Looking for childhood apple pies and orange pies from Chinatown
Let see I do not remember as well as use too. But there was apple, lemon, mandrian orange, and peanut cake which I did care for. There was one more but I forget now. Next time I in the city with family...
View ArticleReport: Incanto Chowdown, Whole Pig Dinner, April 14th [San Francisco]
This was a fun experience and well worth doing. The salumi plate was a nice way to start though it was hard to stop picking at all of the offerings even knowing what was coming. The salads were fine,...
View ArticleChampagne Buffet Opening in San Mateo
Champagne Seafood in San Mateo closed for remodeling and is reopening as a buffet. Looks like a Moonstar buffet model. April 30 is their first day. 10% discount.. It will be interesting if they...
View ArticleSonoma County Egg Hunt: I Brake for Fresh Farm Eggs
This has been an awesome thread to read and follow, thanks for your efforts! A couple of questions. 1) In regards to flavor, if you had to summarize the top 2-3 places for eggs, which would they be. 2)...
View Article"Oakland at work: Wholesale produce at Jack London Square"
I often have breakfast at Buttercup and just park in their lot if I have the car (they open at 6). Because I used to work at night this was an easy option and their breakfast is pretty good. After...
View ArticlePoint Reyes and Point Fort
My canonical a day like that used to be dinner at Old Warszawa , because the soups were perfect after (what is often) a cold windy day. I would do something chinese out by 19th Ave for dinner,...
View ArticleCan we get more Filipino food popularized than just adobo and sisig?
It really is a shame, since we have such a rich cultural heritage that is reflected in our cuisine. Lots of Malay, Chinese and Indian flavors that immigrants and settlers localized/adopted to fit local...
View ArticleAlameda recommendations
Oh, this is right by my house, I have been seeing the sign for them since I moved here, I'll have to check it out!
View ArticleThe very best risotto..
It was not the chef, Vincenzo who died but his FOH partner, Paolo. Vincenzo did, however, move to their sister restaurant I don't remember where...Walnut creek? Either way, haven't had the risotto...
View ArticleLooking for childhood apple pies and orange pies from Chinatown
My dad grew up in Chinatown and also remembers Sun Wah Que. He said the sugar donuts came out at 3 p.m. and were more like egg puffs with sugar on top. He didn't think the orange pies were that good,...
View ArticleLa Ciccia [SF]
I am kicking myself for having not eaten here before. The food was sublime. We had the Fregua Sarda cun Arrizzonisi e Cori de Tonnu $18 (Toasted Sardinian Fregola with Sea Urchin Tomato and Cured Tuna...
View ArticleIs it just me or is it rather difficult to find good steak in the Bay Area?
I dined there on Friday and they claimed that they did in fact have the cooler set up. But after trying it, I doubted whether or not it was dry aged. IT was definitely over salted and didn't have that...
View ArticleCity cracks down on SF restaurant surcharge fraud
smatbrat - you do not need a specific law that says that it's unlawful to impose a consumer surcharge for xxx, and then not spend it on xxx. For example, you cannot make a charitable solicitation,...
View ArticleSaulsalito with a view
I'll enter a dissent about the awesomeness of the food at Copita. I had a lunch there last year and I thought the food was not that great. Pretty boring, really, for Mexican food. Other people I know...
View Article7 hour over-night layover jaunt into the city - crazy?
what day/night will this be, actually? that will help a lot with planning this...
View ArticleWhat's great around Mountain View/Palo Alto -- Cascal, Joya, Tamarine;...
Be wary of Cascal if you're hardcore about food. Yes it's popular and busy, and has had some great ad-hoc daily specials. Good for business lunches. Several marriages and lots else attributed to its...
View ArticleFey - promising sichuan menlo park
Looks a little like a variation of the Hunan dish minced pork with sour/pickled beans.
View ArticleBetelnut > Hutong [San Francisco]
I was there last week and the bartender kept making comments about how the decor was better before. seemed like people weren't too happy with the change. i thought the food was creative, although it...
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