Pinkelwurst in Berkeley/Oakland Area?
Gaumenkitzel might sell you some sausages. There's a place called Old World German Sausage on International Blvd. but apparently it's Croatian.
View ArticleTommy Thai - Mountain View
Ok, I have a better strategy now. I just ate at an Indonesian place in Amsterdam, and they had four levels of spice: 0. Mild 1. Spicy 2. Hot 3. With no restrictions on the chef [ In a moment of...
View ArticleOld Port Lobster Shack - Downhill alert or just wildly inconsistent?
is this from the redwood city branch or the woodside branch?
View ArticleBuying Buns like Chairman Bao in Oakland Chinatown
Oh, and there are also the Bread of Life bakeries (there's one in Chinatown, on 8th). I've found their various stuffed buns to be a bit too healthy-tasting — but for a plain baked bun that doesn't have...
View ArticleFeedback for San Francisco/Napa Itinery
Sam's is open only until 9pm and is closed on weekends.
View ArticleTadich to Open Branch in Washiington DC?
looks like sometime between your visit and now, they've dropped the 's' http://www.joesstonecrab.com/ the sign looks to still have the plural...
View ArticleA Chicago favorite for 75 yrs, Al's Beef (for Hot Italian Beef), now in San...
No idea myself, but I just posted a link to the site to a South Bay friend of mine who hails from Chi-town (and somehow hadn't already heard about this outpost opening). He's stoked. Figure he'll...
View ArticleChez Panisse Fire
The LA Times reports that CP will reopen on June 21 with an Edible Schoolyard Project fundraiser, $1000 upstairs, $2500 downstairs....
View ArticleGifts from California to take overseas?
Thanks, Robert, I misread that paragraph -- I can see they are still making it for Proximo. In which case, yay for Buddha's Hand!
View ArticleShopping in Sausalito and San Francisco
I would expect most or all ceramics retailers provide less than bulletproof packaging (i.e., newspapers or similar) for goods sold at retail and carried out of the store by the customer. If Heath...
View ArticleExcellent casual food by Marina? Or hip bar? Fun group from Manhattan...
Really casual - try Tacolicious.
View ArticleMalacca gin in the East bay?
Since Tanqueray has rereleased a limited supply of their Malacca gin I've been trying to get some for my wife, Has anyone seen it for sale in the bay area, preferably East Bay? I've tried a few places...
View ArticleWhere to buy veal shanks in the East Bay?
I'm planning to try a osso bucco recipe. Any recommendations on where to buy veal shanks? I live east of the tunnel but can easily travel to Berkeley or Oakland. Thanks!
View ArticleGifts from California to take overseas?
Didn't wade through all the responses but how about various versions of preserved meat? Like beef jerky. or jerky using game meat like deer/elk. Rillettes/terrines/pates in jars. And if they will eat...
View ArticleMalacca gin in the East bay?
I was there this morning, a bit pricey, but what are you going to do.
View ArticleHue Restaurant (Paloma Plaza, San Jose)
On a return visit two weeks ago, I discovered that banh xeo, $7.75, is a new addition to the menu, http://www.flickr.com/photos/melaniewong/8737698572/ The BX is described here in the Dish of the Month...
View ArticleTaco truck/caterer w/ al pastor on a spit?
At the Cinco de Mayo festival in the Roseland district of Santa Rosa, there were no less than three trompos (al pastor spits) complete with pineapples among the food vendors. Mi Tierra Restaurant had...
View ArticleDaimo or Saigon in Richmond
I think it mostly depends on what you feel like eating. It has been quite a few years since I've had a dinner banquet type meal at Daimo though it certainly serves those kinds of dishes. Mostly this is...
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