These fatty pork spareribs aren’t the healthiest things for you, but I always order them. They’re SO good! 1 pound for $3.80
Good Luck Dim Sum, San Francisco CA
Pinkish-purple royal trumpet vine (Distictis riversii, Bignoniaceae) with pink jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum, Oleaceae), Roosevelt Way.
This wasn’t the best pizza in the world, but it definitely fulfilled my late-night hunger needs, hehe!
2nd Street Express, Reno NV
White mountain pennyroyal flowers (Monardella odoratissima, Lamiaceae), Mount Rose Summit Trail.
Seasoned skewer marinated bbq pork with tamarind sauce and steamed broccoli. Lunch special served with jasmine steamed rice, egg roll, soup, and salad with peanut sauce. $7.95
Thai Lotus, Reno NV
The lunch specials at Thai Lotus are such an amazing value! You get a lot of yummy food for very little. The pork had great flavor, but they could have been a bit more tender. Besides that, I had no complaints.
Yellow seep monkey flowers (Mimulus guttatus, Scrophulariaceae), Mount Rose Summit Trail.
Fresh tomato, basil, balsamic vinaigrette reduction, olive oil. $6
Briscola, Reno NV
High end my ass! This restaurant was a joke, and the food was marginal at best. The tomatoes were over ripe and over dressed. The bread was old and so dry that they disintegrated in your mouth upon contact. Gross!
Breadsticks. Complimentary
Blue fleabane flower (Erigeron sp., Asteraceae), Mount Rose Summit Trail.
Fried sticky rice dough on the outside and filled with a minced pork mixture. $0.85 each
Good Luck Dim Sum, San Francisco CA
These are a bit larger than the usual mini pork buns, and they’re delicious. The filling is perfectly meaty!
Charming house entrance, Noe Valley.
With truffled mascarpone. $18
Eureka Restaurant & Lounge, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this is true comfort food! You can’t go wrong with a delicious mushroom ravioli and the truffled mascarpone puts it over the top. I like how the truffle flavor isn’t overpowering and that you can taste and enjoy the other components. Noms!
Another beautiful day break from my balcony.
Sauteed chicken, eggplant, onion, jalapeno, bell pepper and basil. Lunch special served with jasmine steamed rice, egg roll, soup, and salad with peanut sauce. $6.95
Thai Lotus, Reno NV
I didn’t know it at the time, but this was going to be one of the best meals we had in Reno. Now I don’t wanna talk smack about Thai Lotus because their food was decent, but that’s just really sad for Reno!
Egg drop soup.
Egg roll.
Side salad.
Steamed jasmine rice.
SO yummy! These are one of my favorite dim sum items. 3 for $1.60
Good Luck Dim Sum, San Francisco CA
Colorful mural with Brassica and Castilleja flowers, 22nd Street.
Skyy ginger vodka, Canton ginger liqueur and fresh lime juice. $10
Eureka Restaurant & Lounge, San Francisco CA
War Horse opening curtain, Curran Theatre.
Plantain dumplings with powdered sugar. $5
Poquito, San Francisco CA
Perhaps these were a little overcooked?! I loved the dark, rich flavor but it bordered on burnt. I also wished there was more plantain.
Christmas decorated public parklet, 24th Street.
Chorizo, grilled onion, pappardelle noodles, bacon, tomatoes in a Cajun cream sauce. $12.95
Fork Cafe, San Francisco CA
This tasted yummy, probably because it was so rich and bad for you! Pappardelle is one of my favorite pastas, but I wasn’t expecting the chorizo to be in meatball form. They still had a lot of flavor and the texture was good.
Cooked squid in Chinatown.
Fried sticky rice dough on the outside and filled with a minced pork mixture. 3 for $1.60
Good Luck Dim Sum, San Francisco CA
I’d never had this dumpling before and I really like it! If the sticky rice dough was any thicker or less cooked, I’m not sure I would have liked it though.
Barbie car, The Mission. This car was kinda creepy and cool at the same time.
Vittle Monster 