Ice cream, tapioca, blackberry, pineapple. 5 course tasting menu $85
Le Pigeon, Portland OR
This matcha cake was really good. I liked that this dessert wasn’t too sweet, but there were plenty of different textures and flavors to make it interesting. Yum!
With fried rice. 2-item lunch combo $7.30
New Ming’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
Hmm, I think I chose the wrong items because this wasn’t satisfying to me. Everything was super greasy and the flavors weren’t there. Lame.
1/2 wet, 1/2 dry. Served with onion rings, turnip greens, roll. Half rack $15.99
Central BBQ, Memphis TN
Mmm, these ribs were way better than the ribs at Commissary. They had a better flavor, and they were super tender and juicy unlike the dry ribs at Commissary. I also liked that onion rings was a side option. 🙂
$1.50
Bluff City Coffee & Bakery, Memphis TN
I don’t know how they made this large cookie SO gooey, but I loved the fluffy, gooey texture. It’s something that I’ve never tried before – very good!
Sliced angus beef, onion, green onion, udon, Muracci’s curry soup. $11.95
Muracci’s Japanese Curry & Grill, San Francisco CA
This was on the heavy side, but it was pretty tasty. I wish there was more udon noodles in there though, but I was glad that there was a good amount of sliced beef. Yum!
Chocolate and fried chestnuts. Bar seating $180
Pineapple & Pearls, Washington DC
This sweet potato ice cream had a beautiful color and it tasted great. I loved the crunchy and soft accompaniments, and everything worked so well together.
Cheddar-jack cheeses, bacon, red onions, chipotle ranch. $9.99
Lynchburg Legends Bar & Grill, Memphis TN
Hmm, this was really greasy but I liked the flavors enough. What I didn’t like was how SLOW the kitchen was. Other tables around us actually left because they had been waiting for their food way to long. The place wasn’t even busy. 😦
Pickled mint and chiles. Happy hour $9
The Cavalier, San Francisco CA
Mmm, I love these lamb scrumpets! And they’re perfectly priced during happy hour! The lamb is very flavorful and pairs wonderfully with the mint sauce.
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die
Fried egg, thick cut bacon, garlic aioli, lettuce, bruleed tomatoes, truffled oil. Served with duck fat fried three potato hash. $11.75
Railgarten Diner, Memphis TN
This sandwich was really good and I loved the truffle oil. The best part though was the duck fat potato hash! Omg, it was SO tasty!
Watermelon mimosa. This mimosa was sickeningly sweet and I couldn’t even begin to finish it. Thank goodness that the server was kind enough to not charge me for it. Yay!
Garlic soy glaze, polenta, roasted pineapple, Maui onions, foie gras teriyaki butter. 5 course tasting menu $85
Le Pigeon, Portland OR
Mmm, this was a really tasty dish too! The pork was really flavorful and I liked all the components. After the really salty skate dish though, this teriyaki glazed pork tasted super salty as well. I think my salt tastebuds were shot at this point.
Chashu, boiled egg. $8.75
Ajisen Ramen, San Francisco CA
This was decent. I wish the boiled eggs was a bit softer, but this is one of the more affordable ramens you can get for lunch downtown.
Gibson’s Donuts, Memphis TN
Someone brought a box of Gibson’s doughnuts into the office so of course I went straight for the bacon maple flavor, lol! This was pretty good! I liked the light fluffy donut although I thought that there was too much maple glaze for my taste.
Vittle Monster 