Category Archives: San Francisco

Wayfare Tavern, San Francisco CA

Wayfare Tavern Popovers with Salted Butter Devils on horseback – Medjool dates, blue cheese, shiso hazelnut pesto Organic Fried Chicken – buttermilk brine, roasted garlic, crisp woody herbs, lemon Darlene Peach Pie – Organic Frog Hollow peaches, brown butter ice … Continue reading →

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Golden Gate Bakery, San Francisco CA

Golden Gate Bakery Black Bean Moon Cake Egg Custard Tart I really have no excuse as to why I’d omitted Golden Gate Bakery from my Bay Area dining itinerary in the past but for the sake of saving face I’ll … Continue reading →

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The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen, San Francisco CA

The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen Lemon Blueberry Muffin Breakfast Piglet – sharp cheddar, artisan cured ham, apple mustard, rosemary butter Hungry for a snack between sessions at the conference and having seen American Grilled Cheese Kitchen while waking past AT&T … Continue reading →

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Just for You Café, San Francisco CA

Just for You Café French Toast Beignets Cornbread Biscuits and Raspberry Jam While I have no idea how a menu touting “New Orleans and Mexican specialties, California classics” came about at Dogpatch darling Just For You Café, the hours and … Continue reading →

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Delfina, San Francisco CA

Delfina White Peach Bellini Semolina Bread and Butter Polenta Taragna Papardelle with Liberty Duck Ragu Tripe alla Fiorentina Comtesse Thibier Monbazillac Lemon Budino – Strawberries, Olive Oil Gelato, Basil Another day and another second dinner led myself and a friend … Continue reading →

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Frances, San Francisco CA

Frances Wheat Sourdough and Salted Cultured Butter Unsweetened Black Tea Applewood Smoked Bacon Beignets – Maple Chive Crème Fraiche Panisse Frites – Chickpea Fritters, Preserved Lemon, Olive Aioli Sonoma Duck Breast – Lacinato Kale, Fennel Agrodolce, Roasted Fig, Spiced Duck … Continue reading →

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Prospect, San Francisco CA

Prospect Monkey Bread Cinnamon Butter Strawberry Shortcake Scone Sweetened Crème Fraiche, Fresh Strawberries & Demerara Sugar Peaches & Cream Pancakes – Cream Cheese Pancakes, Peach Syrup, Bruléed Peaches, Whipped Mascarpone, Honeycomb When the team behind Boulevard opened Prospect it quickly … Continue reading →

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b. patisserie, San Francisco CA

b. patisserie Mille Feuille Raspberry Sugar Brioche 10 Hour Apple Tart Blackberry Croissant Grand Macaron Chocolate Chip Cookie Liquid Chocolate Almond Croissant Kouign Amann I first experienced Belinda Leong’s pastry at Manresa and I tasted it again at Four Barrel … Continue reading →

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The Mill, San Francisco CA

The Mill Four Barrel Americano Cinnamon Raisin Bread with McClelland’s Butter and Sea Salt Country Bread with Butter and Cinnamon Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookie Advertised, though not really ‘advertised’ at all, as a joint venture between Josey Baker Bread and … Continue reading →

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AQ, San Francisco CA

AQ Carraway Poppyseed Bread and Cultured Butter Celery, Lime, and Herb Bitters Taco of Red Torpedo Onion, Sprouts, Mint, Caramelized Olives, Sardines /Sweet Corn Cromesquis & Cilantro Stem Vinegar /Yogurt with Tarragon Cake and Fresh Tarragon House Made Butter, Acorn … Continue reading →

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Nopa, San Francisco CA

Nopa Blackberry Walnut Scone – Crème FraÎche Goat Cheese Bread Pudding – Agrodolce Blueberries and Arugula Custard French Toast – Roasted Blueberries and Honey–Lemon Butter Blue Bottle Americano “@Nopa, probly 30m for bar seat” said the text and having originally … Continue reading →

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Craftsman & Wolves, San Franciso CA

Craftsman & Wolves Blueberry Muffin Chocolate Croissant Stack Warm caramel, salted butter, croissant shavings Toasted chocolate bread, vanilla ricotta, honey, almonds The Devil – chocolate cake, toffee, cocoa nib The Rebel Within – Asiago, Sausage, Green Onion, Egg Raspberry Almond … Continue reading →

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Maverick, San Francisco CA

Maverick Bread Coffee CREAM PUFFS – Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry LOBSTER BREAD PUDDING “BENEDICT” – Bernaise, bloomsdale spinach, corn, home fries Located in the Mission and part of a truly epic day of eating I arrived at Maverick shortly before the … Continue reading →

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Cowgirl Creamery Sidekick, San Franciso CA

Cowgirl Creamery Sidekick Mt. Tam and Ham Realizing that man cannot subsist on pastry alone and previously impressed by the cheeses at Cowgirl Creamery in the Ferry Plaza Market I stopped by Sidekick early on a Saturday morning to grab … Continue reading →

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Biscuit Bender, San Francisco CA

Biscuit Bender Cinnamon Bun, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Peach Cobbler Let’s face it, if you’re at all interested in food and visiting The Bay Area you’re probably going to visit the Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market at least once and while there … Continue reading →

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Rich Table, San Francisco CA

Rich Table Orange Vanilla and Honey Refresher Douglas Fir Levain with House Cultured Butter Dried Porcini Donuts with Raclette Tuna and Salmon Brandade with Green Strawberries and Shrimp Chips Bucatini, Roasted Corn, Nutritional Yeast, Bone Marrow Rigatoni, Octopus Bolognese, Beets, … Continue reading →

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State Bird Provisions, San Francisco CA

State Bird Provisions Black tea Guinea hen dumpling with aromatic ginger broth, preserved lemon, and Maitake mushrooms Duck liver mousse with almond biscuit Smoked trout potato-clam porridge Garlic bread with burrata CA state bird with provisions Peking duck’…spiced confit leg, … Continue reading →

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Marlowe, San Francisco CA

Marlowe Baked Oysters – New England Clam Chowder in a Shell Sauteed Wild Mushrooms with Grilled Bread, Truffle, Poached Egg Crispy Fried Chicken Sandwich with Caesar Aioli, Bacon, Field Greens Upside Down Strawberry Crisp with Bourbon Ice Cream and Brown … Continue reading →

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farmerbrown’s little skillet, San Francisco CA

farmerbrown’s little skillet 2 Piece Chicken with Waffle Caesar Salad with Blackened Chicken Jalapeno Cornbread Fried chicken and waffles from a little window on Ritch Street seemed like a great idea, particularly coming from the team at farmerbrown’s with their … Continue reading →

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Bob’s Donuts & Pastries, San Francisco CA

Bob’s Donuts & Pastries Apple Fritter, Crumb Cake, Apple Pie Bread Pudding Located on Polk Street with all the expected persons and characters close at hand Bob’s looks as if it has been exactly where it stands and exactly as … Continue reading →

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