Nettle and ricotta gnocchi – A16

Nettle and ricotta gnocchi - A16
Pioppi mushrooms, bianchetti truffles, mushroom brodo, herbs, caciocavallo. $14
A16, San Francisco CA

Mmm, this pasta was delicious and it had a great earthy quality. The ricotta gnocchi were perfect pillows of goodness, and it was cool that it was served with mushroom broth. I haven’t had gnocchi this way before and it was refreshing.

Capri cocktail - A16
Capri: Cocchi americano, lemonade, rosemary, sparkling wine. $12

Chilled spring onion soup – Rich Table

Chilled spring onion soup - Rich Table
Bay shrimp (chips), green strawberries. $7
Rich Table, San Francisco CA

This was a very interesting soup. It had a thick, smooth consistency which was very pleasant. The crispy shrimp chips were great with the velvety soup and the sliced green strawberries were surprising and delicious. The soup felt rich and refreshing at the same time – pretty cool.

Crankshaft sandwich – Machine Coffee & Deli

Crankshaft sandwich - Machine Coffee & Deli
Albacore tuna melt, arugula, house pickles, Shelbourne cheddar. $11
Machine Coffee & Deli, San Francisco CA

While I liked the flavors of this sandwich, I didn’t like the bread to filling ratio. I like sandwiches using baguettes, but there was almost no filling in this sandwich especially since it was a tuna melt. The baguette was also on the hard side. I was not impressed.

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Potato chips - Machine Coffee & Deli
Served with potato chips.

Crankshaft sandwich - Machine Coffee & Deli