Tag: Contemporary/Modern
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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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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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Gary Danko
After we finished dinner yesterday, Andrea half-jokingly challenged me to find dinner for tonight. I’m not one to back down in finding a favorable dinner reservation, so challenge accepted! I booked us for Gary Danko, a place we haven’t eaten in 15-20 years and we were curious to see wat they were like. Back on…
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Luce
Andrea was getting her hair done today so she gave me the challenge to find some place for dinner. Our obvious top picks were all booked of course. I came across Luce, in the Intercontinental Hotel, which was a former Michelin star restaurant…they had one star for over a decade, but being closed for the…
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Aquavit
Did have anything planned for this evening, but I started looking for something on the ride from the airport. This ended up being a solid choice…. Friday night, 7 pm, two Michelin star, walking distance. Cuisine is Scandinavian inspired. With a 7pm seating we were right in the rush of service and it felt like…
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Abacá
This Thursday, we ate at a new contemporary Filipino-California restaurant that just opened in August. It’s in the Alton Hotel in Fisherman’s Wharf (I think the last time I was down here was during fleet week 2019 when Kristine was here) which is also new. Cocktails were fun and tasty (Ube-colada!). We ordered more than…