10at10 Club
Main Discussion Area => Stream of Consciousness => Topic started by: RGMike on March 24, 2009, 12:11:45 PM
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for the princess especially: the Streep as Julia Child (coming this summer)!
I'm curious--in what film does she play Julia? Never thought about it, but JC would make an interesting biopic subject, since before becoming a food icon, she was a counterintelligence operative during WWII. Really.
I just want to see her weeping tears of joy at Tu Lan at 6th and Mission.
Are they still there? That place milked Julia's recco for all it was worth, even though it was pretty filthy the last couple times I was in there. Loved their imperial rolls and pan fried noodles though. Lots of Warfield staff ate their regularly, since they're right across the street. Also Cancun, for the same reason.
I ate there when I visited in December. The place is a hole, as is the whole block, but it's really got the best bun cha I've had in my life. I try to stop by every time I'm in town.
we've gotta get you to Shanghai Dumpling King next trip.
The one out on Balboa, a few blocks from the Balboa theater, yes? Also a great place.
I ate there last nite, in fact -- "I Love You man" was playing at the Balboa, so it was all the excuse I needed to pig out.
(http://lickmyspoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/shanghai-dumpling-king_crab-xiao-long-bao.jpg)
we need a food thread, methinks...
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Delectaqble idea, my friend. And I do love my dumplings.
Goodness, do I hope I can make it back to SF again this year. Having a wanderlust moment at work.
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for the princess especially: the Streep as Julia Child (coming this summer)!
I'm curious--in what film does she play Julia? Never thought about it, but JC would make an interesting biopic subject, since before becoming a food icon, she was a counterintelligence operative during WWII. Really.
I just want to see her weeping tears of joy at Tu Lan at 6th and Mission.
Are they still there? That place milked Julia's recco for all it was worth, even though it was pretty filthy the last couple times I was in there. Loved their imperial rolls and pan fried noodles though. Lots of Warfield staff ate their regularly, since they're right across the street. Also Cancun, for the same reason.
I ate there when I visited in December. The place is a hole, as is the whole block, but it's really got the best bun cha I've had in my life. I try to stop by every time I'm in town.
we've gotta get you to Shanghai Dumpling King next trip.
The one out on Balboa, a few blocks from the Balboa theater, yes? Also a great place.
I ate there last nite, in fact -- "I Love You man" was playing at the Balboa, so it was all the excuse I needed to pig out.
(http://lickmyspoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/shanghai-dumpling-king_crab-xiao-long-bao.jpg)
we need a food thread, methinks...
Mama, I'm coming home! In October, that is. I don't think I've ever been to either of those restaurants, but I'm missing dim sumpin' fierce right about now.
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Mama, I'm coming home! In October, that is. I don't think I've ever been to either of those restaurants, but I'm missing dim sumpin' fierce right about now.
as Julia Child Streep would say, "Bon appetit!"
(http://www.me-likey.com/images/2007/12/25/dumplings.jpg)
Here's hoping Gaz can coordinate a trip to coincide with yours!
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I lunched at Yank Sing today. Would love to try the dim sum mentioned here...
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If you like good cheap dim sum, try Good Luck on Clement St. near 9th Ave (across from Walgreens) in San Francisco. Prices are very cheap (some are like 3 pieces for $1.50 or something like that).
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Just wondering if some of you have been down this road before me, where you find good nutrition data. I've been doing the calorie and sodium thing, and it's working pretty well, but sometimes it's hard to estimate how many calories are in things, like burritos! When I get burritos, it's grilled chicken, black beans, rice, and avocado, but not sure how to score the calories!
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Just wondering if some of you have been down this road before me, where you find good nutrition data. I've been doing the calorie and sodium thing, and it's working pretty well, but sometimes it's hard to estimate how many calories are in things, like burritos! When I get burritos, it's grilled chicken, black beans, rice, and avocado, but not sure how to score the calories!
way back when the interwebs were new I found this online calorie counter thing:
http://www.nat.uiuc.edu/
There might be other tools out there, but I'm too lazy to find them.
If you look up 'burrito' you'll find just fast food versions of burritos, but you can piece together a California burrito if you look up each indiv item separately and compile a list:
(tortilla > flour > 1 serving of 3 oz> "save" -- beans > pinto > cooked > 1 serving of 1 cup "save", etc...).
then you "analyze" your assembled items. In my case it's my quick version of a chicken burrito, note I chose some brand name ingredients (Taco Bell Salsa, eg) as closest approximations of what I would probably eat.
Food Amount Serving Size
CHICKEN; BROILERS OR FRYERS, BREAST,
MEAT ONLY, COOKED, ROASTED 4 1 OUNCE (oz) - 28.35 grams
AVOCADOS; RAW, CALIFORNIA 3 1 OUNCE (oz) - 28.35 grams
BEANS; PINTO, MATURE SEEDS,
COOKED, BOILED, WO/SALT 1 1 CUP - 171 grams
TORTILLAS, READY-TO-BAKE OR -FRY; FLOUR 2 1 OZ - 28.35 grams
TACO BELL HOME ORIGINALS
THICK 'N CHUNKY SALSA; MEDIUM 1 1/4 CUP - 62 grams
TACO BELL MEXICAN RICE 2 1 SERVING - 135 grams
Nutrient Total Rec. %Rec
Water (g) 260.95 ---
Calories 1166.66 2900 40.23%
Pro(g) 66.69 63 105.86%
Fat (g) 42.57 96.67 44.04%
Carb (g) 131.26 ---
Fiber (g) 18.47 30 61.57%
Ash (g) 5.6 ---
Cal (mg) 479.03 1000 47.90%
Phos (mg) 638.18 700 91.17%
Iron (mg) 11.36 10 113.60%
Na (mg) 2350.4 2400 97.93%
Pot (mg) 1704.08 ---
vitA (IU) 10746.1 5000 214.92%
Thia (mg) 0.79 1.2 65.83%
Ribo (mg) 0.56 1.3 43.08%
Nia (mg) 19.88 16 124.25%
vitC (mg) 12.71 90 14.12%
satF (g) 11.18 32.22 34.70%
monoF (g) 12.76 32.22 39.60%
polyF (g) 4.51 32.22 14.00%
Chol (mg) 126.09 300 42.03%
it's a little tedious, but it's thorough.
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I lunched at Yank Sing today. Would love to try the dim sum mentioned here...
I'm pretty sure Yank Sing serves Shanghai Dumplings, but they probably charge 3 or 4 bucks for 4 of them, whereas Dumpling King gives you 10 (!) for $5.25 -- yum!
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Mama, I'm coming home! In October, that is. I don't think I've ever been to either of those restaurants, but I'm missing dim sumpin' fierce right about now.
Here's hoping Gaz can coordinate a trip to coincide with yours!
I will seriously look into this!
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TANC: Shanghai Dumpling King was featured on Check Please! Bay Area over the weekend. It got high praise all around...
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TANC: Shanghai Dumpling King was featured on Check Please! Bay Area over the weekend. It got high praise all around...
continued TANC: I got an email from a high school alumni who lives in Kauai, talking about how his daughter worked in the Farmer Brown's restaurant, which was also in Check Please.
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TANC: Shanghai Dumpling King was featured on Check Please! Bay Area over the weekend. It got high praise all around...
continued TANC: I got an email from a high school alumni who lives in Kauai, talking about how his daughter worked in the Farmer Brown's restaurant, which was also in Check Please.
I ate at Farmer Brown's once last year before going to a Warfield show. (They're trying to make down home cooking haute cuisine.) Was not too impressed. $15 for a "large" bowl of gumbo that was neither substantial nor terribly spicy. Also, the place was jammed with hipsters and noisy as hell (I think the Chron gave them a "bomb" rating for noise in their review), but I imagine that was the crowd they were going for. Thumbs down here.
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Rude food!
http://www.prezziesplus.co.uk/rude-food/after-dinner-nipples.html
(http://www.prezziesplus.co.uk/user/products/lg-after-dinner-chocolate-n.jpg)
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Rude food!
http://www.prezziesplus.co.uk/rude-food/after-dinner-nipples.html
(http://www.prezziesplus.co.uk/user/products/lg-after-dinner-chocolate-n.jpg)
wait, you mean nipples aren't appetizers?
"Now, don't fill up on nipples -- save room for some taint!"
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Rude food!
http://www.prezziesplus.co.uk/rude-food/after-dinner-nipples.html
(http://www.prezziesplus.co.uk/user/products/lg-after-dinner-chocolate-n.jpg)
wait, you mean nipples aren't appetizers?
"Now, don't fill up on nipples -- save room for some taint!"
You ever watch Weeds? There was a great one-liner about the definition of taint. But you'd kinda have to know the characters to really appreciate it.
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Rude food!
http://www.prezziesplus.co.uk/rude-food/after-dinner-nipples.html
wait, you mean nipples aren't appetizers?
"Now, don't fill up on nipples -- save room for some taint!"
You ever watch Weeds? There was a great one-liner about the definition of taint. But you'd kinda have to know the characters to really appreciate it.
that sounds familiar. Is it when Andy is giving the youngest son tips on ... doing that thing? Like w the warm banana?
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wait, you mean nipples aren't appetizers?
"Now, don't fill up on nipples -- save room for some taint!"
