Tag: SF Bay Area
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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…
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Sushi Ran
Andrea had her hair appointment in Corte Madera so it was a good opportunity to run in Marin. I’m not really much in shape these days (took a nearly 4-month hiatus from running due to various illness with associated lung congestion), but getting back into it. It was a beautiful day to run and thanks…
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Firehouse Coffee & Tea
We had a about 15 minutes before lunch and stopped by this cute coffee shop right next door to the local firehouse. An interesting lively mix of people here. One dude jamming out to music, a table of 4 playing a card/board game, a group of older women socializing, etc. Andrea had the honey lavender…
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Nari
This is our 4th time eating here, but it’s been about 15 months since we’ve eaten here and it’s one of Andrea’s favorites since we’re guaranteed to get a flavorfully delicious meal. We started with cocktails which is always a good way for us to start if they have a good cocktail program, which they…