Tag: SF Bay Area

  • Saison

    Saison

    Andrea had a dinner with her coworkers so what’s a guy to do? Fortunately, I was able to score a last minute reservation at Saison. Last time I was here, I was with Scott on his birthday, which happens to be on Star Wars day; that is still one of the best meals I ever…

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  • Octavia

    Octavia

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    Wasn’t sure if we were going to eat out this Thursday since we ate out twice last week, but who am I kidding. We decided to go back to another low key place we enjoyed. Octavia is the sister restaurant to Frances at which we ate last Wednesday. Octavia was a 1 star restaurant until…

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  • Eight Tables by George Chen

    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

    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

    O’ by Claude Le Tohic

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    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

    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

    Marlena

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    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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  • Caviar, Champagne, Pizza

    Caviar, Champagne, Pizza

    Caviar and champagne to start. Dough from Delfina, toppings chez Trisha for the different pizzas, cooked in the BGE. Mini Bundt cake from Avery, KB cake custard tarts for dessert (Bi-rite black sesame and honey lavender ice cream not shown)

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  • Avery

    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

    R&G Lounge

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    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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