Good bar to watch Breaking Bad?
I tried a WingStop in Oakland, the person answering the phone said they serve beer, and keep the volume on for the TV, and allowed non-sports programming, but she wanted me to check with the manager....
View Articlebouchon v. bistro jeanty v. bistro don geovanni (and other trip itinerary...
Agree, thanks for the post-trip report. Sad to hear that Brix has once again slid downwards now that Chef de Cuisine Chris Jones has left (he left Brix one month after we dined there). Brix's ExecChef...
View ArticleLunch report ... Ippuku, Sliver, Lush
We had a fantastic soba lunch at Ippuku, which is probably my favorite restaurant in Berkeley. Started with a soft tofu dish followed by cold soba with vegetable and shrimp tempura and hot soba with...
View ArticleSearching for Augustiner-Bräu in San Francisco
I have an email communication going on with City Beer. They say they ship beer all over. I'm working at getting them to ship me two six packs of Augustiner, which they do have, to me in SFV. I'll keep...
View ArticleSF and Napa in October
Napa hasn't changed too much? Redd is still a fan favorite. In SF, at the highest end there is Saison, Benu (a few French Laundry alums there), Atelier Crenn all of which are more experimental than...
View ArticleHelp a fellow procrastinator out...
My visits to Gitane were both very good. One was as a friend of the restaurant so possibly atypical, but the other was not. Food was great, atmosphere kind of sexy, and I've been a big fan of their...
View ArticleFormer food loving residents now tourists
Coqueta is the newest place with buzz and reputedly good food. There's a lot of Cal-Italian (Cotogna, Locanda etc.), great bakeries (B Patisserie, Craftsman & Wolves, Knead etc.). AQ & Rich...
View ArticleChina Village (Albany) is open!
We will want to hear about the developing organic vegetable farming as it develops. Maybe someone will set up a big aquaponics farm for fish too.
View ArticleFresh Hatch Green Chiles
I also got a case roasted at the Petaluma Raley's! First time with Hatch chiles (I usually roast Poblanos), and first time with the tumbler roasting. It did make getting the skins off easy -- it's the...
View ArticleCronuts?
This weekend's Peninsula Daily Post has an illustrated article on booming cronut business at the local Paris Baguette restaurants. I suspect this will all be a passing fad, since the idea is (a) so...
View ArticleTin Pot Creamery in Palo Alto
Second visit. I find this place kind of annoying. I ordered a mini Salted Butterscotch in a cone and was told "that'll be $1 extra since you're an adult." Ok... I guess I could see how your menu...
View ArticleFillmore Bakeshop cronut or cronot? [SF]
Interesting read. I've said some flattering things about Fillmore Bakeshop on CH in the past, and I do think they keep up a couple of the traditions from Delanghe, but the last time I was in the store,...
View ArticleFood for 3 Nights Napa Valley + 1 Night Healdsburg
Healdsburg has so many options... We are going in sept. We are planning dinners at Barndiva, Mateo's Cocina, Chalkboard and Scopa. Would love to hear what you think of Chalkboard. It's been a couple of...
View ArticleDinner between Sebastopol and Berkeley -- I was stumped!
Again, what kind of food do they want to eat? Price range? Compared to the Peninsula, that has a much bigger population, there are a lot more places that I enjoy in Sonoma County.
View ArticleGood bar to watch Breaking Bad?
Sent you an email. Wasn't planning on going until the 7th or 8th episode of this half-season. Just wanted to gather information about what places allowed a viewing party, and this seems to be a good...
View ArticleIn search of restaurant recs for relatives arriving - 3 nights in peninsula...
So I have some rather picky and pretentious foodie relatives arriving from EU to stay and I am hoping to wow them with the food around here :) I am looking for recs for: 1. A great weeknight dinner...
View ArticleFood Tour for New Yorkers coming to SF
In case you don't end up getting food before the game, the Sheboygan brat, heavy on the onions, kraut and mustard, is by far my favorite item at the Giants stadium.
View ArticleBuying Buns like Chairman Bao in Oakland Chinatown
Hi Gkillion, By any chance could you post the recipe you used? Particularly for the slaw with mustard seeds. I want to give it a try as well! :)
View ArticleBackyard in Forestville
Another hat tip to Melanie. I bookmarked this one, waiting for the chance. Finally, loved our late brunch here. My biscuits and gravy were the best I've had since Portland. Everything on the table,...
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