Favorite Ice Cream 2013
On this subject, I'm in the process of whipping up David Leibowitz' Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. I followed it to the t, except I add 3 drops of green coloring for hahas and a 1/2 tsp of vanilla...
View ArticleNEW: Easy Creole (Cajun food), Berkeley - any reports?
This is funny to me, Creole/Cajun food. That's like American/Mexican food. You do one or the other. Maybe that's why some people have mentioned roux malfunctions. They're two opposite ends of the...
View Articletrick dog - just go now. [San Francisco]
Favorites on the new menu (they switched over in mid-July) include Mr. Big Stuff (made with tequila, Gran Classico, coconut, bay laurel tincture, and lime, served in a ceramic pineapple) and She's Gone...
View ArticleAmbiance Restaurant, Los Altos
Did they feel it was on par with other restaurants that charge $135 for a tasting menu? And if they ordered the pairing, any comments on the wines? As you can see from this earlier discussion, 'hounds...
View ArticleSubstandard banquet experience at Farallon [San Francisco]
So Farallon is as bad as Tadich and will probably be gone within a year, yet Tadich has survived since 1849?
View ArticleCity View vs. Z & Y [San Francisco]
I ate at City View yesterday, and it was fine. There's better dim sum in the city, but not at HK East Ocean. I agree, doesn't make sense to cross the bridge or eat so late. We had decent dim sum at...
View ArticleChilaquiles - SF Dish of the Month (Feb 2013)
Pine Cone Diner in Point Reyes Station has chilaquiles that taste great, but seem closer in preparation to nachos. Red salsa coats each chip, which is fried up with eggs and then topped with lettuce,...
View ArticleCasual Sunday brunch, Veggie friendly, near Glen Park BART station?
... also known as Hayward.
View ArticleFillmore Bakeshop cronut or cronot? [SF]
And the winning moniker is . . . D's Nutz. Take that, Dominique!
View ArticleRecent Lahore Karahi reports?
thanks for the update, Melanie - on alert and anticipating this opening on Noriega. Last month's Sunday Streets was the Tenderloin on 8/18. We walked by Lahore Karahi and it was packed so we hustled...
View ArticleBoba Milk Tea - SF stepping it up!
Tried Cool Tea Bar when very thirsty on Saturday - it was really warm in SF. Got the lychee oolong at 30% the usual sugar level (you can customize this, as with at Tpumps or some of the other places)....
View ArticleHamburgers - SF Dish of the Month September 2013
In n Out is about the cheese, for me, not the meat. The exact balance of crispy, sharp, cheese, fatty... it's nice.
View ArticleA16 Rockridge [Oakland]
I forgot to post about another good meal we had last week. We got in shortly before 10, it was still busy but they had some tables, maybe slow because of Labor Day week. We were there just in time to...
View ArticleIn search of restaurant recs for relatives arriving - 3 nights in peninsula...
thanks, yea i was looking at that and now i am wavering again... leaning back towards joya. i just want them to have a great dining experience with fun and lively atmosphere and impress them with...
View ArticleThe Pot Sticker in Chinatown [San Francisco]
I walked by here a few days ago and picked up a paper menu. It looks very interesting -- much more interesting than the on-line menu. You can get hot-pots with a choice of several different "flavor...
View ArticlePrincess cake
In the Monterey Bay Area, Gayle's in Capitola has a lovely Princess Cake. http://www.gaylesbakery.com/bakery/cakes/fruit-favoritesh/
View Articleso about those Dan Dan noodles...
Xi An on Geary, SF, around 2nd Ave, previously called San Dong, not San Tung which is on Irving. Xi An has a new chef, a new menu and also beef pancake. The Dan Dan was good except too much sesame...
View ArticleCevapcici Dropped from Palo Alto Grill Menu
Sorry, not yet. My grandmother made them. Also had them in Germany where they were on many menues.
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