Shopping in Sausalito and San Francisco
Lots of places carry Gioia, but freshness is so crucial that overnight direct is worth it.
View ArticleDuck Jaws at Cooking Papa and the Joy Of Eating Without Worrying About Manners
The craze for Maggi sauce fried duck jaws started maybe 2 ish years ago and was heavily touted by those food expert DJs on 1450AM Chinese radio for the version offered at Tai Wu in Daly City a year...
View ArticleCan't find good pies in SF nor the Peninsula!
My go to apple pie is from Dreagers. Great butter crust and firm, not too sweet filling that holds its shape after being cut. Wonderful.
View ArticleDang Butterscotch Rootbeer
First time hearing of this but now very curious. Will keep my eyes open here on the EC.
View ArticleBoston Hound Report: Play as we go
A16, AQ, Cotogna, and State Bird can all have hour-plus waits if you don't have a reservation. Cotogna's four blocks from 5A5. Maybe you could put your name on the waiting list on your way to 5A5.
View ArticleNew Richmond Grocery Outlet Store - May 23 Opening.
Probably b/c i think in the fine print for the entries for Grand Opening prizes, it says something about 5/23-6/something
View ArticleGifts from California to take overseas?
Hard, aged cheeses do not contain lactose. Only fresh cheeses (like cream cheese) and processed cheese food (but what hound would eat those?) contain lactose.
View ArticleRepresentative winery itinerary for short Napa trip
Duckhorn. Quintessa is a *beautiful* building but their wines are over-extracted (I think) and Terra Valentine is just fine, but Duckhorn (or Paraduxx, their sister winery) are more interesting. Of the...
View ArticleTadich to Open Branch in Washiington DC?
No, definitely not Doug Pledger (of "Pledger plays the classics") - I actually phoned him once to ask a music question, by the way. We had a very well-known full-time restaurant critic who appeared in...
View ArticleUnion Square Area
Barbacco, Zero Zero. I would also like to recommend Perbacco...seems formal but a lively place for friends to gather. Excellent food & service.
View ArticleDang Butterscotch Rootbeer
yes- refrigerated back wall, along with a lot of other really interesting sodas
View ArticleScrambled egg and beef ho fun at Just Won Ton
This little place seems to have one stellar dish-scrambled egg with either beef/shrimp ho fun. Good wok hey on the fresh wide, rice noodles, seasoned just right and topped with an oyster based sauce,...
View ArticleJoshu-ya Brasserie, Berkeley - any recent reports?
In The Daily Californian I picked up on Cal Day Joshu-ya Brasserie was named Best Japanese Food. Menu changes seasonally - unique Japanese-style tapas, and standard sushi/sashimi, fudge-brownie tempura...
View ArticleRepresentative winery itinerary for short Napa trip
Try to schedule your winery visits so that each day you focus on one small area so you don't spend a lot of time backtracking. Also while the wineries on Hwy 29 are pretty easy / fast to get to, if you...
View ArticleDuck Jaws at Cooking Papa and the Joy Of Eating Without Worrying About Manners
All of these things I love along with other weird things that I love and can not eat anymore (or any less). Add to the list Tripe Kidney Snails Duck and Chicken feet I am just wishing I can have some...
View ArticleAnyone know a great East Bay Burger joint?
Are all Crinkle cut fries made from reconstituted potatoes? like pringles chips.
View ArticleNew Richmond Grocery Outlet Store - May 23 Opening.
I know someone who mentioned they thought they saw a crack in building from Hacienda teardown (not confirmed and I hope not).
View ArticleFlour & Co - NEW Bakery, SF - any reports?
We tried a couple of items on our recent visit, both yummy. Wish I had seen they had savoury oatmeal before I ordered though -- want to try that for sure next time. That'll teach me to get distracted...
View ArticleMumbai Chowk (some Mumbai food), Newark report w/ pics
The special dish you mention above is Pav Bhaji - a mash up of potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers with a heady amount of spices. Thanks for the report hhc.
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