Chamomile honey ice and brown butter, walnut crumble. $9
Rose’s Luxury, Washington DC
This wasn’t my favorite dessert, but I appreciated the creativity and combination of interesting flavors and techniques. The mascarpone was very tasty indeed.
The Star Spangled Banner, National Museum of American History.
With wide rice noodles, bok choy, mushrooms. $5.95
Kingdom of Dumpling, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this soup was delicious and they give plenty of it for less than six bucks! I like the large pieces of bok choy although they were difficult to cut and eat with chopsticks (I’m definitely not a professional). The broth and the filled wontons were very tasty.
Random Chinese church, Mission.
Gloria Ferrer Winery, Sonoma CA
I usually enjoy my visits to Gloria Ferrer, but during my last visit the annoying idiot girls working the hostess desk were ridiculous! Gloria Ferrer really needs to reevaluate who they hired to represent their brand and be the first people they encounter when walking in. I was tempted to write a scathing Yelp review right then and there! Bad service is bad service and there’s no excuse for it!
Gloria Ferrer Winery.
Daeji bulgoki. $20.27
My Tofu House, San Francisco CA
This definitely arrived to the table sizzling hot! The pork had a nice flavor (but perhaps a slight fishy flavor(?) in a good way), but I was a bit shocked by the price. Sure there was a generous serving of pork, but I don’t think I’ve ever paid over twenty bucks for bulgogi even with the banchan taken into account!
Tea. Complimentary
Golden Girls Christmas Show at the Victoria Theatre.
Prosciutto, beef tartare, soppressata, picante, coppa, pork terrine, cheese, pickled vegetables, toasted baguette. $40
Etoile, Yountville CA
Wow, this charcuterie plate was amazing! And I think reasonably priced for the amount of quality food you received. All the cuts were delicious but I especially liked the pork terrine, tartare, and soppressata. The pickled veggies were also a great accompaniment.
Domaine Chandon.
White bread, horseradish and slaw. $28
Rose’s Luxury, Washington DC
Omg, shut the front door! This brisket was frickin’ delicious! The was smokey and fatty and I didn’t want to stop eating it. It is served family style and I will say for $28 there was plenty to feed the four of us. I still have visions of this brisket and wonder when I can have it once more…
DC sunset.
Xiao long bao. $4.95
Kingdom of Dumpling, San Francisco CA
These were very good and super cheap! I loved that they used a napa cabbage leaf on the bottom instead of nothing, paper, or worse those gross foil tins! The dumpling wrappers were a good thickness (not too thick) and the soup broth and pork filling were tasty. Noms!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2012, 2014
Sweet soy sauce with ginger.
Dolores Park.
Grilled baby back pork ribs with bbq sauce, served with red cabbage slaw. Happy hour $5
Horner’s Corner, San Francisco CA
These ribs were nice and tender for being grilled. They had a decent smoke to them and I liked the bbq sauce. I would definitely order then again.
Medusa graffiti mural, Mission.
Tofu with beef, shrimp, clam, and egg. $11.99
My Tofu House, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this soup was delicious! I loved the spiciness of it and the flavors were great. The clams and shrimp gave the soup a powerful seafood flavor, but I didn’t mind. I could have eaten this bowl all by myself!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010
Banchan. Complimentary
I liked that they had whole fried fish!
Ferry Building and Bay Bridge.
Potato salad and jalapeño radicchio slaw. $16
Starbelly, San Francisco CA
This was pretty good. The chicken pieces weren’t that greasy, but I will say that they were a little overdone. I liked their smoky flavor and the refreshing slaw. I wasn’t too impressed with the potato salad. It reminded me more of dry mashed potatoes than anything.
Bread and olive oil. Complimentary
Colorful scooters, Castro.
Black pepper and parmesan. $13
Rose’s Luxury, Washington DC
These little pillows were delicious! They weren’t covered in a fancy sauce or had superfluous accompaniments, but they were warm and fluffy and perfectly scrumptious!
National Portrait Gallery atrium.
Small $3.15
Honey Berry, San Jose CA
Hmm, this was ok. This gelato was more icy than milky, creamy, or smooth. It had a nice pistachio flavor but I wasn’t thrilled about the texture.
San Jose Museum of Art.
Vittle Monster 