With three flavors: sweet, sour and spicy.
Catch Beach Club, Surin Beach, Phuket THAILAND
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Potluck: Fried whole Andaman snapper
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Deer Tracks ice cream – Ice Cream Etc.
Vanilla ice cream with miniature peanut butter cups and thick fudge. Junior scoop $2
Ice Cream Etc., Savannah GA
This ice cream was super sweet and rich. Maybe too sweet and rich for me. Not a fan…
Propeller Club Memorial Fountain, USS Savannah Marker. I came across this fountain on the riverside walk along the Savannah River off W River Street. There’s a lot to see and do along this walk and the breeze along the river makes for a pleasant stroll.
Duck confit and potato hash – The Girl & The Fig
Poached eggs, applewood-smoked bacon, onion, carrot, scallion. $15
The Girl & The Fig, Sonoma CA
This was very tasty. The duck confit had great flavor and the hash was beautifully made. The grilled scallion was a nice addition!
Mission San Francisco de Solano. This old church is just a block from The Girl & The Fig. It is the northernmost Alta California Franciscan mission.
Polvinhos – LaSalette Restaurant
Baby octopus. These are SO fun to eat! I guess it’s weird thinking that I’m eating a baby octopus, but they taste SO good! 7-item Tasca tasting plates $34
LaSalette Restaurant, Sonoma CA
Sonoma City Hall at night. This random (but pretty) building sits in the middle of the Plaza in downtown Sonoma and is surrounded by dozens of cute shops and restaurants.
Potluck: Fresh made noodle soup
Chicken, mushrooms, bok choy, scallions.
Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong HONG KONG
Corey T.
Crab and mango tartine – Papillote
With avocado, radish, grapefruit, Italian parsley and spiced sauce on toasted brioche. Served with greens and ginger vinaigrette. $10.99
Papillote, Savannah GA
This was bright and refreshing, and so different from anything I’ve tried before! There were so many yummy components to this and they all tasted great together. I do wish that the salad was pre-dressed because it was difficult to toss the salad on such a small plate. The ginger vinaigrette was a nice addition though. A beautiful dish!
Coffee. $1.99
Revolutionary War Haitian Soldiers Monument. Walking around Savannah was quite fun and you can’t help but feel the history surrounding you. This statue is located in a cute plaza next to the City Market.
Eggs benedict – The Girl & The Fig
Poached eggs, applewood-smoked ham, hollandaise, Italian parsley, red bliss potato home fries, on house-made focaccia. $12
The Girl & The Fig, Sonoma CA
I was a little disappointed by this. The hollandaise sauce was bright and delicious, I loved the smoked ham, and the eggs were poached beautifully but the focaccia wasn’t toasted enough and got really wet and doughy from the hollandaise. The potatoes were also dry and flavorless. The small, chewy pieces also made them a chore to eat.
Wine cave, Gundlach Bundschu Winery.
Morcela – LaSalette Restaurant
Portuguese blood sausage traditionally made using pigs blood with parsley and green onions. Nicely seared with a deep, earthy flavor. Noms! 7-item Tasca tasting plates $34
LaSalette Restaurant, Sonoma CA
Wooden spheres in the lobby, The Lodge at Sonoma Renaissance Resort & Spa. The hotel is cleanly decorated with only a few sculptures here and there to make it interesting.
Potluck: San Francisco-style cioppino
Seared hake and grilled shrimp in a tomato-seafood sauce with mixed vegetables.
San Francisco (SFO) to Hong Kong (HKG), United Global First Class, United Airlines
Corey T.
Heirloom radishes – The Girl & The Fig
Mixed seasonal radishes, anchovy butter and grey sea salt. $7
The Girl & The Fig, Sonoma CA
Wow, David and I were a little surprised when they brought this to the table. I had expected the radishes to be tossed in dressing or cooked in some way. But it ended up being a plate a raw, cut radishes, lol! I’m not a big raw vegetable eater, but these were good I guess. After a while it seemed like work to eat them. I’m glad they came with the salted anchovy butter otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to eat much. I don’t think we even finished them.
Bread and butter. Complimentary
Purple and pink foxglove flowers (Digitalis purpurea, Scrophulariaceae), Gundlach Bundschu Winery. The grounds of this winery are super cute with multiple picnicking areas. The landscaping is tasteful and lush!
Yogurt fruit cup – Bean & Bottle
Strauss Dairy yogurt topped with strawberry, blackberry, and blueberry.
Bean & Bottle, Sonoma CA
Firepit at The Lodge at Sonoma. After dinner, we hung outside at the hotel and relaxed next to the firepit before turning in.
Smoked duck breast – LaSalette Restaurant
Slices of beautifully smoked duck breast. The thick layer of fat tasted SO good! The slices had a great smokey flavor and were very tender and juicy. 7-item Tasca tasting plates $34
LaSalette Restaurant, Sonoma CA
Lobby and lounge area, The Lodge at Sonoma Renaissance Resort & Spa. This is one of the nicer Marriott properties I’ve stayed at. Even the lobby is nice and cushy!
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