Squab asado accompanied by squab bone broth. NYE tasting menu $175
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Ragu napoletano – Fiore Caffe
Handmade fettucine with a five hour beef and pork tomato stew. $17.50
Fiore Caffe, San Francisco CA
This pasta was lovely. I loved the texture of the fettucine and the meat sauce was rich and delicious. We’ve got a winner!
Montadito, Spanish fried rice & dessert – Aatxe
Fried chicken montadito, romesco, pimenton honey. Restaurant week dinner $65
Aatxe, San Francisco CA
Sorry for the REALLY dark pics, guys! These dishes were really good though. I just which you guys could see them! 🙂
Spanish fried rice, chorizo, cuttlefish, bonito, cured yolk.
Cinnamon-vanilla arroz con leche, dark chocolate, caramel, toasted meringue.
Milk-fed lamb – Aster
Cabbage, quince, sunchoke, hibiscus. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
This tasted fine, but it was another lifeless dish for the night. Where’s the soul in this place? Ugh.
Antipasto di burrata – Poesia
Fresh burrata cheese served with crostini with ‘Nduja sausage, calabrese olives, salami. $16
Poesia, San Francisco CA
I liked this and thought that it had wonderful flavors, but I was kind of annoyed that the burrata wasn’t center stage. I thought from the menu item that it was going to be a burrata dish, but it was really a big crostini with several ingredients. I liked it, but it wasn’t what I expected.
Baguette with oil and vinegar.
Espada pez – Californios
Lightly grilled swordfish, acorn squash mole, ginger-habanero broth, fried leeks. NYE tasting menu $175
Californios, San Francisco CA
Pappardelle al salmone – Fiore Caffe
Handmade pappardelle with smoked salmon, prawns, and zucchini in a light cream sauce. $18.50
Fiore Caffe, San Francisco CA
I loved the pasta in this dish. It had a wonderful texture and was perfectly cooked. I liked the simple ingredients with the light cream sauce (although it was a tad bit on the salty side).
Croquetas de jamon – Aatxe
Restaurant week dinner $65
Aatxe, San Francisco CA
Ugh, sorry that this pic is SO dark! Anyway, these croquetas were really good. They were a little salty, but I liked the texture and they were fried perfectly.
Chicken breast tandoori – Curry Boyzz
Marinated chicken breast cooked in clay oven. $5.99
Curry Boyzz, San Francisco CA
This was pretty good for six bucks. The chicken tandoori was tender and juicy and the marinade tasted good. I also liked that it came with a bit of something on the side.
Pork shoulder – Aster
Carrot, satsuma, shiitake furikake. Four course menu $59
Aster, San Francisco CA
Again, this was forgettable. The pork was cooked ok (perhaps on the dry side of perfect), but it lacked a nice punch of flavor. The carrots were nice, but all the flavors just didn’t come together.
Meyer lemon sherbet – Flour + Water
With nepitella shortbread. Pasta tasting $70
Flour + Water, San Francisco CA
This was a great refreshing ending to a delicious pasta dinner. The meyer lemon flavor was bright and was great with the crumbled shortbread.
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Insalata di barbabietola – Poesia
Roasted golden and red beets, goat cheese, almonds, balsamic vinaigrette. $10
Poesia, San Francisco CA
This beet salad was simple, but nicely presented. The ingredients tasted great together and the textures were wonderful.
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