Daily Archives: August 26, 2011

Country style pork pate – Bar Agricole

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Pork pate Bar Agricole

Slice of pork pate served with toast, aspic, mustard and caper berries.  $10
Bar Agricole, San Francisco

The server explained that the pate was “country style” since it consisted of chunkier pieces, not the smoother pates you usually see.  This pork pate was absolutely delicious and filling!  I just wish it came with more bread because the pate slice was pretty sizable.  I’m guessing that the aspic was also from pork, but I’m not sure.  Regardless, everything tasted great together!

Someone at the table didn’t know what aspic was, and I smiled because I remembered having to look it up while reading Anthony Bourdain’s “Kitchen Confidential”, lol!  I was happy to explain that it’s a jelly made from a stock (usually meat or fish) and gelatin.

Secret breakfast ice cream – Humphry Slocombe

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Secret breakfast ice cream Humphry Slocombe

Luscious bourbon ice cream with corn flakes mixed in!
Humphry Slocombe, San Francisco

Yes, puh-lease!!!  This secret breakfast isn’t much of a secret in San Francisco.  It has made most foodie lists as a must-eat.  Several restaurants in the city have it on their dessert menus, and the upstairs coffee shop at the SF MoMA also serves it in an affogato.  Popular, indeed!  When Ben & Jerry’s introduced Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night Snack” flavor, a Fair Trade vanilla bean ice cream with a salty caramel swirl and fudge covered potato chip clusters, it caused some controversy among local ice cream fans.  Drama, lol!

Of the flavors I’ve tried at Humphry Slocombe, Secret Breakfast is still my favorite.  Their ice cream is denser and milkier than those at other creameries, so it’s very rich and filling.  I must admit that I’ve had some REALLY waxy ice cream at Humphry Slocombe, so my overall feeling of the place remains mixed.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011, 2012