You ever watch Weeds? There was a great one-liner about the definition of taint. But you'd kinda have to know the characters to really appreciate it.
that sounds familiar. Is it when Andy is giving the youngest son tips on ... doing that thing? Like w the warm banana?
It might be the same ep, but not the same dialog.
Andy & Doug are sitting in the living room arguing about the definition of taint, and as Lupita walks by, Andy asks her for a ruling:
Andy: Hey Lupita, what do you call the thing between the dick and the asshole?
Lupita: The coffee table.
<rimshot>
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Here's the banana reference for those of you don't watch Weeds:
Setting: Nancy has just paid a plumber $200 bucks to fix a clog that turns out to have been a sock flushed downthe toilet. The plumber tells her that she must have a pubescent son who needs to have a conversation. She is too flustered to talk to her son Shane about it & delegates to her charming low-life brother-in-law, Andy, who cheerfully accepts the assignment:
Andy Botwin: [to Shane about masturbation] Alright, listen closely. I'm not going to beat around the bush. Ha ha ha. Your little body's changing - it's all good, believe me. Problem now is... every time we jerk the gerkin, we get a lot of unwanted sticky white stuff everywhere, right? Right. So... First order of business - no more socks. They're expensive, gumming up the works plumming-wise. Now you might be thinking to yourself, "But, Uncle Andy, what do I do with all that pearl jam if I can't spew it into Mr. Sock?" Glad you asked... You can have a lovely time tugging the tiger in the shower each morning - that eliminates the need for a goo glove. But, the day is long, masturbation's fun, so unless we want to take 4 or 5 showers every day, we're gonna need some other options. So let's start with the basics. Tissues. Perfectly acceptable backstop for all that Creamy Italian. They can be rough and dry on such soft, sensitive skin and it can stick to your dick head like a fuckin' band-aid - ouch. From there we move on to more lubricated flack-catchers - specificially, bananas. Step one: Peel the banana. Step two: Slip the peel over your Randy Johnson and start pitching. Now for extra credit, warm up the peel in the microwave. Not too hot! Serious yowza. Also, olive oil, moisturizer, honey, spit, butter, hair conditioner, and Vaseline can all be used for lube. In my opinion, the best lube... is lube. So save your allowance and invest in some soon. Alright, moving on - when you tug your Thomas on the toilet - ffft - shoot right into the bowl. In bed - soft t-shirt, perhaps a downy hand towel of your very own that you don't mind tossing after tossing. There's no such thing as polishing the raised scepter of love too much. It reduces stress, it enhances immune function. Also, practice makes perfect. So work on your control now, while you're a solo artist - you'll be playing some long, happy duets in the future. Ok - class dismissed.
[Shane gets up to walk away]
Andy Botwin: Hey!
[tosses Shane a banana]
Andy Botwin: . Homework.
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wait, you mean nipples aren't appetizers?
"Now, don't fill up on nipples -- save room for some taint!"
You ever watch Weeds? There was a great one-liner about the definition of taint. But you'd kinda have to know the characters to really appreciate it.
that sounds familiar. Is it when Andy is giving the youngest son tips on ... doing that thing? Like w the warm banana?
It might be the same ep, but not the same dialog.
Andy & Doug are sitting in the living room arguing about the definition of taint, and as Lupita walks by, Andy asks her for a ruling:
Andy: Hey Lupita, what do you call the thing between the dick and the asshole?
Lupita: The coffee table.
<rimshot>
oh yeah, classic. That Lupita, she's incorrigible!
btw, I thought it was called "the chinrest" -- applies to both sexes, btw.
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Just had to share a bacon-centric website a friend of mine from DC does:
http://tommyskitchen.com/
(http://tommyskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/sliced-ham.jpg)
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Just had to share a bacon-centric website a friend of mine from DC does:
http://tommyskitchen.com/
I see Tommy's already in good with Dr. Biggles of Meathenge:
http://www.cyberbilly.com/meathenge/
(http://www.cyberbilly.com/meathenge/assets_c/2009/04/LightSpringMeals004-thumb-600x401-718.jpg)
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I'd never seen sriracha before moving to SF. Now it's everywhere:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/dining/20united.html?_r=1
(http://www.high-entropy.com/hunger/posted/sriracha.jpg)
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I'd never seen sriracha before moving to SF. Now it's everywhere:
I love that stuff, I used it in restaurants if it's around.
But when I see it on the shelf, and pick it up to buy it, I read the ingredients and see preservatives like sodium bisulfite in there and I pass, thinking that I should prob cut back on my bisulfites.
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I'd never seen sriracha before moving to SF. Now it's everywhere:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/dining/20united.html?_r=1
I substitute it for Tobasco in bloody marys, and in pretty much everything else, too.
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I'd never seen sriracha before moving to SF. Now it's everywhere:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/dining/20united.html?_r=1
(http://www.high-entropy.com/hunger/posted/sriracha.jpg)
First saw it occasionally in thai/vietnamese restaurants about 12-15 years back, but it's become a lot more common in the last 5 years or so. It's good stuff. My one gripe about it is far too many sushi places use it as the spice in their spicy tuna, and it just overwhelms the tuna and blows out your tastebuds. Might as well be eating tofu, as you won't be tasting too much else for the rest of the meal.
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I'd never seen sriracha before moving to SF. Now it's everywhere:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/dining/20united.html?_r=1
(http://www.high-entropy.com/hunger/posted/sriracha.jpg)
First saw it occasionally in thai/vietnamese restaurants about 12-15 years back, but it's become a lot more common in the last 5 years or so. It's good stuff. My one gripe about it is far too many sushi places use it as the spice in their spicy tuna, and it just overwhelms the tuna and blows out your tastebuds. Might as well be eating tofu, as you won't be tasting too much else for the rest of the meal.
LOL! I remember having dinner with POC at the late lamented LongLife Noodle House @ Metreon, and she LURVES her some spiciness -- she used a ton of it on whatever she was eating. I tasted a couple drops and found it way too spicy for my wimpy taste buds.
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take out only, line out the door!
(http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs105.snc1/5039_1188919685977_1317875387_505597_5092669_n.jpg)
http://www.gorillabbq.com/
I noticed they have a picture I wanted to take of Gorilla and his tatooed fingers:
(http://www.gorillabbq.com/images/gb15.jpg)
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Does anyone have recs for a good dim sum restaurant in SF?
re: Gorilla bbq - I'll be in the Area from the 16th - 26th of October. I'm hoping someone will accompany me to Gorilla BBQ!
re: Sriracha - it does wonders for fast Chinese food, but I agree with Urth: if a sushi restaurant uses it to make spice up their maki, they aren't worth their weight in maguro in the first place.
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Does anyone have recs for a good dim sum restaurant in SF?
re: Gorilla bbq - I'll be in the Area from the 16th - 26th of October. I'm hoping someone will accompany me to Gorilla BBQ!
re: Sriracha - it does wonders for fast Chinese food, but I agree with Urth: if a sushi restaurant uses it to make spice up their maki, they aren't worth their weight in maguro in the first place.
my personal fave is Ton Kiang (Geary betw 22nd & 23rd), pricey but superb. My fave Chinatown hole-in-the-wall is Dol Ho at 808 Pacific. And way out on Balboa is Shanghai Dumpling King for a cheap pig-out. Are you gonna be here the same week as Gaz?
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Does anyone have recs for a good dim sum restaurant in SF?
re: Gorilla bbq - I'll be in the Area from the 16th - 26th of October. I'm hoping someone will accompany me to Gorilla BBQ!
re: Sriracha - it does wonders for fast Chinese food, but I agree with Urth: if a sushi restaurant uses it to make spice up their maki, they aren't worth their weight in maguro in the first place.
I'm gone fishing the 16th thru the 20th, but if we can set up a club get-together in the second half of your visit, I am most definitely in!
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Does anyone have recs for a good dim sum restaurant in SF?
re: Gorilla bbq - I'll be in the Area from the 16th - 26th of October. I'm hoping someone will accompany me to Gorilla BBQ!
re: Sriracha - it does wonders for fast Chinese food, but I agree with Urth: if a sushi restaurant uses it to make spice up their maki, they aren't worth their weight in maguro in the first place.
my personal fave is Ton Kiang (Geary betw 22nd & 23rd), pricey but superb. My fave Chinatown hole-in-the-wall is Dol Ho at 808 Pacific. And way out on Balboa is Shanghai Dumpling King for a cheap pig-out. Are you gonna be here the same week as Gaz?
Agree completely with Mike on Ton Kiang and Shanghai Dumpling--both great. Also recommend Yank Sing if you're downtown (they're in Rincon Center at 101 Spear) but they're pricey (Ton Kiang can be too, although less so than YS). And whatever you do, try not to go to Ton Kiang around midday on a Sunday--they're always jammed.
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re: Gorilla bbq - I'll be in the Area from the 16th - 26th of October. I'm hoping someone will accompany me to Gorilla BBQ!
Happy to oblige on that score, even though BBQ is not exactly low-salt low-fat. I'll just have to take a longer bike ride afterwards!
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Thanks for the food recs, everybody!
