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Lobster bisque – Curbside Cafe
Soup du jour. Chef Special (soup + entree) $18 Curbside Cafe, San Francisco CA I didn’t like the color of this lobster bisque, but it was packed with great lobster/seafood flavor! I think it looked...
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Baby field green and fine herb salad – Alamo Square Seafood Grill
With sliced radishes and croutons. Daily 3-course prix fixe $14.50 Alamo Square Seafood Grill, San Francisco CA This salad doesn’t look very interesting, but it was actually pretty good. It was...
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Chicken caldereta – Philippine Airlines
With rice, steamed vegetables, macaroni salad, chocolate chip bread, and pound cake. Complimentary San Francisco (SFO) to Manila (MNL), Philippine Airlines This was the first time I’d flown Philippine...
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Omelet with cheese – Pink Tulip Hotel
Served with bread. 35,000 VND Pink Tulip Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM So this is what Vietnam considers an omelet. OK, I can live with it. The omelet tasted pretty good, but I’m not quite sure what...
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Scrambled eggs and chicken sausage – Philippine Airlines
With bacon, hash browns, sauteed mushrooms, tomato, fruit, sweet roll, dinner roll. Complimentary San Francisco (SFO) to Manila (MNL), Philippine Airlines Ugh, I was NOT liking this breakfast. The...
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Chicken adobo- Philippine Airlines
With scrambled eggs, sauteed mushrooms, tomato, fruit, sweet roll, dinner roll. Complimentary San Francisco (SFO) to Manila (MNL), Philippine Airlines I’m sure most people wouldn’t think of chicken...
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Duck curry – Duck Deli
Cari vit. With potatoes, and served with fresh basil and French baguette. 75,000 VND Duck Deli, Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM Mmm, this duck curry was SO good. I actually loved all the bones and skin still...
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Fried egg breakfast – Pink Tulip Hotel
Served with bread and Vietnamese coffee with milk. 35,000 VND Pink Tulip Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM The sweet hotel server asked if I wanted one side or two sides which I figured was regarding...
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Hot cross bun – Noe Valley Bakery
Spiced bread with raisins and walnuts. $2.60 Noe Valley Bakery, San Francisco Bought a dozen of these yesterday to take on our Easter wine tasting trip to Sonoma. It was a fun way to spend Easter with...
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Popover – The Rotunda
Served with strawberry butter. Complimentary The Rotunda, San Francisco CA Mmm, these were SO good! I loved the airy, eggy interior especially with the subtle strawberry butter spread all over. I...
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Onion soup – Cafe Bastille
Three course dinner prix fixe $35 Cafe Bastille, San Francisco CA This onion soup was warm, rich, and very yummy. I loved the crusty pieces of bread on top with cheese melted all over it. The soup was...
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Roasted beet salad – Waterbar
Pt. Reyes blue cheese, watercress, toasted hazelnuts. Lunch prix fixe $30 Waterbar, San Francisco CA Simple and delicious! I loved the perfect wedges of purple and golden beets (go Huskies!). Local...
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Frisee salad – Central Michel Richard
With sauteed mushrooms, lardons. Lunch set $25 Central Michel Richard, Washington DC This salad was simple and delicious! I loved the combination of the light crisp frisee with the earthy mushrooms...
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Meatball and fregola soup – Claudine
With pork and ricotta meatballs, fregola, kale and parmesan, drizzled with arbequina olive oil. With added egg $13 Claudine, San Francisco CA My first fregola soup! I liked the texture of the pasta...
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Salumi misti – Perbacco
A selection of house cured salumi inspired by traditional Piemontese recipes. $14 Perbacco, San Francisco CA Wow, this salumi plate was delicious! Each variety had a unique flavor and texture and I...
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Chowder – Hog Island Oyster Bar
Manila clams, aromatic vegetables, bacon, potatoes, cream. $14 Hog Island Oyster Bar, San Francisco CA Mmm, this was pretty delicious! The chowder was rich and flavorful, but it wasn’t thick. All the...
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Agnolotti dal plin – Perbacco
Pasta filled with roasted meats and savoy cabbage, sugo d’arrosto. $19 Perbacco, San Francisco CA This tasted amazing! It was rich and meaty and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I don’t have agnolotti...
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Wonderbread – The Mill
Josey Baker Bread. Blend of bread flour (wheat), whole wheat flour, sourdough culture, sea salt. $6 The Mill, San Francisco CA I’m not quite sure what all the fuss is about this bread. I didn’t think...
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Green onion bun – New Hollywood Bakery
Each $0.80 New Hollywood Bakery, San Francisco CA These buns smelled great, but they were dry and kinda bland. How did these things ever get on a must-eat list?! Definitely not worth the trip to...
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Hummus and cured sardine toasts – Foreign Cinema
Fennel ribbons, cara orange and grapefruit supremes, shaved Atika. $12 Foreign Cinema, San Francisco CA I wasn’t impressed by this. It was messy, unfocused, and didn’t taste very good. I love sardines...
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