Itinerary almost set for First trip, just a few gaps, please help
Crenn is a very special place, in my opinion. Ame and Crenn are both a little more formal than anything else on your list, Ame a little less so than Crenn. for neither would i say it's an absolute...
View ArticleSons & Daughters [San Francisco]
loved. as escargot3 said, from start to finish, what a treat. lovely space, friendly and great service. we had: an amuse of a buttermilk cracker (like a shrimp chip, actually), with creme fraiche,...
View ArticleFive in Berkeley
i read somewhere recently that there's a chef change coming. we went last night. everything was tasty but not really amazing. maybe the cheesy biscuits were amazing. the orzo mac-n-cheese with...
View Articlebouchon v. bistro jeanty v. bistro don geovanni (and other trip itinerary...
here's my report on Sons & Daughters, if you still have an opening in your eatinerary. HIGHLY recommend it. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/894697#8075756
View ArticleBirthday dinner for four... which of these untried choices?
This is interesting. I'm not a fan of Zuni, never understood its allure beyond a good martini and oysters. So if it's the younger generation's Zuni, that is not a selling point. And regarding the broad...
View Article1 day in Carneros/Napa
I am thinking that we will do Domaine Carneros and 2 other less touristy vineyards. I read the link you supplied, and I can get our group into the 3pm wine/cheese pairing at Etude on Friday. That may...
View ArticleItinerary almost set for First trip, just a few gaps, please help
People look very put together at the sit down/formal/prix fixe places. It's not so much about what you are wearing (e.g. there will be, esp. the guys, people in jeans), it's how you are wearing it. If...
View ArticleIs there such a thing as a poor man's French Laundry in Napa?
Thanks very much, Carrie. All sound perfect! I got addicted to the salted caramels at a small shop in Paris a couple of years ago...lol
View ArticleLooking for a Few Dinners in/near the Castro
I absolutely disagre. Poesia makes some excellent house made pasta. I live in the area and it's entered my semi-regular neighborhood rotation. That said, if I were coming from out of town, I would not...
View Articlebouchon v. bistro jeanty v. bistro don geovanni (and other trip itinerary...
Consider Goose & Gander in St Helena. Eight of us went Monday night, dined on the patio and had eight wonderful meals. Highlights were asparagus salad with burrata and pickled grapes, the pork...
View ArticleSons & Daughters [San Francisco]
nope, it's on the bottom of the tasting menu, for one and all. i wish they had pointed it out to me, but it "was" there, in writing, so i can't really complain. the guy who answered the phone today was...
View ArticleOld Chinese Hole-In-the-Wall on Embarcadero in SF?
Yeah... I was all about to report back tonight on our meal at Jai Yun until I learned about the prix fixe price...
View ArticleTC Pastry Daly City
haven't been back to TC Pastry in awhile ...... got there at 8:30am just as they opened ..... my favorite: sesame ball were still warm ...... very tasty as usual ..... crunch/crispy outside and chewy...
View ArticleLive Crayfish at 99 Ranch
i will report back if i make it there before the season ends.
View ArticleGrocery Outlet Wine Sale, May 8-12
Nope, not yet. I figured it would be nice to have an "everyday" Pinot in the house and for about $5, it'll probably be serviceable. But of course I'm keeping my receipt just in case. I've had the Wild...
View ArticleRestaurants with private room for business dinner in San Francisco
There are a lot more places on Opentable's private dining list: http://www.opentable.com/info/banquets.aspx?m=4 There are some great places that aren't on either, but it's impossible to know what to...
View Articlebest Kaiseki in Bay Area?
I just want to point out to you that most of the places you are listing are not kaiseki places, but are sushi bars.
View ArticleSichuan Chowdown at Mandarin Gourmet Palo Alto
Thanks for clarifying and refreshing my memory. I was in NYC in the 60s and as a Columbia grad student was a regular at the weekly department lunch at one of the Sichuan/Northern Chinese places on...
View ArticleBanh Xeo - SF Dish of the Month May 2013
Mustard leaf is listed as a wrapper in the Wiki page linked in the original post. If you've missed it, maybe it's a seasonal thing or just another example of places in San Jose/Milpitas offering better...
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