Adante Dairy, Petaluma. Served with blackberry honeycomb and walnut currant baguette. $11
Farmshop, Larkspur CA
This cheese was pretty tasty, but I think that the blackberry honey was my favorite part. It was SO flavorful and tastes great with the cheese and bread.
Admiral: Templeton rye, ginger shrub, lemon, barrel aged bitters, honey.
Lima style fried calamari, shrimp, scallop and fish, yuca, cancha, huacatay tartar sauce. $15
Fresca, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was great! I loved the breading of the fried seafood, and everything was still tender and juicy. I’ll definitely order this again in the future.
Snails on potato canapes, porcini, garlic butter sauce. $14
Le Zinc, San Francisco CA
This was delicious. I liked how they served the escargots atop the potato medallions. I just wish there was enough potatoes for all of the snails. They had a large pile of escargots on one side that was a bit too rich to eat without the starchy potatoes.
With bacon, pickled onion. $8
Eureka Restaurant & Lounge, San Francisco CA
I love deviled eggs and these did not disappoint. They had a nice flavor, and the bacon and pickled onion were great toppers.
Raw, seasoned ground beef, mixed greens, cornichons. $13
Le Zinc, San Francisco CA
This wasn’t my favorite. The beef had an odd flavor and the tartare wasn’t chopped all the way through. I would try to retrieve a small amount only to realized that most of it was still connected. Hmm. I really didn’t even want to eat the entire thing.
Pimento cheese, okra, pickled onions, and bacon. $12
Eureka Restaurant & Lounge, San Francisco CA
This seems a paltry portion for twelve bucks. I liked the flavors but would have appreciated a few more tortillas worth.
Curry, micro greens. Family style menu, $60 per person
Al’s Place, San Francisco CA
This almonds were really tasty. I don’t think I’ve ever had curry-crusted almonds before but they were fun to eat and had great flavor. Not sure how the greens fit in though – kinda awkward to eat with the almonds.
Preserved meyer lemon butter, salt. Family style menu, $60 per person
Al’s Place, San Francisco CA
I was a bit surprised when this first snack came out, and I had to giggle a bit. I don’t think I’ve ever been served fresh, whole radishes as a dish before. I felt like a rabbit or something, lol! I guess it was good and the butter tasted great, but I guess I expected some type of preparation beside washing the radishes and placing them on a plate. 🙂
Special house breading, served with Thia sweet chili, roasted pepper aioli, cocktail sauce. $11
Zin American Bistro, Palm Springs CA
These calamari were pretty good! The squid remained tender and the breading was tasty and not greasy. I especially liked the trio of sauce. It made it more festive and I liked the variety of flavors.
Radish, meyer lemon confit. $17
Hamlet, San Francisco CA
I didn’t like this very much. The “risotto” was more like a hard and dry paella and there were few shrimp and mussels. The mussels were also shriveled and dry and the shrimp weren’t any more tender. Hmm…
Piperade, tzatziki, grilled bread. $13
Hamlet, San Francisco CA
These meatballs tasted great! They were moist and flavorful, and paired well with the tomato and red pepper sauce (piperade) and tzatziki. I wish they served it with more of the grilled bread though. You only get two measly slices. 😦
Tomato jam, lavender honey. $10
Barndiva, Healdsburg CA
These croquettes were very tasty, but I think that they were too rich to comfortably eat more than a couple. The lavender honey was especially wonderful as an accompaniment though. Mmm…
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