With hazelnut, celery root and sage. Pasta tasting $70
Flour + Water, San Francisco CA
Mmm, these little pillows were perfection! The water buffalo filling was so good and I loved the aggressive black pepper flavor. The rich sauce and fun textures put this pasta over the top. Noms!
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Irish style lager and Irish stout wort spun sorbet. Paired with SOMA coffee porter. Restaurant week dinner $40
Thirsty Bear, San Francisco CA
These sorbet were super bitter, especially the darker one which I could not enjoy. The lighter sorbet was bearable, but not by much. I like the coffee porter though.
$11
Washington Bakery & Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This was really tasty! I loved the flat noodles with the saucy scrambled eggs and shrimp. It was so flavorful and delicious. Mmm…
Lobster soup, Chinese celery, chile morita caldo. NYE tasting menu $175
Californios, San Francisco CA
Wow, this was delicious! The broth was fairly light, but packed with flavor. The poached lobster was delicate and perfectly prepared. Noms!
Raw thin sliced beef eye round with capers, shaved parmigiano, extra virgin olive oil, topped with fresh parsley and lemon. $11
Fiore Caffe, San Francisco CA
This was good. It was simple and rustically presented. It could have benefited from a bit more salt, but otherwise was tasty.
iCafe San Francisco, San Francisco CA
This was really good. It was nice and sizable, and I enjoyed the yummy chunks of mango inside. The mochi also had a nice texture and tasted great.
Delicata squash, mahon cheese, potato migas. Restaurant week dinner $65
Aatxe, San Francisco CA
This wasn’t my favorite. I don’t the the mushrooms and delicata squash went well together. They had opposing flavors and textures that just didn’t vibe. Hmm…
Brandt Family Farms’ beef, hand cut fries. $18
Bix, San Francisco CA
This burger was delicious! The patty was juicy and flavorful and I loved the blue cheese on top. The fries were also great, and I especially enjoyed the anchovy(?) dipping sauce. Noms!
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St. Bernardus beer. $10
Crispy cracklings, balsamic onion marmalade, arugula on toasted ciabatta. $11.95
Split Bread, San Francisco CA
This sandwich was really dry! The ciabatta was dry, the pork was dry, the undressed arugula was dry, the cracklings were dry. 😦 They really need more sauce on this thing, or at least dress the arugula lightly. I liked the balsamic onion marmalade though, and the overall flavor of the sandwich was good besides being super dry.
Persimmon, pepita, marrow. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
Meh, this was forgettable. I liked the texture of the pureed squash soup, but it was a bit thick they didn’t pour enough on top to fill the edges. This dish looked more like roasted persimmon topped with a squash sauce rather than a proper soup.
Nettle and cippolini agrodolce. Pasta tasting $70
Flour + Water, San Francisco CA
I’ve never heard of tajarin pasta before, but I guess it’s a thinner version of tagliatelle. Anyway, the best part of this dish was the brown butter giblet sauce – omg, SO good! Combined with the grated cheese on top, it was the best combination of sweet and salty.
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Shaved marinated brussels sprouts, braising liquid broth. Restaurant week dinner $40
Thirsty Bear, San Francisco CA
This wasn’t my favorite. It was pretty bland overall, and it just wasn’t fulfilling. The dish never came together for me.
Paired with Hopsmeister CA Wheat.
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