La Ciccia [SF]
That's what I always say about La Ciccia. The sauces are so distinct and delicious. Every one is so different. It really makes each dish stand out.
View ArticleBringing foie gras and/or shark fin into california.
Me too! Whew! Glad to know I'm doing all I can to be good to the world.
View ArticleUbuntu
A great example of why one needs to get out and try a place, because you never know what's going to happen. The recent sightings of Fox are in SoCal...
View ArticleMichael Bauer's top 100 2013
I heard that Bauer got rid of Sesser by telling him he had to choose between the Chron column and his main job, writing for Consumer Reports. "Eating in Michael Bauer's Town" by Maile Carpenter was in...
View ArticleRed Chilli - New Indian-Nepalese Resto in the Tenderloin -- Anybody tried?
I spotted this place's "Grand Opening" a couple of weeks ago (but had just eaten lunch) and forgot about it until it showed up on Yelp. It's a bit more attractive than the typical TL restaurant, but...
View ArticleCoffee Roaster in Berkeley-Oakland
Dude, $900 bucks for a hand grinder is a lot of grounds :-). I think that's more than he paid for the electric one. But dang, they're sexy.
View ArticleLooking for a Few Dinners in/near the Castro
Okay perhaps despise is too harsh a word. But I don't like it and I won't go back. Here are my thoughts from when I went: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/678450#6098167 Also, understand that I am in...
View ArticleNew branch of QQ Noodle in Cupertino, yay!
Gonna check this out. thanks for the notification.
View ArticleSweet, large, $.79 mangoes at Mi Tierra Market, 2023 Mission (16th st)
I happened to walk by a few hours ago when they were stocking many cartons of these large, $.79 mangoes. The label says 'Homerun mango 4959 product of Mexico'. Some of them are ripe; most should take...
View ArticleSichuan Chowdown at Mandarin Gourmet Palo Alto
Windy, MPTF is a favorite dish of mine ever since experiencing good versions from Chengdu-trained chefs many years ago. It's also, as I discovered after reading careful accounts and recipes from...
View Articlegrazing san fran (based in union square w/o car)
So you have one more day in San Francisco (Saturday) and you hit most of the tourist spots already. You want to do a chowhoundish grazing before a late night flight. What one thing would you eat? (You...
View Articlebest rye-based cocktails in/near Oakland?
Adesso would be my favorite cocktail spot in Oakland. I've only been to Tribune Tavern once, but they seem to have a serious cocktail program, too. Dogwood is good, too. I can't really remember an...
View ArticleTosca bought by Spotted Pig (NY) team
I read that as 2:00 am Sunday, I guess she meant Monday.
View ArticleOld Chinese Hole-In-the-Wall on Embarcadero in SF?
HON is also in every guide book to SF, in every language, so you get backpacking tall blonde swedish girls who are looking for guidance about what to do that evening. It's terrible, terrible, I tell...
View ArticleEast Bay BBQ for catering or takeout
When I worked in Hayward, we always got our catered BBQ from Carmen & Family, on West A Street. They were a star in the galaxy of Flint's/E&J/Ernie Goode. We always favored their ribs and their...
View Articlebest Kaiseki in Bay Area?
I haven't but thanks for the tip - I'll add it to the "to try" list!
View ArticleMiss Ollie's - Oakland
i know, i saw that! i'll look out for the bday girl and say hey!
View ArticleDim Sum Chowdown at Great Eastern Restaurant on Jackson St. [San Francisco...
I'm with Charlie--there's nothing like fressing with the hounds. I'd say that Great Eastern isn't worth a trip from another county just for the food, but everything was decent at minimum, very good at...
View ArticleSPECIAL Sunday Night Dinner
There are plenty of great mid-range restaurants in SF. I haven't been overly impressed with AQ, but if you are OK with that type of restaurant, there will probably be other alternatives and threads for...
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