Category: Restaurant
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Eight Tables by George Chen
For this Thursday’s dining (yesterday was just a bonus), we decided to try Eight Tables. The building is also interesting because they have multiple concepts (like when we ate at O last week)… China Live restaurant downstairs and where we’ve dined on multiple occasions, a Scotch bar upstairs along with 8 Tables (and yes they…
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Frances
Frances was one of our local go to restaurants pre-pandemic and there were periods where we would go monthly. They used to have a prix fixe menu which gave a taste of most of their dishes which was also the same format at their sister restaurant Octavia (which lost its Michelin star through the pandemic…
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O’ by Claude Le Tohic
For this Thursday’s dinner we’re back to our regularly scheduled program – this is one of the restaurants with a newly minted Michelin star in the latest guide. Chef used to work at Joel Robuchon in Las Vegas; I’ve had a great dining experience there, so I was very hopeful. They occupy the entire building…
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The Morris
No Michelin stars and no tasting menu this week. My expectations are different when we’re not expecting fine dining like last week. During the lockdown, we had a pick up meal from this restaurant. Back then, we had ordered broccolini with squid, brisket, smoked duck, donuts, chocolate pudding which was quite a treat for us…
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Marlena
Sorry to be a snob, but you already know I am one. Cute SF restaurant in Bernal, pretty close to where we live and very moderately priced. One of the newest Michelin starred restaurants as listed in the recently published guide. This is my third Michelin starred restaurant in as many weeks (Avery two weeks…
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Moody Tongue Brewing Company
A fun evening out in Chicago for an early unbirthday celebration for Kristine while I’m here. Brittin was a great sport given this is totally not his thing. This meal was unique with a beer pairing. Or favorite pairings were with the Hudson Valley foie gras and the one with the dessert with the chocolate…
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Avery
Such an enjoyable experience at one of the newest Michelin starred restaurants in SF… Such interesting drinks, food and flavors, and pairings (we did the sake pairings and we had so many different styles) even for this jaded trio who’s tried everything. Savory cocktails, Hokkaido snow beef shabu shabu, caviar service with maple butter, tortellini…
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R&G Lounge
Dinner at one of our favorite comfort food places (I totally want to bring my parents here if they ever come out to SF again)…. lychee martinis, salt and pepper Dungeness crab… So good
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Top of the Mark
Pre-dinner cocktails. Haven’t been here forever. Views are spectacular on a beautiful SF evening.
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Quince
Wow. We were very much looking forward to coming back here once they opened. Definitely the most expensive meal I’ve ever prepaid (tasting menu plus wine pairings of course) though. This was only the fifth service since they re-opened. This was one of the best dining experiences we’ve ever had. Food was amazing (and we…