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Does anyone have recs for a good dim sum restaurant in SF?
re: Gorilla bbq - I'll be in the Area from the 16th - 26th of October. I'm hoping someone will accompany me to Gorilla BBQ!
re: Sriracha - it does wonders for fast Chinese food, but I agree with Urth: if a sushi restaurant uses it to make spice up their maki, they aren't worth their weight in maguro in the first place.
my personal fave is Ton Kiang (Geary betw 22nd & 23rd), pricey but superb. My fave Chinatown hole-in-the-wall is Dol Ho at 808 Pacific. And way out on Balboa is Shanghai Dumpling King for a cheap pig-out. Are you gonna be here the same week as Gaz?
I haven't bought my tix or reserved a hotel room, but that's indeed my vacation time. I hope to accompany on these gustatory adventures!
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TANC indeed. A FB friend of mine in the East Bay has been posting some interesting foodie stuff lately. I got turned on to Strauss Creamery ice cream, and am now interested in finding out about this super trendy Blue Bottle coffee:
http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net/
Seems it's available at The Fatted Calf, which POC wants to visit when she's out here!
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TANC indeed. A FB friend of mine in the East Bay has been posting some interesting foodie stuff lately. I got turned on to Strauss Creamery ice cream, and am now interested in finding out about this super trendy Blue Bottle coffee:
http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net/
Seems it's available at The Fatted Calf, which POC wants to visit when she's out here!
Blue Bottle is pretty good, and pretty expensive. a handmade cup of drip (maybe 12 oz) will cost you $2.52 at the Blue Bottle Cafe (Mint Plaza). it's a very precious place w big lines.
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PETA's buzzkill Thanksgiving (w/ Turkey Day tips!)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/scavenger/detail?entry_id=52382&tsp=1
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Homer Simpson's favorite cookies?
http://closetcooking.blogspot.com/2009/12/bacon-chocolate-chip-cookies.html
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I somehow missed these...
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2629/4113636631_bc5d24e865.jpg)
Never saw them at the store; yes, they're basically blue Hostess Sno-Balls. Blue-balls, if you will. I've seen the pink ones, the green St Patrick's Day version, yellow for easter and orange for Halloween. But never blue. Now if they'd do lavender for Pride Day we'd have the whole rainbow!
ETA: damn, they also had blue-frosted cupcakes! (Turns out both were only available at Wal-Mart. Bastards!)
(http://promomagazine.com/entertainmentmarketing/news/MvA_RbtScaryCakesLR.jpg)
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A friend of Gaz's posted this on FB:
http://www.butchbakery.com/index.php
oh girlfriend, puh-leeze!
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Some Oregon cheese for urth:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/28/FDL21CKHQB.DTL&type=food
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A friend of Gaz's posted this on FB:
http://www.butchbakery.com/index.php
oh girlfriend, puh-leeze!
That's really weird.
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A friend of Gaz's posted this on FB:
http://www.butchbakery.com/index.php
oh girlfriend, puh-leeze!
That's really weird.
I think Gaz said on FB that Mojito cupcakes, are, by definition, totally gay.
So, Hurt Locker is called Tierra Hostil over there? "Hostile Ground"? That's pretty good -- nobody in this country knew what "hurt locker" meant, anyway.
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A friend of Gaz's posted this on FB:
http://www.butchbakery.com/index.php
oh girlfriend, puh-leeze!
That's really weird.
I think Gaz said on FB that Mojito cupcakes, are, by definition, totally gay.
So, Hurt Locker is called Tierra Hostil over there? "Hostile Ground"? That's pretty good -- nobody in this country knew what "hurt locker" meant, anyway.
I still don't know what it means. Unless that's where Sgt. James lives.
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mmm... artery-clogging goodness!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/04/09/notes040910.DTL
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funny, I thought "bear tacos" was some sort of gay sexual euphemism...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/05/11/state/n064617D91.DTL
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Saw these at Mollie Stone's last nite and LOL'ed in the middle of the candy aisle...
http://www.orthodoxchews.com/
(http://www.orthodoxchews.com/images/ocsfbig.jpg)
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Mmmmmm... cheeeeeeze...
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/paololucchesi/2010/05/28/the-american-grilled-cheese-kitchen-makes-its-lunch-debut-today/
http://theamericansf.com/
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This is for Gaz, and anyone else with an opinion about burritos who's been in the NYC area. My daughter just flew back to JFK today after a visit, and she almost brought a burrito on the plane with her for a friend. She says there are no good burritos in NY. I notice there's Chipotle restaurants in the area, but wondered what you thought about this issue.
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This is for Gaz, and anyone else with an opinion about burritos who's been in the NYC area. My daughter just flew back to JFK today after a visit, and she almost brought a burrito on the plane with her for a friend. She says there are no good burritos in NY. I notice there's Chipotle restaurants in the area, but wondered what you thought about this issue.
There are Benny's Burritos and Harry's Burritos in NYC, both of which call themselves "San Francisco-style Cal-Mex". Benny's has been there for 20 years. and there's also:
http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-11-24/restaurants/rejoice-ye-displaced-mdash-new-york-gets-a-west-coast-burrito/
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This is for Gaz, and anyone else with an opinion about burritos who's been in the NYC area. My daughter just flew back to JFK today after a visit, and she almost brought a burrito on the plane with her for a friend. She says there are no good burritos in NY. I notice there's Chipotle restaurants in the area, but wondered what you thought about this issue.
There are Benny's Burritos and Harry's Burritos in NYC, both of which call themselves "San Francisco-style Cal-Mex". Benny's has been there for 20 years. and there's also:
http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-11-24/restaurants/rejoice-ye-displaced-mdash-new-york-gets-a-west-coast-burrito/
Love Benny's in the village! I get my burrito fix there when I'm in NYC. They got rid of the "home of the San Francisco burrito" slogan, though. I tried to show a friend the sign for laughs and it was gone. :(
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Benny's is good (I was there on Pride Sunday), and Chipotle is good (I eat there almost once a week during work shifts), but I wouldn't call either SF burritos. The difference, I think, lies in the saturated rice and beans that complete the SF style, vs. the lime-sprayed rice (seriously - I've watched the spraying) and anodyne salsas of Chipotle. Even worse is Qdoba, which seems to have set as a goal being the B- to every Chipotle B on the report card. After 7.5 years in NYC, I still have not had what I would call a "San Francisco" burrito here.
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Especially for urth: How to Drink Your way Across Portland...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/06/TRBP1E4CG5.DTL&type=travel
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For your upcoming High Holy Day drinking needs:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2010/09/rejewvenator.php
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The Chron's Michael Bauer has the Worst. Meal. EVAH:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/09/DDFU1EULHM.DTL
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Yum.
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2010/09/best_chocolate_chip_cookies_san_francisco.php
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Ben & Jerry's to drop 'All Natural' from labels
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2010%2F09%2F27%2Ffinancial%2Ff122239D94.DTL
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Spaghetti tacos: they're not just for ICarly any more!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/dining/06tacos.html?ref=television
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Yummy new item at Trader Joe's: Chocolate dipped oat cookies.
(I wish I knew how to quit you!)
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This Thanksgiving, after you pig out on turducken, for dessert you can have... cherpumple:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304316404575580630406169718.html
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Bummer: Oakland's wonderful Le Cheval is closing tonite -- apparently their landlord is one horrible bitch.
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/paololucchesi/2010/11/12/le-cheval-to-shutter-after-25-years-in-oakland/
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This Thanksgiving, after you pig out on turducken, for dessert you can have... cherpumple:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304316404575580630406169718.html
Mmmmmm.... turducken sandwich!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2010/11/turducken_4505_meats_proxy_hayes.php
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Happy Thanksgiving, all!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/parenting/detail?entry_id=77788
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Happy Thanksgiving, all!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/parenting/detail?entry_id=77788
Peter Hartlaub is very cool.
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Happy Thanksgiving, all!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/parenting/detail?entry_id=77788
Peter Hartlaub is very cool.
Read this with great amusement not an hour ago, as earlier this evening we debated the merits of jellied cranberry sauce with our dinner guest. I stand firm on the side of approval. Nothing like it.
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Yum! And Happy Hanukkah!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2010/12/start_off_hanukkah_with_a_two-.php
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This place sounds like it would be right up mshray's alley...
http://www.foodhoe.com/?p=8130
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This place sounds like it would be right up mshray's alley...
http://www.foodhoe.com/?p=8130
ah yes.. I remember the "Stinky Tofu" from the last gathering!
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This place sounds like it would be right up mshray's alley...
http://www.foodhoe.com/?p=8130
ah yes.. I remember the "Stinky Tofu" from the last gathering!
You'll notice from the sign that this used to be an H. Salt Fish and Chips:
(http://www.foodhoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/beijingrestaurant.jpg)
I used to stop there in 72-73 on the way to seeing the Dead at Winterland. I always considered fish a good brain food, necessary for a long night in the zone.
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This place sounds like it would be right up mshray's alley...
http://www.foodhoe.com/?p=8130
ah yes.. I remember the "Stinky Tofu" from the last gathering!
You'll notice from the sign that this used to be an H. Salt Fish and Chips:
I used to stop there in 72-73 on the way to seeing the Dead at Winterland. I always considered fish a good brain food, necessary for a long night in the zone.
I don't know the H. Salt chain, so I googled around to see what an H. Salt sign would look like... and by Jove, Geoff is on it!
