Masterful Stir Fries at Ming Kee – Hurry, Closing April 15 (San Francisco)
Y’all know that Ming Kee (fka Happy Bakery) is my favorite spot for Cantonese barbecued meats, per this thread. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/878177 The early reports for anything else ordered from...
View ArticleAtlanta Hound Visiting, Looking for Solo Options and Thoughts on my Current List
Boulevard has nice bar seating overlooking the kitchen.
View Articleadesso update
One motivation for partially cooking pizza is to ensure that the dough doesn't come out tough when you reheat it. Cheeseboard, for example, partly bakes their pies, and most of the time you can barely...
View ArticleBusiness Dinner In SF This Monday
Aaah, good thinking. I will indeed go ahead and do that Robert. Cheers!
View ArticleChez Panisse Fire
Latest from the web site: "Right now we are feeling confident that the first week of June is a realistic opening date for both café and restaurant."
View ArticleChinese food for Chinese people (north bay)
true, there's hardly any chinese people in sonoma. doubt neither Amy's, Golden Spring, Happy Garden, nor Shanghai caters to any significant number of chinese patrons.
View ArticleLa Folie for special dinner
I'm sure Passot still loves his foie, even if he can't currently serve it to his customers.
View ArticleRecommendations for a personal chef for a dinner party?
Many Catering companies can put you in touch with Chefs.
View ArticleHong Kong Flower Lounge vs The Kitchen in Millbrae
I go to HKFL fairly often for dim sum. Favorites: crispy rice noodles with xo sauce, egg custard buns, mochi with black sesame, the steamed to order wontons Dave mentioned below, sometimes the suckling...
View ArticleRecommendations for tapas in Oakland/Berkeley tomorrow night
Last time I was there for dinner my dining partner was wincing in pain at the noise, we could not have a conversation. Cesar's food is not very good in my opinion.
View ArticleWonton Noodle Soup - SF Dish of the Month (April 2013)
So this isn't technically Wonton NOODLE Soup since there are no noodles, but I think the Wonton looks like a goldfish and has the right ratio of Pork to Shrimp. Also, the broth is really nice. All in...
View ArticleChez Panisse Fire
And they even add: "We...may be able to open earlier." With most construction of this sort, you would expect a business to open later rather than earlier than the projected re-opening date (we continue...
View ArticleDry aged beef?
Some, not all, Whole Foods have it. But unfortunately, theirs is aged 14 days which, unfortunately, is not sufficient. 21 days minimum, preferably 30. See:...
View ArticleLas Muchachas (Mountain View)
I can report that the camarones aguachile are perfectly pleasant. They're served differently from most seafood "cocktails" that I've had at places in Redwood City. As you can see in the attached photo,...
View ArticleSticky Rice Cafe: Laotian, Thai (Oaktown)
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/844169 for the New Year festivities @ Wat Lao Saysettha (Santa Rosa)
View ArticleBeijing-like food in Mountain View/Silicon Valley?
If you're willing to go all the way to Menlo Park, there's Fey, which has hot pot (pot in center of table, cook yourself). I also like the food there for exactly what you describe - lots of different...
View ArticleNapa's Oxbow Mkt: tour & classes
Was doing some research and ran across this, for folks visiting Napa mid-week. Tues/Thurs there's an all-day shopping tour and cooking class centered around Oxbow Market. Not cheap, but could be a lot...
View ArticleLa Folie for special dinner
:) Our dinner was mixed. Which I think says as much about my relationship to fine dining as anything else. Some things lovely. Gorgeous space. Every amuse (including petit fours) wonderful. Buttered...
View ArticleA90 - Berkeley [now "Build"]
Berkeleyside has a long preview with photos. One of the owners lived in Rome and promises thin crust like they do there. 14 wines and 16 beers on tap. Hand-cut ice cubes. Arancini. They plan to open...
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