Coupon deal for dinner Applewood Inn/Sonoma Cty
I had no problem getting a reservation on short notice for a Saturday night last August. If it were hard to get reservations, they wouldn't have much reason to do a half-off promotion like this.
View ArticleGrocery Outlet April 2013
Thank you for the incredibly helpfull link. i'm planing a phony doctors visit for Wednesday to go to GORWC. Went to GOSSF today, got Ritter sport minis. The Wine section is getting a little better they...
View ArticleSir and Star at The Olema
Thanks much, Melanie, for finding and adding all the contact info. Food is key, but, it's worth saying - I loved the style. Dark woodwork, cream and distressed wood give the old Victorian hotel a spare...
View ArticleFire at China Village (Albany)
Happy Golden Bowl is now Ancient Szechuan restaurant. Different owner, same chef and I guess the same menu. Tbe Sichuan braised beef noodle soup was excellent.
View ArticleMichael Bauer's top 100 2013
I doubt that the food at HOPR has changed a lot since 2007 -- you don't tinker with a successful formula. Service could always be a variable given the turnover in the industry. The 2007 review reads...
View ArticleFire at China Village (Albany)
Reportedly the chef is going back to China Village: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/890969
View ArticlePoutine.
Yeah, but do they have meat and salad flavored bottled water? I highly doubt it, eh!
View ArticleClaussen pickle relish, refrigerated
This is an exceptional relish and I think Kraft has taken it off production. If anyone finds this, would you let me know. I'll go anywhere for a bunch of this. It's with Claussen pickles usually. Thank...
View ArticleBringing foie gras and/or shark fin into california.
You're going to Hong Kong soon right? If you are talking about purchasing shark fin, fish maw, sea cucumber, dried abalone to bring back, I honestly cannot see them confiscating it, because nowhere...
View ArticleHi Lo BBQ is open! [SF]
They've finally extended their hours! 12pm-10pm, everyday, no breaks. At 5pm on a Saturday, it was nearly empty. Compare that to Tacolicious, which had a 45 minute wait (seriously???). The Iacopi Farms...
View ArticleI love the oatmeal at the Sentinel. Who else makes oatmeal this good?
Sweet Woodruff oatmeal RIP... they replaced it with cheesy jalapeno grits. :-(
View ArticleFlour & Co - NEW Bakery, SF - any reports?
I stopped in while on a Labyrinth crawl today. There were lots of little sandwiches that looked good that I'd like to try in the future. Salami and manchego pop-tart things were great. Good ratio of...
View Articlechina village reopening [Albany]
if i were alone, I'd order the cold sliced bacon cut pork with spicy garlic sauce, and then the spicy tan tan noodles (or ma po tofu.) if i had to take some home, win-win! if you go with someone, you...
View ArticleHave you tasted Sri Lankan cuisine in the bay area?
That was their 2nd restaurant. Have they closed the 1st one?
View ArticleChowdown at Fey Restaurant [Menlo Park]
* * * * Sichuan Chowdown Series * * * * Chef Ma, San Jose (May 2013) http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/900805 Fey Restaurant, Menlo Park (May 2013) http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/900684 Happy Golden...
View ArticleExecutive Dining
Most retail restaurants aren't set up for the accommodation or (evident) environment you need (Il Fornaio?!?) - yet on the other hand, that budget IS a bit marginal. Some venues below have proven...
View ArticleMichael Bauer's top 100 2013
Bauer has stated in his blog posts that being dropped from the list doesn't necessarily mean that a place has gone downhill or isn't as good as places that are on the list. I'd accuse him of being...
View ArticleSpoon Korean [Berkeley]
The menu says "spicy noodle soup with vegetables in beef broth." If I ordered that and didn't get soup I'd have asked the server where the broth was. I think I did order it once and it was soup. I...
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