I was a little bit negligent about the blog this month, but not for a lack of great meals. The highlights of July include spots from all around the Bay: Le Garage (Marin), Zero Zero (SOMA), and La Penca Azul (Alameda, my hometown). Check out my thoughts below. Taking full advantage of the ambiguous, awkward [...]
As many of you may have heard, June 30th marked the last day restaurants could legally serve foie gras (starting today, they will be fined $1,000). I’ll spare you my political commentary on the issue and focus on the positive: I used the deadline to embark on a “Farewell to Foie” tour. What [...]
People travel thousands and thousands of miles to have the experience that Hog Island Oyster Co. provides: Ferry Building, waterfront patio seating, Bay Bridge view, and local oysters. When I ate there last week, I couldn’t help but marvel about the fact that I live here. If you’re trying to show off the Ferry Building [...]
“You might get some ear in there too!!” was part of our server’s explanation of the pig terrine special. Mashed up pig head parts is a pretty standard offering from the Asian-influenced menu at Namu. While some of the dishes were more unusual than anything I can recall eating anywhere else, we also closed with [...]