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/94/271948798_fb6c51bbea.jpg)
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Mmmmmm... baconnnnn...
http://www.sfweekly.com/2011-01-19/news/bacon-wrapped-hot-dogs-vendors-san-francisco-legal-carts/#
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/1751833442_409bf6068d.jpg)
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This just posted by a FB-friend of mine:
"Dolly Parton has tried one of Starbuck's new Trentas and said, 'You call that a cup?' "
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Funny, I spotted this new place from the Mission St bus the other nite, and here they are written up in the Chron. Love the name "Mr Pollo":
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/20/NSO71H4RO5.DTL
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Yummy stuff that's good for you:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2010/11/30/hearstmaghealth1845999.DTL&object=%2Fg%2Fpictures%2F2010%2F11%2F30%2Fhearstmaghealth1845999-rby-33-foods-stay-young-avocado-de.jpg
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Hartlaub examines the Sloppy Joe:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/parenting/detail?entry_id=81449
best reader comment: "I thought a manwich was something entirely different, although maybe just as messy"
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per sfGate, Mollie Stones will be taking over the vacated Delano's Market in the castro and the new Brit-owned Fresh'N'Easy chain may be moving into the Delanos on South Van Ness in the Mission. I was hoping for a Trader Joe's there but I'll settle for anything at this point.
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Forget about that Charles Chocolates in the Westfield Center -- or anywhere else:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/03/07/charles-chocolates-owner-chuck-siegel-explains-the-sudden-end/
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of special interest to urth: Chesse makers under attack!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/03/clean_cheese_ginger_ale_and_th.php#
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of special interest to urth: Chesse makers under attack!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/03/clean_cheese_ginger_ale_and_th.php#
I haven't posted anything about this here, but yes, this is a big concern to all artisan cheesemakers. Two small creameries in Washington and one in California have been shut down in the last 6 months (as well as several in other parts of the country) for having cheese that tested positive for either listeria or a strain of e coli. The FDA seems to be bent on making raw milk cheese their next cause celebre, even though it's more of a cleanliness issue than one of milk-borne pathogens. Still, we've put any plans to make a raw cheese on hold (we're currently doing only fresh pasteurized chevre anyway), with the hopes that this will be resolved, or at least that the feds will find another issue to chase. Both these pathogens are serious, but with regular testing and stringent sanitation practices, they should never have become the issue that they currently are.
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Damn! AG Ferrari, Baghdad Cafe and Fuzio all closing?
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/04/no_more_hooking_up_at_baghdad.php#
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Damn! AG Ferrari, Baghdad Cafe and Fuzio all closing?
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/04/no_more_hooking_up_at_baghdad.php#
I may have stopped at AG Ferrari once or twice, but Badfood Cafe hasn't been decent for a long time -- not that have been a regular patron of that place in a while, but I used to live closeby and went there quite a bit. Back in the early 90s it was cool, it used to have cute tchotchkes, like thriftstore salt and pepper shakers, and it was always crowded at night when the bars dumped their patrons out. Last time I went there, I forget when, but it was kinda a sad, overpriced shell of its former self.
Fuzio, went there once, decided it was not a good value. Of course, the only 'good value' I remember on that section of market was the old Swedish smorgasborg place, which disappeared in probably 94. and I think Fuzio moved into that place, didn't it?
When was the last time you were at any of these places and what did you think of them?
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Damn! AG Ferrari, Baghdad Cafe and Fuzio all closing?
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/04/no_more_hooking_up_at_baghdad.php#
I may have stopped at AG Ferrari once or twice, but Badfood Cafe hasn't been decent for a long time -- not that have been a regular patron of that place in a while, but I used to live closeby and went there quite a bit. Back in the early 90s it was cool, it used to have cute tchotchkes, like thriftstore salt and pepper shakers, and it was always crowded at night when the bars dumped their patrons out. Last time I went there, I forget when, but it was kinda a sad, overpriced shell of its former self.
Fuzio, went there once, decided it was not a good value. Of course, the only 'good value' I remember on that section of market was the old Swedish smorgasborg place, which disappeared in probably 94. and I think Fuzio moved into that place, didn't it?
When was the last time you were at any of these places and what did you think of them?
Baghdad -- probably not since the '90s.
Ferrari -- I used to like browsing there and not buying.
But Fuzio -- I have always been a huge fan; one of the few places that serves their pasta al dente rather than overcooked. I eat there whenever I see a flick at the Castro (and often at the one in Embarcadero). It's a fave when I feel like going meatless, as their angel hair with fresh tomatoes is always good and the Sukiyaki Noodles (sadly no longer on the menu) was a fave of mine. Love the teeny tiny baby crabcakes appetizer. And their industrial-strength Tiramsu cake is maybe my favorite dessert in SF. Apparently they're doing repairs, so I hope that means they're re-opening at some point; they're always crowded so i can't imagine that the closure is permanent. There was a time when opening a decent restaurant in the Castro was a license to print money.
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Damn! AG Ferrari, Baghdad Cafe and Fuzio all closing?
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/04/no_more_hooking_up_at_baghdad.php#
I may have stopped at AG Ferrari once or twice, but Badfood Cafe hasn't been decent for a long time -- not that have been a regular patron of that place in a while, but I used to live closeby and went there quite a bit. Back in the early 90s it was cool, it used to have cute tchotchkes, like thriftstore salt and pepper shakers, and it was always crowded at night when the bars dumped their patrons out. Last time I went there, I forget when, but it was kinda a sad, overpriced shell of its former self.
Fuzio, went there once, decided it was not a good value. Of course, the only 'good value' I remember on that section of market was the old Swedish smorgasborg place, which disappeared in probably 94. and I think Fuzio moved into that place, didn't it?
When was the last time you were at any of these places and what did you think of them?
I used to make a point of stopping by the Bagdad for their key lime pie. Never had an actual meal there. But I echo Mike on Fuzio: I loved the place, totally in agreement on the noodles, and the variety was such that I didn't need to know what I was in the mood for before arriving. And I thought the prices were quite reasonable.
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Damn! AG Ferrari, Baghdad Cafe and Fuzio all closing?
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/04/no_more_hooking_up_at_baghdad.php#
I may have stopped at AG Ferrari once or twice, but Badfood Cafe hasn't been decent for a long time -- not that have been a regular patron of that place in a while, but I used to live closeby and went there quite a bit. Back in the early 90s it was cool, it used to have cute tchotchkes, like thriftstore salt and pepper shakers, and it was always crowded at night when the bars dumped their patrons out. Last time I went there, I forget when, but it was kinda a sad, overpriced shell of its former self.
Fuzio, went there once, decided it was not a good value. Of course, the only 'good value' I remember on that section of market was the old Swedish smorgasborg place, which disappeared in probably 94. and I think Fuzio moved into that place, didn't it?
When was the last time you were at any of these places and what did you think of them?
I used to make a point of stopping by the Bagdad for their key lime pie. Never had an actual meal there. But I echo Mike on Fuzio: I loved the place, totally in agreement on the noodles, and the variety was such that I didn't need to know what I was in the mood for before arriving. And I thought the prices were quite reasonable.
And apparently the Castro location really is closed -- it was confirmed on one of the food blogs that they didn't renew the lease. That place was a goldmine at one time; their only location left is the Embarcadero one.
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Damn! AG Ferrari, Baghdad Cafe and Fuzio all closing?
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/04/no_more_hooking_up_at_baghdad.php#
I may have stopped at AG Ferrari once or twice, but Badfood Cafe hasn't been decent for a long time -- not that have been a regular patron of that place in a while, but I used to live closeby and went there quite a bit. Back in the early 90s it was cool, it used to have cute tchotchkes, like thriftstore salt and pepper shakers, and it was always crowded at night when the bars dumped their patrons out. Last time I went there, I forget when, but it was kinda a sad, overpriced shell of its former self.
Fuzio, went there once, decided it was not a good value. Of course, the only 'good value' I remember on that section of market was the old Swedish smorgasborg place, which disappeared in probably 94. and I think Fuzio moved into that place, didn't it?
When was the last time you were at any of these places and what did you think of them?
I used to make a point of stopping by the Bagdad for their key lime pie. Never had an actual meal there. But I echo Mike on Fuzio: I loved the place, totally in agreement on the noodles, and the variety was such that I didn't need to know what I was in the mood for before arriving. And I thought the prices were quite reasonable.
And apparently the Castro location really is closed -- it was confirmed on one of the food blogs that they didn't renew the lease. That place was a goldmine at one time; their only location left is the Embarcadero one.
It's weird how a formerly thriving chain can fall from favor, or totally change the area they focus on. The one I think of that used to be all over the place in SF is Pasta Pomodoro (fair-to-middling, not particularly adventurous food; Fuzio was better, imo). I just looked at their website and they have two places left in SF: Noe Valley and Laurel Village. But in the 'burbs (east bay, north bay, san jose/sunnyvale) they're all over the place, and have a number of SoCal locations as well. Guess they figured that was more their demographic.
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It's weird how a formerly thriving chain can fall from favor, or totally change the area they focus on. The one I think of that used to be all over the place in SF is Pasta Pomodoro (fair-to-middling, not particularly adventurous food; Fuzio was better, imo). I just looked at their website and they have two places left in SF: Noe Valley and Laurel Village. But in the 'burbs (east bay, north bay, san jose/sunnyvale) they're all over the place, and have a number of SoCal locations as well. Guess they figured that was more their demographic.
