Smoked leek custard, seaweed chips. Tasting menu $155
Lazy Bear, San Francisco CA
This was a really elegant presentation, and it tasted wonderful as well. The smoked leek custard was very different and lovely and the caviar was just fun to eat with the seaweed flavored potato chips. Mmm…
Chili and basil, bell pepper, onion. $8.95
Chada Thai Cuisine, Palm Springs CA
This tasted fine, but it was REALLY oily! That especially sucks in an eggplant dish because they just soak up all the oil and are disgusting to eat. #lame
Zinfandel-shallot butter, haricots verts. $29
Zin American Bistro, Palm Springs CA
This hangar steak was good. It had great flavor and it was pretty tender. I like the red wine sauce and the green beans were nice and crisp.
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. 🙂
Zesty garlic lemon summak marinade cooked in rotisserie oven, served with side salad, pita and grilled veggies. $13.50
Goood Frikin’ Chicken, San Francisco CA
I really like their marinade at GFC. It’s got so much flavor and the chicken is always moist and juicy. I’m less in love with their salad dressing. It’s a bit too tart for my taste.
Side salad.
$5
Chicken Ranch, Palm Springs CA
These French fries were great! They were hot and fluffy and not greasy. The perfect way to enjoy a fry.
Sugarsnap peas, brassicas, kumquat, mint. Tasting menu $155
Lazy Bear, San Francisco CA
This little dish tasted great! It had a combination of ingredients that I normally would think that worked together, but they actually tasted great. The whipped goat cheese was great at bringing everything together. Mmm…
Sweet red curry with bell pepper, basil leaves and coconut milk. $8.95
Chada Thai Cuisine, Palm Springs CA
Meh, this panang curry was more yellow than I’m used to. They also added zucchini which wasn’t indicated on the menu description. It was also one of the most watery panang curries I’ve had. Another failure in my book…
Creamed spinach, yukon gold mashed potatoes, country gravy. $18
Zin American Bistro, Palm Springs CA
The fried chicken tasted ok, but the outside was a little limp for my taste. I like a nice, crispy coating on my fried chicken. The country gravy was also very milky and kinda bland. I liked the creamed spinach though.
Wok sauteed farmers market green beans. $5
Chicken Ranch, Palm Springs CA
These were really salty, but they were still pretty good (although I couldn’t eat much of it because of the salt). I liked the ginger flavor and the green beans were really fresh and crisp.
Puffed rice, foie gras, brown rice cracker. Tasting menu $155
Lazy Bear, San Francisco CA
I know that this is a horribly dark photo, but I promise you that there really is beef tartare underneath that netting of puffed brown rice and foie gras. And it was delicious! 🙂
Chicken, thin rice noodles tossed with egg, tofu, bean sprouts, scallion, crushed peanut. $8.95
Chada Thai Cuisine, Palm Springs CA
This was marginal. It didn’t have much pad thai flavor and it was actually pretty bland. I think this place is family owned, but this was not authentic at all! #lame
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