Daily Archives: August 15, 2015

Sea urchin – Monsieur Benjamin

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Sea urchin - Monsieur Benjamin
Uni with white verjus. $14
Monsieur Benjamin, San Francisco CA

This was a lot of uni for me. As a sea urchin novice, I’m still trying to appreciate the taste and texture of this delicacy. I’ve had some bad uni in the past, so I’m always hesitant and sometimes scared to try more. I felt like Monsieur Benjamin wouldn’t serve bad quality uni, so I gave it a go. It tasted great, but some of the pieces were on the verge of too slimy for me. I probably would have been happy with just the piece on top.

Sunday brunch plate 2 – The Ahwahnee Hotel

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Sunday brunch plate 2 - The Ahwahnee Hotel
Eggs benedict, smoked mussel, applewood smoked bacon, fried butterflied shrimp, macaroni and cheese. Sunday brunch buffet $49
The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park CA

This was my heavy plate full of greasy, cheesy, and fried food and I quite enjoyed it! They weren’t the best versions of anything (especially the tough mussels), but they were tasty enough and filled me up.

The Ahwahnee Hotel dining room
The Ahwahnee Hotel dining room.

The Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel.

Grass-fed beef chili bowl – Mountain Room Lounge

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Grass-fed beef chili bowl - Mountain Room Lounge
Local free range beef simmered with organic pinto and kidney beans, Fiscalini Farms cheddar, sour cream, red onions, and corn muffin. $12.75
Mountain Room Lounge, Yosemite National Park CA

This tasted great, and there was plenty of it to fill you up of a chilly evening. Spoiler alert: I think they sell the same thing at the food court for much cheaper. Wish I would have known, lol! No matter though, it still tasted great!

Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls.