Tag: SF Bay Area
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SWEA Christmas Fair
We were at the SWEA Christmas Fair at Saint Mary’s, mainly for the crafts and the concert and not so much the food, although we did buy just a little bit. There were various Swedish food for sale including bottles of Glögg, bread, pastries, and candy. We did buy one of the Swedish buns, which
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Ciccino
We went tasting at Tahona Mercado, but we didn’t eat dinner beforehand. So after all of that mezcal, we needed some food in our bellies before heading home. This meant a late dinner which is a bit unusual for us old folks. I did a quick search to see what was nearby on Google Maps
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Mezcal Tasting at Tahona Mercado
We had first heard about Tahona Mercado after sitting at the bar for dinner at Californios in 2022. It sounded like a really interesting place, but we never made it around to visit. And then after having such great experiences tasting mezcal in Oaxaca, I can remember sitting on the Aeromexico plane while we were
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Akikos
Andrea was working in the office today, so whenever she does, I always ask if she wants to have dinner downtown, which she did. So I booked us at Akikos which we enjoyed in the past as well as their sister restaurant, Friends Only, which more of their experimental restaurant. We had early reservations as
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um.ma
We had to fortify ourselves before going doing a little Black Friday shopping at Stonestown Galleria. We were thinking Asian. We parked in the inner Sunset. San Tung was our initial choice, but it had a long line so we walked to um.ma for some Korean food. We started with the scallion pancake…good, but since
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Thanksgiving
This year, we went over to Kirsten and Greg’s house for our Thanksgiving meal. Andrea made her decadent potatoes au gratin where she uses morel mushrooms and a cheesy cream sauce using various cheeses including a bit of blue. It’s always a big hit. We also brought along a couple bottles of Croix Pinot, one
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Dash
We were looking for a quick and easy low key dinner (and ideally healthy), so we walked down to Dash. Last time we walked by here on a Friday, it was packed. Today on a Tuesday, maybe half full. We ordered a half bottle of Dassai 45 which was actually better than I remember it
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Saru
We were just looking for a low key dinner this Wednesday evening, so we decided to just dine in our neighborhood. I’m always up for sushi so Saru seemed like a good option, esp. if we could get seating at the bar. They don’t take reservations and it’s a small restaurant (I think 6 tables
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Bistro Ember
After having some wine and charcuterie next door with our neighbors Michael and Elizabeth, Andrea were just looking for someplace to eat in our neighborhood on this Friday evening. We rarely eat out on a Friday and often it’s elsewhere in the city. We started walking down to Dash which was completely packed and with
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Bodega
Andrea went to work in the office downtown so we decided to have dinner downtown. I had read about this place in the usual blogs (i.e. The Infatuation, Eater, etc.) so we decided to give it a try. It’s located in the Tenderloin on the same block as Kin Khao. Cuisine here is a modern