And by tipsy, I mean full. SF Soup Co., you know the key to my heart. When these soups made their way on the scene, I wasn’t sold right away. But now, SF Soup Co. has many varieties that I like to call mine. My ultimate favorite is exotic mushroom. It is a deeply rich & creamy ‘shroom soup. No go today for the mushroom soup so I went with the Creole crab & corn.…
Now you know how much Chinese food I eat. Or for us, it’s just food, I guess. Family dinners are very typically Chinese meals because that’s what preferred. Tonight’s selection comes from Jade Garden. More accurately, it’s slow garden because the lightly staffed place was hosting Chinese New Year dinners. Our small table did not have the banquet affair. Rather, we had fried oysters, spinach with preserved egg, veggies with mushrooms, & bittermelon with beef.…
Lunch with the aunties today. Enjoyed some simple Chinese eats at Lychee Cafe in the Sunset of friendly San Francisco. Five dishes & soup for four adults, we had fish, veggies, seafood cake & other sauce covered dishes. My aunt’s favorite is the chicken wings, wet style (aka saucy!). It’s akin to angel wings In thai cuisine. A similarly fried and saucy cousin of the chicken wing, is the family favored spare ribs. Today’s pick…
So pleased are people in the Peninsula that Habit Burger made it down to us. Previously a further destination & now localized, the burger joint still has long lines but it’s worth the wait. After trial & error, my favorite here is the Santa Barbara burger. It’s on sourdough (yum) with two delectable patties, avo, & all the usual burger fixings. Paired with the tempura green beans (to make it “healthy” — haha), it was…
I didn’t realize how much I loved dim sum until I moved to Upstate NY. The dim sum variety was limited to a faraway location that only served the brunch favorite Sundays for a limited part of the day. It broke my heart. Promptly arriving in dim sum territory (anywhere that’s not Central NY), I like to dim sum often. A new family go to, Shai Lai Seafood restaurant in the outer Richmond has good…
Marnee Thai, that is. My favorite here is the coconut hotcakes which is an appetizer but it feels kind of like dessert. It is garnished with coconut cream, corn & a touch of pumpkin & taro. Every girl’s dream. We also enjoyed their summer rolls which was a light addition to our lunch. The Tom ka soup was on point, with the coconut aroma, perfect for nice San Franciscan day. We chose the spicy curry…
Baby’s first Elephant Bar experience. Since we buffeted earlier, we went light with the Cowboy Ribeye with sweet potato fries & sautéed veggies. Off the Grid was in the parking lot of Serramonte Mall. I prided myself with restraint for not going for a snack to scope out the DC food truck offerings. Really it was too cold for baby to be outside. Sacrifice, yo. The ribeye was cooked okay, perhaps a little too rare…
Back to my old stomping grounds on the outskirts of San Francisco. Hello, Daly City, I’ve missed you. Trying out OK Pho on San Pedro Road and they’re right! The pho is ok. What was great was their fresh spring rolls that have the perfect chewiness of fresh rice paper. Calm got the seafood pho, his staple. The owner John boasts that his place doesn’t use any MSG… Nor does his sister restaurant Oriental Kitchen,…
But California does. Burritos are a perfect food. It has all the elements of a delicious meal. Probably more carbohydrates that is advisable per meal, but whatever, who’s counting. (Just kidding, we should care, at least a little, because our longevity & health depends on it.) This handy meal (get it?), has the greatest hits: guac, sour cream, carnitas, salsa, rice, beans, lettuce… This particular one is on a spinach wrap from Chino’s in the…
Given the current 100:1 ratio of baby to food photos lately, I had to dig deep to reminisce about a prior meal. Hog & Rocks, a gastropub in the Mission District in San Francisco, boasts a foie gras topped burger which we had to try. This visionary restaurant was serving the once banned foie gras as an addition to their already delicious double patty burger. Medium rare, of course. I could tell you all about…