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Mama’s fried chicken and cornbread waffle – Mama Knows

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Mama's fried chicken and cornbread waffle - Mama Knows
Three pieces buttermilk brined crispy fried chicken, jalapeno-cheddar cornbread waffle topped with rosemary honey butter. $16
Mama Knows, San Francisco CA

The fried tasted good. It was greasy, but it had a nice flavor. I was excited for the waffle, but it didn’t deliver. I liked the ingredients, but it came out sad and limp.

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Chocolate budino – Reform Club

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Chocolate budino Reform Club

Served with a savory biscotti-like cookie, caramel sauce, and ice cream(?).  $40 for 4-course dinner.
Reform Club @ Specchio, San Francisco

This dessert didn’t do much for me.  In fact, I hardly remember eating it as evidenced by me not knowing if that was ice cream or not, lol!  I do remember that the caramelly sauce underneath was good and that the budino had a sparkly reflection to it.  They must have dusted it with something.  This budino was definitely more on the cake side rather than in the pudding/souffle realm.  A bit disappointing…

Duck confit – Reform Club

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Duck confit Reform Club

Large leg and thigh served with succotash, corn, tomato, shelling beans and basil. $40 for 4-course dinner.
Reform Club @ Specchio, San Francisco

This dish was one of the highlights of this pop-up dinner, partly because it was a full sized portion.  The other courses were tiny!  OK, the duck was also delicious and it was beautifully plated.  I also loved the succotash.  The bright vegetables were a great counterpoint to the rich duck.  The skin on that duck was SO good  and crispy, noms!  One guy at our table contemplated ordering another portion.  He was a big fellow and he was starving, poor thing…

Albacore crudo – Reform Club

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Albacore crudo Reform Club

Served with fava, mint, strawberry, aged balsamic, and garnished with wildflowers. $40 for 4-course dinner.
Reform Club @ Specchio, San Francisco

We went to this weekly pop-up held at Specchio Restaurant in the Mission. It was $40 for four courses with a $25 drink supplement, and the menu changes every week! Overall, I enjoyed the meal partly because we were there as part of a great food club. This albacore crudo was SO good! It was such a small portion though, and this seemed to be a theme throughout the courses. I must say that I was still hungry afterward. But back to the albacore, hehe. It looked beautiful (loved the wildflowers) and all the flavors worked great together. Would’ve never thought that fava, mint, strawberries and balsamic would taste that amazing together!