Apparently there are 3 Fuzios left: 2 in SF and one in Reno; they were once in 8 or 9 states, including a location in Wash DC.
Meanwhile, after being in disarray for what seems forever, Metreon now says its new improved food court (a dozen choices, they claim) will open in November:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/04/metreon_remodel_shrinks_isolat.php#
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It's weird how a formerly thriving chain can fall from favor, or totally change the area they focus on. The one I think of that used to be all over the place in SF is Pasta Pomodoro (fair-to-middling, not particularly adventurous food; Fuzio was better, imo). I just looked at their website and they have two places left in SF: Noe Valley and Laurel Village. But in the 'burbs (east bay, north bay, san jose/sunnyvale) they're all over the place, and have a number of SoCal locations as well. Guess they figured that was more their demographic.
Apparently there are 3 Fuzios left: 2 in SF and one in Reno; they were once in 8 or 9 states, including a location in Wash DC.
Meanwhile, after being in disarray for what seems forever, Metreon now says its new improved food court (a dozen choices, they claim) will open in November:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/04/metreon_remodel_shrinks_isolat.php#
inside scoop (http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/01/19/on-metreons-dining-centric-remodel-floorplans-and-renderings-included/)posted a blueprint of the new plans back in Jan:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/paololucchesi/files/2011/01/floorplan.jpg
La Boulangerie so close is dangerous~!
I love their bread pudding. I love their everything, really.
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It's weird how a formerly thriving chain can fall from favor, or totally change the area they focus on. The one I think of that used to be all over the place in SF is Pasta Pomodoro (fair-to-middling, not particularly adventurous food; Fuzio was better, imo). I just looked at their website and they have two places left in SF: Noe Valley and Laurel Village. But in the 'burbs (east bay, north bay, san jose/sunnyvale) they're all over the place, and have a number of SoCal locations as well. Guess they figured that was more their demographic.
Apparently there are 3 Fuzios left: 2 in SF and one in Reno; they were once in 8 or 9 states, including a location in Wash DC.
Meanwhile, after being in disarray for what seems forever, Metreon now says its new improved food court (a dozen choices, they claim) will open in November:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/04/metreon_remodel_shrinks_isolat.php#
inside scoop (http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/01/19/on-metreons-dining-centric-remodel-floorplans-and-renderings-included/)posted a blueprint of the new plans back in Jan:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/paololucchesi/files/2011/01/floorplan.jpg
La Boulangerie so close is dangerous~!
I love their bread pudding. I love their everything, really.
Oh man. I love their everything too! Macarons, chocolate croissants, sandwiches...you name it.
I work near the former Virgin Megastore space. Rumors were flying about Trader Joe's or Best Buy taking over. Alas, it's going to be yet another Forever 21 clothing store. (Why???)
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It's weird how a formerly thriving chain can fall from favor, or totally change the area they focus on. The one I think of that used to be all over the place in SF is Pasta Pomodoro (fair-to-middling, not particularly adventurous food; Fuzio was better, imo). I just looked at their website and they have two places left in SF: Noe Valley and Laurel Village. But in the 'burbs (east bay, north bay, san jose/sunnyvale) they're all over the place, and have a number of SoCal locations as well. Guess they figured that was more their demographic.
Apparently there are 3 Fuzios left: 2 in SF and one in Reno; they were once in 8 or 9 states, including a location in Wash DC.
Meanwhile, after being in disarray for what seems forever, Metreon now says its new improved food court (a dozen choices, they claim) will open in November:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/04/metreon_remodel_shrinks_isolat.php#
inside scoop (http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/01/19/on-metreons-dining-centric-remodel-floorplans-and-renderings-included/)posted a blueprint of the new plans back in Jan:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/paololucchesi/files/2011/01/floorplan.jpg
La Boulangerie so close is dangerous~!
I love their bread pudding. I love their everything, really.
Oh man. I love their everything too! Macarons, chocolate croissants, sandwiches...you name it.
I work near the former Virgin Megastore space. Rumors were flying about Trader Joe's or Best Buy taking over. Alas, it's going to be yet another Forever 21 clothing store. (Why???)
I give occasional tours of Coit Tower's murals (tours are offered every Saturday at 11 am, they're free, part of the City Guides tours: http://sfcityguides.org/desc.html?tour=13) and there's a mural in the stairwell called Power Street. (The stairwell is normally closed to the public, so the tour is really the only way to see the murals there and up on the first level... it's worth it.)
Every time we get there, I'll point out the B of A building and say it's now a Forever 21 store. People either go Ha! or Tsk-Tsk. well, at least the building still stands...
(http://www.corkeco.com/debtony.corkeco.com/photos/murlpowl.jpg)
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at the intersection of food, music and TV:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/04/kelis_meatballs_top_chef_masters_week_2_mad_men.php#more
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Thanks to a blurb in Leah Garchik's column in the Chron, my new fave food blog, by a guy who resolved last year to eat at EVERY Chinese restaurant in SF. He's up to #400 of 415 so far. And yes, Shanghai Dumpling King is in his top ten. Oh, he eats other food too.
http://www.thechilidog.net/
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http://www.thechilidog.net/
That's a fun one!
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http://www.thechilidog.net/
That's a fun one!
Gaz will be glad to see they gave his Chinatown fave Chef Jia a rave:
http://www.thechilidog.net/2011/01/visiting-old-friend-chef-jias-925.html
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http://www.thechilidog.net/
That's a fun one!
Gaz will be glad to see they gave his Chinatown fave Chef Jia a rave:
http://www.thechilidog.net/2011/01/visiting-old-friend-chef-jias-925.html
oh love that place. It's Yam-tastic!~
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damn -- sorry I missed this:
http://www.oaklandconventioncenter.com/battle/
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You've seen the ads, now read the rewview: Burger King's "California Whopper""
http://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/wordpress/2011/05/08/review-burger-king-california-whopper/
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Sushi at... Walgreens??
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/17/BUC11JG5EG.DTL
Funny, in NYC last week I noticed that Duane Reade (the ubiquitous drugstore chain there) was doing the same thing -- many of their stores are now half supermarket/half pharmacy. I didn't know that Duane Reade is now owned by... Walgreens!
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From SF Foodie @ SF Weekly:
Food Along Party Lines. Hunch.com released this chart of stats
http://blog.hunch.com/?p=48884
gleaned from almost 350,000 respondents, dividing eating habits along political lines. These fun facts are sure to provide a few chuckles -- conservatives qualified Chinese takeout as "exotic ethnic food," liberals are more likely to find a bacon cheeseburger "disgusting," and everybody prefers a diagonally cut PB&J. Maybe reaching across the aisle should involve a hummus-for-meatloaf exchange?
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Roooo-deee! Can't Fail!
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/06/06/rudys-cant-fail-cafe-now-open-in-oaklands-fox-theater/
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"breast-aurant". Heh.
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/06/08/breastaurants-are-ho.html
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Mmmmm... grasshopper tacos...
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/06/08/la-oaxaquena-banned-from-selling-grasshopper-tacos-and-fried-tarantula/?tsp=1
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I love the writers at SFWeekly's "SF Foodie" blog, but they've outdone themselves here:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/06/best_chain_restaurants.php
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More chain-resaurant goodness from SF Foodie: the 10 fattest (not phattest) breakfasts. Yum!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/06/top_10_fattiest_chain_breakfas.php
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More chain-resaurant goodness from SF Foodie: the 10 fattest (not phattest) breakfasts. Yum!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/06/top_10_fattiest_chain_breakfas.php
after 3 days of hotel breakfasts, I need to take a bike ride!
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I love the writers at SFWeekly's "SF Foodie" blog, but they've outdone themselves here:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/06/best_chain_restaurants.php
LMAO!!!!! Best article ever! ;D
Especially love this line: "We know, we know, you love the stewed tripe and stinky tofu at that one hidden gem in the Outer Richmond." HA. I wish tripe (& other parts) wouldn't have earned people culinary street cred, though, because it's made the price go way up. >:(
Only thing that they don't get right is Ajisen Ramen. It doesn't have enough of a presence here to put it in the same category as PF Chang's, etc, & they only wrote a small not-terribly-entertaining paragraph at that. Yoshinoya "Beef Bowl" is corny & would have been much better...or even Red Lobster. They could have written a paragraph about the cheddar bay biscuits! :)
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Looks like I picked a bad time to try and lose weight (actually, I'm doing pretty good):
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/06/21/and-now-the-bacon-bacon-truck/
mmmmm, Bacon.
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Train Releases a Signature Wine, Becomes Instantly More Irritating
(http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/train.jpg)
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/06/train_invent_a_wine_become_ins.php
(Scott Fisher posted this on FB. If you want a treat, go look at his photo with Pat Monahan.)
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Train Releases a Signature Wine, Becomes Instantly More Irritating
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/06/train_invent_a_wine_become_ins.php
(Scott Fisher posted this on FB. If you want a treat, go look at his photo with Pat Monahan.)
That is genius, and of course TOTALLY nails how I feel about Train. SFWeekly's bloggers are my kinda snarky.
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Train Releases a Signature Wine, Becomes Instantly More Irritating
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/06/train_invent_a_wine_become_ins.php
(Scott Fisher posted this on FB. If you want a treat, go look at his photo with Pat Monahan.)
That is genius, and of course TOTALLY nails how I feel about Train. SFWeekly's bloggers are my kinda snarky.
Yeah, that's great!
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Trader Joes coming to Nob Hill (the old Cala store):
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/bottomline/detail?entry_id=91886&tsp=1
I was hoping they'd take over the Cala on S. Van Ness but Fresh'n'Easy (or whatever they're called) grabbed that space. A TJ's down the street from the Lumiere will be a good thing.
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Trader Joes coming to Nob Hill (the old Cala store):
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/bottomline/detail?entry_id=91886&tsp=1
I was hoping they'd take over the Cala on S. Van Ness but Fresh'n'Easy (or whatever they're called) grabbed that space. A TJ's down the street from the Lumiere will be a good thing.
Kinda makes me sad. I grew up across the street from that Cala on California St. My mom still lives there, actually. I used to fetch a pack of Kents for her from the vending machine there when I was 9. I also got caught nicking a box of Cherry Pop Tarts there when I was a kid. ::) Er...so many memories for me! But, still...Trader Joe's gets a hell yeah!
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Trader Joes coming to Nob Hill (the old Cala store):
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/bottomline/detail?entry_id=91886&tsp=1
I was hoping they'd take over the Cala on S. Van Ness but Fresh'n'Easy (or whatever they're called) grabbed that space. A TJ's down the street from the Lumiere will be a good thing.
Kinda makes me sad. I grew up across the street from that Cala on California St. My mom still lives there, actually. I used to fetch a pack of Kents for her from the vending machine there when I was 9. I also got caught nicking a box of Cherry Pop Tarts there when I was a kid. ::) Er...so many memories for me! But, still...Trader Joe's gets a hell yeah!
I can't tell if the building will be torn down or not.. I certainly hope not. I love it. It's very Googy. it's also featured in a scene in Petula.
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Trader Joes coming to Nob Hill (the old Cala store):
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/bottomline/detail?entry_id=91886&tsp=1
I was hoping they'd take over the Cala on S. Van Ness but Fresh'n'Easy (or whatever they're called) grabbed that space. A TJ's down the street from the Lumiere will be a good thing.
Kinda makes me sad. I grew up across the street from that Cala on California St. My mom still lives there, actually. I used to fetch a pack of Kents for her from the vending machine there when I was 9. I also got caught nicking a box of Cherry Pop Tarts there when I was a kid. ::) Er...so many memories for me! But, still...Trader Joe's gets a hell yeah!
I can't tell if the building will be torn down or not.. I certainly hope not. I love it. It's very Googy. it's also featured in a scene in Petula.
It can easily be preserved and TJ-ified as-is, so I'm guessing that's what they'll do. There was talk that when Cala closed it *would* be torn down and a big ol' luxury high-rise would go up on that corner, so I guess this is the best that could've been hoped for... unless they build on TOP of TJ's.
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Joey Chestnut chows down 5th hot dog contest win at Nathans in Coney Island
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/07/01/national/a112951D54.DTL
.. meanwhile, former champ Kobayaski, who did not partcipate at Nathan's b/c he refuses to sign an exclusive competitive eating contract, did his own version:
Kobayashi Somehow Sets A New, Totally Unofficial Hot Dog Eating Record
http://deadspin.com/5817974/kobayashi-somehow-sets-a-new-totally-unofficial-hot-dog-eating-record
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I finally posted a new episode of Food Operator - Guillermo in Madrid teaches us how to make a Spanish omelette:
http://foodoperator.blogspot.com/2011/07/guillermos-spanish-omelette.html?showComment=1309970796450#c7251214064524539057
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Bissap Baobab, the Ethiopian restaurant on Mission near 19th that's been there for about a decade, has moved to new digs around the corner. In its place is a new bar/club called... wait for it... "Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem"! So, do they show old Muppet Shows 24/7? Must investigate.
In other Mission food news, a new BBQ joint called Baby Blues just opened (Mission @ Precita) -- apparently a branch of a SoCal place.
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SF Foodie welcomes Carlos Beltran with some tips on where to find Puerto Rican cuisine in town:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/07/hey_beltran_come_for_the_giant.php#more
yes, Puerto Rican can definitely mean tasty...
(http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2006/05/02/380557/LockerRoomBeltran.jpg)
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Yum... I think:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/08/we_ordered_crude_drugs_chicken.php#Comments
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Anyone else go to the SF Street Food Festival?
It was totally packed, and a lot of fun.
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/307850_2362049013477_1317875387_2738816_7897701_n.jpg)
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Anyone else go to the SF Street Food Festival?
It was totally packed, and a lot of fun.
more pics here:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/08/photos_from_the_street_food_fe.php
Per SF Foodie, its offically "too big for the Mission" and may be moved to the AT&T Park parking lots next year.
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wow, this place is just a few blocks from my house and I've never been inside it. Suddenly it's gone from hoi-polloi to hoity-toity!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/08/the_galley_serves_up_gourmet_f.php#more
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Mmmmmm... BrisketFest!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/09/brisketfest_brings_brisket_bri.php#more
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SF's Top 5 Diners (nope, Mel's isn't on the list):
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/09/diner_san_francisco.php
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another great SF Foodie piece by W Blake Gray, re: wine...
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/09/ten_things_id_like_to_tell_peo.php
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another great SF Foodie piece by W Blake Gray, re: wine...
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/09/ten_things_id_like_to_tell_peo.php
Excellent piece. I can think of exceptions to one or two of his points, but they're specific to my current locale (in the middle of Oregon Pinot Noir country) so pretty much all of what he says is generally dead on.
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never mind taxing the rich -- tax the FAT! The Danish gov't is doing just that:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/10/03/denmark-unveils-the-worlds-first-fat-tax/
In a related story, Chris Christie has cancelled a planned trip to Denmark...
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Wonder if this story inspired Dred's "Hard Times" theme on Connected?
http://blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2011/10/12/peanut-butter-prices-going-through-the-roof/
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Attention urth: another Chron article about artisinal cheesemakers:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/16/FDHF1LB1OR.DTL
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Attention urth: another Chron article about artisinal cheesemakers:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/16/FDHF1LB1OR.DTL
Saw that. Given the number of cheesemakers in Marin & Sonoma, I think we def. made the right move in taking our act to Oregon. Good article though. And the woman who wrote it, Janet Fletcher, visited us here last week, so with any luck you might be reading the Briar Rose name in the Chron one of these days.
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Attention urth: another Chron article about artisinal cheesemakers:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/16/FDHF1LB1OR.DTL
Saw that. Given the number of cheesemakers in Marin & Sonoma, I think we def. made the right move in taking our act to Oregon. Good article though. And the woman who wrote it, Janet Fletcher, visited us here last week, so with any luck you might be reading the Briar Rose name in the Chron one of these days.
But when are we going to see some damn cheese down here?
;-)
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Attention urth: another Chron article about artisinal cheesemakers:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/16/FDHF1LB1OR.DTL
Saw that. Given the number of cheesemakers in Marin & Sonoma, I think we def. made the right move in taking our act to Oregon. Good article though. And the woman who wrote it, Janet Fletcher, visited us here last week, so with any luck you might be reading the Briar Rose name in the Chron one of these days.
But when are we going to see some damn cheese down here? ;-)
Hear! hear! or should I say, "Cheese!" ;-)
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Attention urth: another Chron article about artisinal cheesemakers:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/16/FDHF1LB1OR.DTL
Saw that. Given the number of cheesemakers in Marin & Sonoma, I think we def. made the right move in taking our act to Oregon. Good article though. And the woman who wrote it, Janet Fletcher, visited us here last week, so with any luck you might be reading the Briar Rose name in the Chron one of these days.
But when are we going to see some damn cheese down here? ;-)
Hear! hear! or should I say, "Cheese!" ;-)
Soon come.
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Hello, I'm Sundaygal and I am addicted to Sriracha. Yessiree, Bob.
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/06/140220680/confessions-of-a-sriracha-fanatic
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Berkeley burrito boyz make it big in the Apple:
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/10/24/berkeley-brothers-buzz-new-york-city-with-their-burritos/
Of interest to Gaz, if no one else. Dunno if this place came up when we discussed "best burritos in NYC".
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Hello, I'm Sundaygal and I am addicted to Sriracha. Yessiree, Bob.
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/06/140220680/confessions-of-a-sriracha-fanatic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mstfmb05kc
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Hello, I'm Sundaygal and I am addicted to Sriracha. Yessiree, Bob.
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/06/140220680/confessions-of-a-sriracha-fanatic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mstfmb05kc
Damn, that looks mighty fine! I, too, love deviled eggs.
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Hello, I'm Sundaygal and I am addicted to Sriracha. Yessiree, Bob.
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/06/140220680/confessions-of-a-sriracha-fanatic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mstfmb05kc
Damn, that looks mighty fine! I, too, love deviled eggs.
That's my idea, dammit! But then, I put sriracha in pretty much everything. On the other hand, I'm on a pretty heavy Tapatio kick right now.
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Hello, I'm Sundaygal and I am addicted to Sriracha. Yessiree, Bob.
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/06/140220680/confessions-of-a-sriracha-fanatic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mstfmb05kc
Damn, that looks mighty fine! I, too, love deviled eggs.
That's my idea, dammit! But then, I put sriracha in pretty much everything. On the other hand, I'm on a pretty heavy Tapatio kick right now.
