View ArticleRoka Akor in San Francisco
Thanks, I was asked about it today. While Roka Akor's opening was much hyped in other quarters, I didn't recall reading anything about it here. I searched and yours is the only mention. Yes, the wide...
View ArticleSoutheast Asian Fish in Banana Leaf - SF Dish of the Month August 2013
LOL! Well, pilinut, I worked for the American President Lines which used to have its regional office in Oakland, so I used to spend 30% of my time each year in the SF Bay Area. Unfortunately (for me),...
View ArticleMoon Cakes are here !
Two slice of four cakes has to do. White lotus, nuts and fruit, winter melon and one which I have not had before. They seem to be adding more flavors each year. Our family on the most part loves them...
View ArticleCan't-miss food for Outside Lands [San Francisco]
First day highlights for me: Farmstead's charcuterie plate was excellent. Everything worked: the rillettes, mustard, pickles, and especially the ham carved right off the bone. Really tasty. Walked it...
View ArticleFirst trip to SF, looking for the best chinese food
B Star is nice (or was when I went a few years ago) but it's not so much Burmese as modern pan-Asian.
View ArticleSmokehouse 10 BBQ & Catering in Martinez
Mad Meat Genius visit to Smokehouse 10, http://www.madmeatgenius.com/2013/08/smokehouse-10.html
View ArticleAny Hidden Gems in LaMorinda?
Dragon 2000 still does competent, satisfying renditions of the "standards" with a few interesting regional specialties thrown in. Comforting, but not genius. I worry about them as it's been rather...
View ArticleBeth's Community Kitchen (Mill Valley)
Have you tried the cronut? This seems like one of the best possibilities, coming out of a place that actually knows how to make a croissant and a doughnut, plus has high standards. Cronut 101 by...
View ArticleWild gulf shrimp at Raley's and Nob Hill stores
I posted on the California board for this week's special at Raley's and Nob Hill stores, fresh wild caught Texas gulf shrimp, $9.99/lb, shell-on, 16 to 25 count. Another reason to shop there while...
View ArticlePadi Indonesian in San Leandro
Sorry, I deleted the picture, that was not right picture.
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