Shopping in Sausalito and San Francisco
Another for your shopping list: M. H. Bread & Butter in San Anselmo. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903956
View ArticleKing Wah in Milpitas
I've been seeing good things from the Fremont Asian Pearl recently and will retry their jowl. The last time I had it, I found it lacking the characteristic "bounce" that I like to see in jowl, but with...
View ArticleLychees (2013)
After dim sum today, I popped into the Cupertino 99 Ranch and saw a dwindling supply of Mexican lychees for $3.49 a pound. They looked rather small, some red, some brown and no green. I didn't have a...
View ArticleMichael Bauer's top 100 2013
It's a rare restaurant that is in a position to bemoan the extra customers that follow a review. Unlike Bauer, Unterman and Sesser regularly brought deserving off-the-radar holes in the wall to public...
View ArticleBay Area Food Festivals and Events, June 2013 -
There is a Sikh parade for peace or something like that today in Berkeley.
View ArticlePizzaiolo shines
Pizzaiolo is celebrating its 8th birthday until 8pm tonight. $30pp. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=514223235292234&set=a.429565033758055.87926.143284572386104&type=1 Friend's photo of...
View ArticleM. H. Bread & Butter in San Anselmo
So pleased to read a happy customer's report! Glad the promise pans out. A croque madame would have an egg.
View ArticleWho sells Fond O Foods Allgau German butter in San Francisco?
I'm not familiar with this particular butter. You might want to check out the French butters at Gourmet & More in Hayes Valley.
View ArticleHELP-I am traveling to Downtown San Francisco- Castro Valley-and monterey Cal
As you likely know by now, Castro Valley is bereft of all good food except two special places: Val's [actually in Hayward at the end of Center street at Kelly and 4th. A great world class hamburger,...
View ArticleCommunity Survey: Bánh Khọt, Vietnamese Mini Rice Pancake/Cupcake
Looking at Cynsa's photo, they appear to be made with two layers of different batters. True? http://www.chow.com/photos/943747
View ArticleSaturday night for heavy apps in SF
I've only been once but our recent dinner at Skool was all apps, the service was outstanding, the price was reasonable and the food was very good to excellent (the uni flan is pretty phenomenal). Loved...
View ArticleVietnam House - any reports?
Has anyone ordered the bun mang vit as spotted in this ISO thread? http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/841324#7252678 Not one of the dishes tried at the chowdown last year....
View ArticleTao Ngo Restaurant in San Jose
After reporting on the banh xeo in the May dish of the month thread, http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/900476#8105056 and the banh khot here, http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903026#8112438 I thought...
View ArticleMama Ji's in the Castro for Dim Sum & Sichuan, San Francisco
A stream of excited text messages keep pinging on my phone from a friend who's eating there tonight and can't believe there's now real Chinese food in the Castro. Originally started as a pop-up in...
View ArticleCooking Papa (Foster City)
I noticed the new special menu a week ago -- and even took photos, and forgot my plan to post. Hope they reproduce large enough to read. Several interesting items -- other than seafood, the Glutinous...
View ArticleISO Caneles in Napa or Sonoma Valley
Be sure to alert her to how wet (sort of like a fresh popover) the interior will be. I've seen some people wrinkle their noses in disgust thinking caneles are raw inside.
View ArticleBanh Xeo - SF Dish of the Month May 2013
I want to taste it. It does say shrimp on the menu, but a fried chicken banh xeo sounds pretty good.
View ArticleBest resource for information about Farmer's Markets?
Is there some sort of site that has a comprehensive list of all farmer's markets, and what farms / producers are at which ones? It seems like the information is spread out across several different...
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