Category: Michelin
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Robin
This week’s dinner was at Robin. I hadn’t eaten here since before the pandemic, but Andrea had eaten here with Trisha since then. Back then, I really enjoyed the modern take on sushi and enjoyed the rap music playing as background music. So I was really looking forward to coming here again, but wondered if…
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Rich Table
This restaurant was the last one we ate at (3/12/20) right before the pandemic lockdown occurred. We remember having a great time so we were curious to revisit although they did lose their Michelin star in the latest guide. We had a 5:15 reservation and the restaurant was already quite full on a Thursday. Cocktails…
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Californios
Our weekly dinner out, but also our anniversary dinner. So great to have some elevated Mexican/Latin cuisine… we’ve had so much French/California/European fine dining cuisine, we really enjoyed something different. Flavors, ingredients, preparation, beverage pairings were all so interesting. Difficult to pick a favorite with so many great flavors during the masa courses, the taco…
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Nari
Last night’s dinner at Nari – Andrea had been wanting to come back here for awhile so I’m glad we finally did. This time we went with the chef’s pick (I.e. tasting menu). Cocktails were all very good, although we didn’t enjoy the one that was like an overly sweet Manhattan. Flavors were rich and…
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Manresa
We’ve been meaning to eat here for years, but we were preoccupied eating at so many SF restaurants. But if you want to say you’ve eaten at all of the 3 Michelin star restaurants in the Bay Area, you’ll undoubtedly need to dine here. Menu is a chefs tasting menu, of course, and we did…
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Ernest
Tonight’s dinner was at Ernest. They opened in the middle of the pandemic so I had missed hearing about them. Chef Brandon Rice is the chef/owner and formerly worked at Rich Table (this was the last restaurant we ate at right before pandemic lockdown in March 2020. They lost their Michelin star in the latest…
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Quince
Still one of our favorite restaurants in the city. We eat out most Thursdays and theoretically this was an early b-day meal for me. We usually eat early, but I did book this last minute so we had a 7:30 reservation. Service was definitely busy compared to our last time here in September for an…
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Gabriel Kreuther
Lunch at Gabriel Kreuther (2-Michelin etoiles). 3 course prix fixe, with a truffled amuse to start. Foie gras terrine for me (hey, I can’t get foie gras in SF). Duck confit for the main which was deliciously rich as you’d want/expect. A bit on the heavy side for lunch, but no complaints. Good thing I…
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Kochi
Here in NYC for work and was able to convince my coworkers to try this Korean skewer place (1 Michelin star) which conveniently was only a couple blocks from our hotel. Food was so different and interesting compared to the usual fare…different layers of flavors with each course and the wine/soju pairings worked really well.…
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Yuji
We eat out a lot so always in something new and unique. This week I had us booked at Yuji, a kappo-style Japanese restaurant with a scant 8 seats in the heart of Japantown that just opened up a couple weeks ago. You can’t book them on OpenTable, Resy, or Tock (or even Seven rooms)…