Mild Italian sausage, onions, and marinara sauce with mozzarella and fontina cheeses. $12.75
Firewood Cafe, San Francisco CA
Ugh, I can’t ever deny a warm, bubbly, cheesy, saucy pasta dish. I feel like I need to hit the gym again just thinking about it. This was very home-y and yummy.
Two enchiladas, guacamole, green salad and salsa. $9.40
Zapata Mexican Grill, San Francisco CA
I’m so sad that Zapata is closing down, or maybe it already has (I haven’t been back in a while). I always thought this place was a bit better than La Tortilla around the corner. 😦
Watermelon, grapefruit. $12
Farmers Fishers Bakers, Washington DC
This tasted good since the overall flavors were nice, but the tuna was pretty gross. It felt frozen and had the weirdest texture. Hmm…
Northern-style relish with housemade red curry paste, ground pork, tomato, palm sugar, fish sauce, served with pork rinds and vegetables. $10.50
Hawker Fare, San Francisco CA
This dish tasty great, but boy was it SALTY! Even the vegetables couldn’t temper the saltiness of the pork relish. I like the flavors though.
Pago Pago: dark Trinidad rum, pineaplle, creme de cacao, chartreuse and lime.
Heirloom tomato, compressed watermelon, ricotta, basil. $8
Farmers Fishers Bakers, Washington DC
This salad was both beautiful and delicious. I loved the colorful heirloom tomatoes and all the ingredients worked wonderfully together. Mmm…
Tossed with prik khing sauce, pork bacon. $9.50
Hawker Fare, San Francisco CA
This tasted great! I loved the texture of the green beans and they were super flavorful. The service on the other hand left much to be desired. They were friendly enough but weren’t good at anticipating a diner’s needs. Boo!
Bush Ranger: aged Guyanese rums with red Spanish vermouth and bitters.
Caramelized fennel, tomatillo puree, cilantro. $14
The Partisan, Washington DC
I loved the flavor in this, but the belly was just SO fatty! It was probably 70% fat or more so it was just too fatty to eat very much.
Served with tortilla chips. $12
Farmers Fishers Bakers, Washington DC
I love guacamole prepared tableside. This was really tasty, but it could have used some tomato for more flavor.
Caribbean Swizzle: made with traditional swizzle stick. $14
Crumbled bacon, pickle, yellow mustard. $6
Dapper Dog, San Francisco CA
Mmm, salty hot dog! This was messy, hearty, and delicious. Dapper Dog is quickly becoming one of my guilty pleasures.
Tri-color pasta, kimchi sausage, thai chili, cucumber, cilantro. $9
The Partisan, Washington DC
This pasta was great! I loved the interesting and delicious combination of flavors and textures. The kimchi sausage was surprisingly delightful in this dish and the pasta was cooked perfectly. Mmm…
Opal, Firestone Walker, saison-blond, California. $7
Pimento cheese, bbq mustard, sour cream and onion dip. $5
Farmers Fishers Bakers, Washington DC
I actually loved these long pretzel sticks. They were fun to eat and really tasty. I liked the texture and the different dipping sauces and spreads were yummy.
Biutiful cava rose, Requena, Spain. $9
Cucumber water, watermelon, tapioca, pink peppercorn, borage blossoms. $16
The Partisan, Washington DC
These scallops were really interesting. I don’t think they were my favorite ever, but the combination of flavor was so new to me and I was honestly confused on what to think. I think that’s a good thing because at least I was really thinking about the food, but I ultimately couldn’t get into this dish.
Abraxxxas Peared, Freigeist, lichtenhainer with pear, Germany. $8
Vittle Monster 