I *knew* we'd discussed sriracha here before: I posted this link when it first appeared in the NYT in May of 2009...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/dining/20united.html?_r=1
and that article has a link to a recipe for Sriracha mayonnaise! TANC2!!
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Hello, I'm Sundaygal and I am addicted to Sriracha. Yessiree, Bob.
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/06/140220680/confessions-of-a-sriracha-fanatic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mstfmb05kc
Damn, that looks mighty fine! I, too, love deviled eggs.
That's my idea, dammit! But then, I put sriracha in pretty much everything. On the other hand, I'm on a pretty heavy Tapatio kick right now.
Sriracha is pretty great, except when sushi bars use it to make the spicy tuna spicy. Thus obscuring any chance of tasting of your next three pieces of sushi. I much prefer pepper-infused sesame oil.
I'm a big fan of Crystal hot sauce, and the Tabasco Chipotle pretty much rules, too.
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Hello, I'm Sundaygal and I am addicted to Sriracha. Yessiree, Bob.
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/06/140220680/confessions-of-a-sriracha-fanatic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mstfmb05kc
Damn, that looks mighty fine! I, too, love deviled eggs.
That's my idea, dammit! But then, I put sriracha in pretty much everything. On the other hand, I'm on a pretty heavy Tapatio kick right now.
Sriracha is pretty great, except when sushi bars use it to make the spicy tuna spicy. Thus obscuring any chance of tasting of your next three pieces of sushi. I much prefer pepper-infused sesame oil.
I'm a big fan of Crystal hot sauce, and the Tabasco Chipotle pretty much rules, too.
We discovered this sauce in Paso Robles, it's made in Gilroy. It's yummy!
http://www.thepepperplant.com/
(http://www.thepepperplant.com/images/prod_orighotpepper.jpg)
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Hello, I'm Sundaygal and I am addicted to Sriracha. Yessiree, Bob.
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/06/140220680/confessions-of-a-sriracha-fanatic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mstfmb05kc
Damn, that looks mighty fine! I, too, love deviled eggs.
That's my idea, dammit! But then, I put sriracha in pretty much everything. On the other hand, I'm on a pretty heavy Tapatio kick right now.
Sriracha is pretty great, except when sushi bars use it to make the spicy tuna spicy. Thus obscuring any chance of tasting of your next three pieces of sushi. I much prefer pepper-infused sesame oil.
I'm a big fan of Crystal hot sauce, and the Tabasco Chipotle pretty much rules, too.
We discovered this sauce in Paso Robles, it's made in Gilroy. It's yummy!
http://www.thepepperplant.com/
(http://www.thepepperplant.com/images/prod_orighotpepper.jpg)
Sriracha: ah put dat shit on EVERYTHING!
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmm... baconnnnn...
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/11/08/bacon-bacon-finds-a-brick-and-mortar-spot/
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As far as I'm concerned it's food:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltarrrrr/6030358964/
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We had our department's "holiday lunch" today at Pican in Oakland (B'way & Grand) -- upscale "Southern cuisine". Yummy. Crawfish salad sandwiches, Fried Chicken, ribs, hush puppies, sweet potato fries. Good eatin'.
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Tonite I had dinner at Pacific Cafe out on Geary -- my first time, despite the fact that it's been there since the '70s and I've been here since '91. Many have talked it up to me (including own own Geoff) and it was as advertised. Heavenly crabcakes. Yum.
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Tonite I had dinner at Pacific Cafe out on Geary -- my first time, despite the fact that it's been there since the '70s and I've been here since '91. Many have talked it up to me (including own own Geoff) and it was as advertised. Heavenly crabcakes. Yum.
Well chosen--one of my fave dishes at one of my fave SF restaurants. More crab than cake. Hope you had the clam chowder too--one of the best. If only the free wine while you wait were a little better. But free is good.
If you like crab, try the crab louie next time. TONS of crab, and you don't have to crack or pick any of it.
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Tonite I had dinner at Pacific Cafe out on Geary -- my first time, despite the fact that it's been there since the '70s and I've been here since '91. Many have talked it up to me (including own own Geoff) and it was as advertised. Heavenly crabcakes. Yum.
Glad you liked it. We are so set in our ways, I'm not sure I've had their crab cakes, even after dozens of visits!
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RIP Big Nate's BBQ:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/12/27/big-nates-bbq-closes-catheads-bbq-moving-in/?tsp=1
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RIP Big Nate's BBQ:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/12/27/big-nates-bbq-closes-catheads-bbq-moving-in/?tsp=1
I enjoyed Big Nate's, but it was not my favorite.
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RIP Big Nate's BBQ:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/12/27/big-nates-bbq-closes-catheads-bbq-moving-in/?tsp=1
I enjoyed Big Nate's, but it was not my favorite.
Agreed. There have been several better bbq places around SF during Big Nate's lifespan, but they're mostly all gone (RIP Cliff's, Art's, Collier's, Do City, Firehouse, and the list goes on) and Big Nate made it to 2011, so there you go. Is Brother In Law's still going? Memphis Minnie's is OK. For reasons I can't quite fathom, SF has never been a big barbecue town; they come and they go but they don't have too much longevity.
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RIP Big Nate's BBQ:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/12/27/big-nates-bbq-closes-catheads-bbq-moving-in/?tsp=1
I enjoyed Big Nate's, but it was not my favorite.
Agreed. There have been several better bbq places around SF during Big Nate's lifespan, but they're mostly all gone (RIP Cliff's, Art's, Collier's, Do City, Firehouse, and the list goes on) and Big Nate made it to 2011, so there you go. Is Brother In Law's still going? Memphis Minnie's is OK. For reasons I can't quite fathom, SF has never been a big barbecue town; they come and they go but they don't have too much longevity.
TANC: last week I tried Baby Blues BBQ in my neck of the woods (Mission @ Precita) -- it's the lone SF outpost of a SoCal chain, apparently and it's been open about a year, been on my "I gotta try that place" list for a while. It was passably good.
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RIP Big Nate's BBQ:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/12/27/big-nates-bbq-closes-catheads-bbq-moving-in/?tsp=1
I enjoyed Big Nate's, but it was not my favorite.
Agreed. There have been several better bbq places around SF during Big Nate's lifespan, but they're mostly all gone (RIP Cliff's, Art's, Collier's, Do City, Firehouse, and the list goes on) and Big Nate made it to 2011, so there you go. Is Brother In Law's still going? Memphis Minnie's is OK. For reasons I can't quite fathom, SF has never been a big barbecue town; they come and they go but they don't have too much longevity.
TANC: last week I tried Baby Blues BBQ in my neck of the woods (Mission @ Precita) -- it's the lone SF outpost of a SoCal chain, apparently and it's been open about a year, been on my "I gotta try that place" list for a while. It was passably good.
I like Memphis Minnie's, and we also like Gorilla BBQ out in Pacifica. Too bad large overweight guys with high blood pressure aren't supposed to be eating that stuff!
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SF restaurants that closed in 2011:
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/12/29/the-biggest-restaurant-and-bar-closures-of-2011/#2296-5
I didn't realize Spork (on Valencia) had closed; it was always crowded whenever I walked by.
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Voila! Le burger noir...
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/darth-vader-burger-france-6633219?src=soc_fcbk
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My new favorite thing:
(http://static.caloriecount.about.com/images/medium/eating-right-light-ice-110967.jpg)
Eating Right (Safeway brand) Mocha Cappuccino Light Ice Cream cups. Lo-cal *and* pro-biotic. Yum!
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I like these from Trader Joe's:
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSXfDcQY3ft4IUWr8Sld94fW9vH7qHVgTMSNGkhsh62MOcqV467qg)
Mini ice cream cones!
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To celebrate a friend's birthday yesterday, we had a one-two punch of Osha-Thai in Glen Park followed by Candy Bar in the Western Addition. Next time I won't fill up so much on Thai food.... just didn't have room for the latter (even though the tiramisu looked mighty scrumptious).
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another cappuccino, please...
http://www.latimes.com/health/os-coffee-prevent-diabetes-20120116,0,572672.story
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Vintage 90s Gen-X recipes from Sassy magazine, yo. Kim Gordon's, er...buttered tacos, Evan Dando's hard sauce...I kid you not.
http://www.goodfoodstories.com/2012/01/16/eat-this-sassy-magazine/
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yes, it's real: the bacon Milkshake at Jack-in-the-Box... and apparently it's awful.
http://sfist.com/2012/02/03/sfist_reviews_the_bacon_shake_by_ja.php#photo-1
(http://eater.com/uploads/bacon-shake.jpg)
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Mmmmmm... Dim summmmm...
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2012/02/san_franciscos_top_10_dim_sum.php
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Mmmmmm... Dim summmmm...
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2012/02/san_franciscos_top_10_dim_sum.php
I love Yank Sing! I've never been super impressed with Ton Kiang -- and it always makes the top of the "best of" lists. We should try House of Banquet next time, RG! My friend loves that place and it's in my 'hood.
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Mmmmmm... Dim summmmm...
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2012/02/san_franciscos_top_10_dim_sum.php
I love Yank Sing! I've never been super impressed with Ton Kiang -- and it always makes the top of the "best of" lists. We should try House of Banquet next time, RG! My friend loves that place and it's in my 'hood.
