NEW: Heat Hot Sauce Shop, Berkeley - reports?
checked it out---it's right on MLK next to the hair salon. Cool space with hot sauces lining all the walls, and a tasting area set up with chips and water in the front. Selection was great. I needed to...
View ArticleBay Area Food Festivals and Events, June 2013 -
6/7 - Summertini, San Francisco http://ecs-sf.org/events/summertini_restaurants.html 6/7 - Cherry spitting contest, Kaiser Permanente Farmers Market, San Jose...
View ArticleBest quality sushi in San francico
The law requires fish processors to have an approved plan in place. The guidelines are for developing such a plan, so effectively they have the force of law....
View ArticleVietnam House Chowdown Report [San Francisco]
Location is good if you don't mind the fragrance of stale urine before your meal. Perhaps the scaffolding had something to do with that. The block is reasonably safe provided you keep an eye over your...
View ArticleManresa's Tomato Modernista Dinner [Los Gatos]
"like this dance" is pretty accurate, and it's an incredibly awkward dance of way too many servers, none of whom are particularly fluid. We wanted to hide under the table whenever they headed in our...
View ArticleWhere to eat? (couple in mid-20's, one week stay)
Did anyone mention the Tourist club for when you go to muir woods?
View ArticleNational Donut Day - June 7, 2013
Bumped into Hannah of Doughnut Dolly when I was in Oakland on Monday and asked what was in the works for Friday, June 7, National Donut Day. She said she’d be gearing up for huge volume and later...
View ArticleMartins West (Redwood City)
Thinking of meeting a friend for dinner there tomorrow night. Anyplace else we should consider instead?
View ArticleBars near State Bird Provisions/itinerary query?
Ooops - thanks, ChervilGeorge! Shame on me that I used to live in an apartment that looked down on Yoshi's and 1300 Fillmore and couldn't remember the address!
View ArticleBoulevard [San Francisco]
We went on Tuesday, and, other than not bringing everyone's food to the table at the same time (i.e., half the plates came out, the others followed 30 seconds later), it was every bit as good as it's...
View ArticleLooking for the best pie in the Bay Area.
San Francisco's Three Babes Bakeshop makes some great pie. I particularly like the Apple and the Salty Walnut. There was a seasonal Apple/Toffee (?) pie last fall that was super. The fillings are...
View ArticleSour cherries @ Ferry Plaza farmers market today
If you want to reduce the pain, get a plunger-action cherry pitter / stoner with a feed hopper and output bin.
View Articlegreat sf spots for great drinks
A new place opened up called Novela. During the week opens at 4PM, weekend at 7PM. They serve cocktails and punch. The space looks interesting. Website is below. http://novelasf.com/
View ArticleBest boiled crawfish in SF similar to New Orleans crawfish boils?
I'm going to SF this weekend and am looking for fresh boiled crawfish flavored like any you get from New Orleans? It's been too many years since I've had the good stuff! Thanks!
View ArticleWhere to buy Okinawan Sweet Potato
yes! i love that pie and actually have been meaning to ask her where she sources them from. thanks for the reminder!
View ArticleBreakfast Sandwich - SF Dish of the Month June 2013
I was recently surprised at how much I liked the breakfast sandwiches at Gott's.
View ArticleNew - Izakaya Ajito in Cupertino
We were sorry to waste time on a Saturday. It is not quite a yakitori place for the grilled items had no "heat". Almost felt like they only heat up the pre-skewered food. All our yakitori came to the...
View ArticleJinmi dumpling--kimchi dumplings near Paris Baguette [Santa Clara]
I swear sweet potato uncle was still there a couple of weeks ago, unless someone else has set up a cart outside that store. I'll swing by Saturday and check.
View ArticleChef Ma in San Jose for Chengdu, Sichuan Cooking
We've taken out twice, and in the 5:30 pm range when they reopen for dinner, both times the take-out business has been brisk enough that it takes them rather long (20-30 minutes) to get our order out.
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