Fresh tomatoes and basil with mozzarella and parmesan cheese, fire roasted on fresh dough. $20
Opolo Vineyards, Paso Robles CA
This pizza was great. I loved the wonderful crust and the toppings tasted fresh and delicious. Noms! Twenty bucks seems a bit overpriced, but it does come with a glass of wine.
Hamachi, blood orange, charred fennel, pickled huckleberry, sea beans. $17
Perbacco, San Francisco CA
This dish was fine, but I feel like the hamachi was the most boring part of the dish. It seemed kind of dead and really didn’t pop out even though it was supposed to be the star of this dish. The fish was fresh enough and it didn’t taste bad, but it was all mangled and flavorless.
Chevre, candied walnuts, arugula. $12
Artisan, Paso Robles CA
I love pickled beets and I liked the contrast of the two beet varieties used. The chevre was a predictable choice, but it still tasted great with the beets. Mmm…
The Sweet Life: artisan infused vanilla vodka, chambord, pineapple, lemon, clavo. $11
Island Margarita: San Francisco’s famous Tommy’s Margarita. 100% agave tequila organic agave nectar, fresh lime juice. Happy hour $9
Tonga Room, San Francisco CA
It’s really relaxing to come to the Tonga Room after work for happy hour. The atmosphere is fun and really makes you nostalgic for old time San Francisco. The drinks are pretty good and the happy hour prices make it worth it.
Singapore Sling: Tanqueray, cointreau, cherry heering. Fresh lemon and pineapple juices, Angostura bitters plus a Benedictine mist. Happy hour $9
Sparkling wine.
Sauteed with custom Wicked Spice. Happy hour $12
El Gaucho, Tacoma WA
This dish had an interesting flavor that I wasn’t completely sold on it for shrimp. The thick consistency of the sauce was also a bit of a put off. The grilled bread was also dry and crumbly. So apparently really didn’t like this dish very much, lol!
Tri-tip scrambled with eggs, onions, tomatoes, and chilies. Served with beans, homefries, salsa, and tortillas. $10.75
Joe’s Place, Paso Robles CA
I liked the flavor of the machaca, but I thought it the eggs were over scrambled and dry. The tri-tip was also on the verge of being tough and chewy.
Shrimp dumplings, Shangahi soup dumplings, sausage, bacon, Shanghai dumplings, tomato, potato puff. Complimentary in Executive Lounge
Renaissance Beijing Wangfujing Hotel, Beijing CHINA
Final breakfast in Beijing. After a few days, I got kinda bored with the selection at the Executive Lounge, but I still appreciated that it was complimentary. 🙂
Scrambled eggs.
Wild Turkey rye, antica carpano, angostura bitters. $13
Villa Creek Restaurant, Paso Robles CA
This cocktail was nicely made and you know how much I love large globes of ice! 🙂 This restaurant bar was warm and cozy and our bartender was super friendly and professional.
Full assortment of cured meats and artisanal cheeses served with warm focaccia, pickled vegetables and organic Opolo walnuts. $28
Opolo Vineyards, Paso Robles CA
This charcuterie and cheese board was wonderful and worked great with their wines at Opolo. It was very relaxing to sit on their patio and sip wine and have a midday snack.
Sausage, egg, and American cheese on an English muffin. Served with hash browns and coffee. Combo $5.25
Burger King, Gilroy CA
Ugh, the jerks forgot the egg and just gave me a sausage and cheese muffin. SO lame! I really can’t stand incompetent restaurant workers. 😦
Chicken wings, fried rice. Happy hour buffet $10
Tonga Room, San Francisco CA
This food was marginal, even for a happy hour buffet. I guess you can get away with this when you’re a San Francisco institution. I will never do this happy hour buffet again though. I would rather spend the money on an extra drink.
Chicken wings, egg rolls, chow mein.
Happy hour $9
El Gaucho, Tacoma WA
This mac and cheese was very good. I wish there was a bit more lobster, but it had great flavor and the pasta was cooked nicely.
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