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.
Fresh farm eggs scrambled, Spanish chorizo sausage, hashed browns, Acme levain toast. $9.50
900 Grayson, Berkeley CA
Now this is what I call a breakfast! The eggs were scrambled perfectly – so light and fluffy. The chorizo sausage had a great sear and amazing flavor. The hash browns were just the way I like it and Acme bread is always a bonus. NOMS!!!
Home made hot sauce, Santa Rosa plum jam, and ketchup.
Water service.
With chorizo and citrus relish. $17
Beast and the Hare, San Francisco CA
I was confused with the plateware. Omg, my entree bowl looked like it was appetizer sized! I noticed at other tables the the pasta was also served in these tiny bowls. They definitely looked inappropriately small. Besides that, I did enjoy this dish. It was nice and citrus-y, but I did think that the blue crab got lost among everything else. And the price seemed a bit steep for the four pieces of mussels and flaked crab. Overall, I enjoyed my dining experience but a few things, primarily that unacceptable wait between courses, just needed to be tweaked.
Wind sculpture at the Helen Diller Playground, Mission Dolores Park.
House made chorizo, eggs, corn chips, chile sauce and cilantro, house salad with goat cheese and tomatoes. $12
Starbelly, San Francisco CA
Noms, this was SO good! I loved the house made chorizo and the sauteed chilies mixed into the scramble. Mmm, I’m hungry just thinking about this dish again! Definitely not an authentic chilaquiles, but it was packed with delicious flavors.
Pink ‘Coral Seas’ passion flowers (Passiflora jamesonii, Passifloraceae), 25th Street. These passion vines are just around the corner from my house. I don’t think the color combinations are as dramatic as some other passion flowers, but I don’t mind. The solid pink petals are stil beautiful!
Fennel, saffron, chorizo. $10
Social Wine Bar, Charleston SC
This wasn’t my favorite. The mussels were on the small side and the fennel slices were too large and got in the way when navigating through the mussels. The flavors were good though, but how can you really go wrong with chorizo?!
Topped with cheese and chopped parsley. $5.50
Firefly, Las Vegas NV
Ew, these sucked! They were very dense, dry, flavorless and swimming in a pool of oil. A gross misstep!
Mexican chorizo, market chiles and cilantro. $10
Starbelly, San Francisco CA
Noms, I’m in love! It’s difficult to tell from this pic, but there are actually quite a lot of mussels in this bowl. The sauce with the chorizo and chiles is to die for! Mmm, I’m getting hungry again!
July 30, 2014. Still as delicious as ever! The cilantro were wilted and sad though.
Skygate sculpture by Roger Barr, near Pier 39. It stands 27 feet high, 17.5 feet wide, and is made of mirror-polished stainless steel.
Con queso manchego, chorizo y aioli de ajos rostizados. Spanish style omelet with yuca, Spanish chorizo, manchego cheese and roasted garlic aioli, served with toast. $8.50
Toro Salao, Old San Juan, PUERTO RICO
I think the combination of the yuca and manchego cheese gave this tortilla a dense and gummy texture that wasn’t the most pleasant. The flavor was great, but they could improve on the texture.
I also want to note that the service here was HORRENDOUS! Our waiter was on his own time and while we weren’t in a any kind of rush, there were periods when there was no service at all.
Plaza del Quinto Centenario with Jaime Suarez’s 40-foot tall Totem Telúrico in the background.
Project 365: Day 101
Had an early morning workout today and by the time I was done, I was starving! I had nothing to do until 2 pm so I decided to stop by The Little Chihuahua on the way home and have a relaxing Saturday brunch. Between my entree, the free chips and salsa, and a large margarita, I was stuffed! Omg, why do I always overeat! I’ve got to head into work for a quick job later, but afterward I’m just going to sit on the couch and do nothing but catch up on DVR. Sounds perfect!
Grilled skirt steak with chorizo and salsa, served with black beans and corn tortillas. $6.75
Casa Mexicana II, San Francisco
I couldn’t find a good description of “campechano” online, but I guess the word describes things from the Mexican state of Campeche. I’ve also read other accounts of campechano tacos having a mixture of carne asada and chorizo so at least this preparation is consistent with that theme. This was pretty good. I did notice that when they grilled this to order, they used a generous amount of oil so I’m sure that’s partly why it tasted so good. The steak could have been a little more tender, but it was definitely flavorful. I ordered this because I thought it would be healthier than some of the other options, but I didn’t know they’d add that much chorizo and use that much oil. Oops!
Chips and salsa. Complimentary
Mexico City style taco. Organic corn tortilla topped with bacon, chorizo asada, bell peppers, melted mozzarella cheese, cilantro, onions, and salsa. $2.75
El Huarache Loco, San Francisco
Wow, this taco had everything on it! Don’t know if I remember melted mozzarella cheese in there, but there looks to be queso fresco in there instead. This monster had SO much flavor, but I will admit that it was greasy! It’s definitely worth a try though. It’s pretty big so 2 of them would make a large enough meal for me. Mmm!
Project 365: Day 11
Ok, so I’ve failed! I didn’t get this post out yesterday, but you know what? I’m still gonna move forward with my Project 365. We ended up partying a little too hard at Toucan’s last night so I completely forgot to post this, but I’ve noticed that some people post on a weekly basis. At least I’m only a day late.
We had a pretty full day yesterday. Had brunch at Cheeky’s, then went shopping at the Cabazon outlets (bought a couple cute t-shirts), had tacos at Crazy Coyote tacos, then happy hour drinks and food at The Tropicale, then more drinks and played trivia at Toucan’s. The last couple times I’ve been at Toucan’s, I’ve run into old friends. Previously it was old Seattle friends who now live in Los Angeles, and last night I ran into MT from San Francisco. Fun! He seemed very happy!
Palm Springs weekends always fly by way too quickly! 😦
Fried tortilla chips in a sauce made with homemade chorizo, tomatillo, sliced red onions, queso fresco and cilantro. $10. Scrambled eggs $2 extra.
Cheeky’s, Palm Springs CA
Cheeky’s is currently my favorite brunch spot in Palm Springs. Next time we’re down, we’re gonna try Jake’s next door. I must say that I’m not very impressed with the overall food scene in Palm Springs, but the food at Cheeky’s is consistently good. The service is friendly and there’s always great people watching. And I LOVE their bacon flight (post to come). The chilaquiles were pretty good. I liked the chorizo and the tomatillo was a nice surprise. I’m used to chilaquiles having a red sauce. Overall, the plate was bright and fresh. Just want I needed after the previous day’s debacle at Pinocchio. My only complaint is that some of the tortilla chips were very over-fried.
Water.
Grilled calamari with arros negre, chorizo, artichokes, allioli and Guindilla chile oil. $12
Contigo, San Francisco CA
Omg, this was SO good! Total comfort food. I loved every component of this dish. I just wish I knew what the greens were on top. The squid ink rice and chorizo made the perfect smoky base for the calamari and roasted artichokes. This dish was pretty rich so they don’t overdo it on the portion. NOMS!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2012
Local xipirons (squid) a la planxa.
January 26, 2014
Vittle Monster 