Yank Sing is probably the best dim sum I've had in SF proper, but as the Weekly's reviewer points out, it's pretty damn spendy compared with a lot of other dim sum places. Ton Kiang is admittedly not as good, but I have had a few really fine meals there--and they were on my side of town!
All that said, the last time I was in the bay area for more than two days, some friends took us to a place in Emeryville that was just incredible, every bit as good as Yank Sing imo. It's called Hong Kong East Ocean, and it's all the way out at the end of Powell Street on the Emeryville marina. Great location, killer views (if it's not foggy) and we *loved* our meal there.
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I'll just say that Yank Sing is the only restaurant whose prices had an effect on where we, as a department at work, could go for lunch.
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The Smithsonian names the US's best food trucks:
The only SF truck that made the cut is Hapa, which looks decent though I've never been fan of Filipino food. A match made in heaven? KOREAN TACOS!!!
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/The-20-Best-Food-Trucks-in-the-United-States.html
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cool article in today's Chron about the Giants' clubhouse chef.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/04/FDAM1NU5RM.DTL#ixzz1rCA1C163
But one quote stood out:
"I made a risotto one day and they were like, 'What the hell is this?' "
Srsly?
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cool article in today's Chron about the Giants' clubhouse chef.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/04/FDAM1NU5RM.DTL#ixzz1rCA1C163
But one quote stood out:
"I made a risotto one day and they were like, 'What the hell is this?' "
Srsly?
Reminds me of a story Jim Bouton told in Ball Four in which the clubhouse man included chicken a la king along with the usual post-game spread, and was derided for daring to include such unorthodox fare along with the steaks, hotdogs, and burgers.
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actual GOOD NY-style bagels in SF?? Looks like it might be so:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/26/BUJ31O8129.DTL
"Blueberries belong in muffins, they don't belong in bagels," said co-founder David Kover. Word!
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Posted this on FB too, but it is not surprising that "extreme flavored" vodkas mostly suck...
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2012/04/marshmallow_pbj_bacon_the_extr.php
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meant to mention this a few weeks ago but I somehow missed the fact that they closed the Chevy's on Van Ness across from Opera Plaza. That leaves only 2 in SF (Stonestown and SOMA). WTF?
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La Rondalla is re-opening soon! (well... soon-ish)
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2012/10/04/la-rondallas-comeback-is-still-in-progress-but-there-will-be-margaritas-and-lights/
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I've been reading this guy's restaurant blog for a while. Pretty down-to-earth. He knows what he likes. But as the KFOG anniv party was at Epic Roasthouse and a lot of folks raved.... I thought I'd post his thumbs-down on dinner there. They loves them some salt, apparently:
http://www.thechilidog.net/2012/10/epic-roasthouse-369-embarcadero-near.html
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I've been reading this guy's restaurant blog for a while. Pretty down-to-earth. He knows what he likes. But as the KFOG anniv party was at Epic Roasthouse and a lot of folks raved.... I thought I'd post his thumbs-down on dinner there. They loves them some salt, apparently:
http://www.thechilidog.net/2012/10/epic-roasthouse-369-embarcadero-near.html
I was at the Epic Roasthouse that day but missed out on their little nibbles they passed around. I got to eat AL's cheeseburger, though, which was pretty good and it made me feel special to eat a celebrity burger. Can't recall if it was too salty, but generally speaking I like to salt my beef.
Note: there are no double entendres in the previous message.
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I've been reading this guy's restaurant blog for a while. Pretty down-to-earth. He knows what he likes. But as the KFOG anniv party was at Epic Roasthouse and a lot of folks raved.... I thought I'd post his thumbs-down on dinner there. They loves them some salt, apparently:
http://www.thechilidog.net/2012/10/epic-roasthouse-369-embarcadero-near.html
I was at the Epic Roasthouse that day but missed out on their little nibbles they passed around. I got to eat AL's cheeseburger, though, which was pretty good and it made me feel special to eat a celebrity burger. Can't recall if it was too salty, but generally speaking I like to salt my beef.
Note: there are no double entendres in the previous message.
I prefer my beef jerked.
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Brother-in-Law's BBQ (aka Da Pitt) gets the boot, yo.
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2013/04/29/divisadero-staple-da-pitt-gets-evicted/
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Brother-in-Law's BBQ (aka Da Pitt) gets the boot, yo.
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2013/04/29/divisadero-staple-da-pitt-gets-evicted/
Such is the way of BBQ joints in SF. They never seem to last more than a few years. (Big Nate's was the exception to that, and now they're gone too.)
I still miss Cliff's down on Bayshore. They were the best.
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Who here likes cold-brewed coffee? It seems like all the coffee shops in SF are serving their iced coffee this way...and a bunch in the SB/EB are doing it too. Not as many in the peninsula but there are a couple. It tastes pretty good...most of the ones I've tried are very low in acidity. They're also usually much sweeter, even without added sugar. I'm looking for a good one in SF. Can someone recommend one/a few? My favorite one in the south bay is at Cafe Legato. They use Ritual Roasters, which I don't usually like because it's too acidic, but their brewing method gets it out and WOW--it has a very strong cola taste...it's almost like Pepsi Natural (http://www.doobybrain.com/2009/03/05/pepsi-natural-cola-made-with-sugar-and-comes-in-glass-bottle), even with no added sweetener...just with no carbonation.
I've been trying to make it at home with a very simple-looking machine called Toddy. Seems to get good results with Starbucks Casi Cielo.
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Who here likes cold-brewed coffee? It seems like all the coffee shops in SF are serving their iced coffee this way...and a bunch in the SB/EB are doing it too. Not as many in the peninsula but there are a couple. It tastes pretty good...most of the ones I've tried are very low in acidity. They're also usually much sweeter, even without added sugar. I'm looking for a good one in SF. Can someone recommend one/a few? My favorite one in the south bay is at Cafe Legato. They use Ritual Roasters, which I don't usually like because it's too acidic, but their brewing method gets it out and WOW--it has a very strong cola taste...it's almost like Pepsi Natural (http://www.doobybrain.com/2009/03/05/pepsi-natural-cola-made-with-sugar-and-comes-in-glass-bottle), even with no added sweetener...just with no carbonation.
I've been trying to make it at home with a very simple-looking machine called Toddy. Seems to get good results with Starbucks Casi Cielo.
haven't tried it, but I think Blue Bottle does this. it's not cheap, but nothing at BB is.
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Who here likes cold-brewed coffee? It seems like all the coffee shops in SF are serving their iced coffee this way...and a bunch in the SB/EB are doing it too. Not as many in the peninsula but there are a couple. It tastes pretty good...most of the ones I've tried are very low in acidity. They're also usually much sweeter, even without added sugar. I'm looking for a good one in SF. Can someone recommend one/a few? My favorite one in the south bay is at Cafe Legato. They use Ritual Roasters, which I don't usually like because it's too acidic, but their brewing method gets it out and WOW--it has a very strong cola taste...it's almost like Pepsi Natural (http://www.doobybrain.com/2009/03/05/pepsi-natural-cola-made-with-sugar-and-comes-in-glass-bottle), even with no added sweetener...just with no carbonation.
I've been trying to make it at home with a very simple-looking machine called Toddy. Seems to get good results with Starbucks Casi Cielo.
haven't tried it, but I think Blue Bottle does this. it's not cheap, but nothing at BB is.
I started drinking Toddys a couple of years ago; there's a cafe near a farmers' market I was working that made cold brew and I'd get a tall one before the market. You're right, the flavor is great but that stuff is like rocket fuel--I'd be buzzing like a cheap TV. Learned fast to either have them dilute it a little or to just order a short one.
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I'd be buzzing like a cheap TV.
Bill Kirchen's ears are ringing!
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Who here likes cold-brewed coffee? It seems like all the coffee shops in SF are serving their iced coffee this way...and a bunch in the SB/EB are doing it too. Not as many in the peninsula but there are a couple. It tastes pretty good...most of the ones I've tried are very low in acidity. They're also usually much sweeter, even without added sugar. I'm looking for a good one in SF. Can someone recommend one/a few? My favorite one in the south bay is at Cafe Legato. They use Ritual Roasters, which I don't usually like because it's too acidic, but their brewing method gets it out and WOW--it has a very strong cola taste...it's almost like Pepsi Natural (http://www.doobybrain.com/2009/03/05/pepsi-natural-cola-made-with-sugar-and-comes-in-glass-bottle), even with no added sweetener...just with no carbonation.
I've been trying to make it at home with a very simple-looking machine called Toddy. Seems to get good results with Starbucks Casi Cielo.
haven't tried it, but I think Blue Bottle does this. it's not cheap, but nothing at BB is.
I started drinking Toddys a couple of years ago; there's a cafe near a farmers' market I was working that made cold brew and I'd get a tall one before the market. You're right, the flavor is great but that stuff is like rocket fuel--I'd be buzzing like a cheap TV. Learned fast to either have them dilute it a little or to just order a short one.
Tinka, thanks for the rec! :) Urth, LOL...so true, they're very strong. Once my Mom was visiting when I made a batch and I forgot to warn her, so she drank an entire cup of it. I usually dilute mine 1:1 with water or, even better, grass-fed milk to make a mean iced latte. :D (To be even more pretentious, I sometimes make a syrup with TJ's 100% Cocoa Powder & a touch of raw honey...and voila, an iced mocha!)