Dine about Town 2011 January 11, 2011

Hello friends –

Dine about Town 2011 is in San Francisco again. Yeah!

Check out the link below for the participating restaurants!
http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/taste/dineabouttown/

From January 15 to 31, 2011
2-course lunch for $17.95 or 3-course dinner for $34.95

Viva! Living

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Dine about Town Dinner @ Vicoletto July 13, 2010

Vicoletto is another Dine about Town restaurant that my friend and I had dinner. Below is the list of food that we tried.

Antipasti

Mozzarella Burrata: voted best burrata in Italy, imported from the southern Italian region of Puglia. Served with cherry tomato and arugula salad. This is very yummy!!!

Salumi: San Daniele prosciutto, sweet coppa, and Felino salame

PASTE DELLA CASA

Ravioli con aragosta: house made lobster ravioli, sautéed prawns and cherry tomato brandy cream sauce

Tagliarini al nero di seppia: house made squid ink pasta, fresh Monterey squid, bay scallops, bread crumbs in a light cherry tomato white wine sauce

DESSERT

Raspberry panna cotta

Soffiato al cioccolato: soufflé style chocolate cake with crème fraiche gelato

I enjoyed the food here, but the portion is a little bit small. If you are a light eater and love Italian food, give Vicoletto a try.

Vicoletto
550 Green St
San Francisco, CA

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Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream

Hello friends,

I heard so many good things about this ice cream store – Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream. My friend and I had a chance to try their interesting flavors recently. Below is the flavors that we tried.

1. Cole Porter (beer)
2. Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee
3. Thai Chili Lime
4. Miso Peach

We both love the Porter and Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee flavors.

Humphry Slocombe offers different interesting flavors every day. Some interesting flavors include foie gras, olive oil, peanut butter curry, boccalone prosciutto, … Try Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream if you love non-traditional ice cream flavors.

Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream
2790 Harrison Street,
San Francisco, CA 94110

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Dine about town lunch @ Anchor & Hope June 12, 2010

I want to try Anchor & Hope for a while. It happened to offer Dine about town lunch during June 1 to June 15. How can I miss this golden opportunity to try out this restaurant?

The Dine about town lunch menu @ Anchor and Hope offers 2 courses.
The first course that I chose is “Angels on Horseback – Smoked Bacon Wrapped Oysters, Remoulade Sauce”

The second course that I chose is “Shrimp Louis – Heirloom Beans, Olives, Arugula, Remoulade Sauce”

I enjoyed the first course better. The fried oysters wrapped with bacon tasted very yummy. Check out Anchor & Hope (information below) if you are interested!

Anchor & Hope
83 Minna Street (Cross street: 2nd Street)
SF, CA

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Sonoma In, Napa Out March 13, 2010

I love to visit the vineyards in the North Bay once in a while. Since Napa becomes more and more commercialized, I switch my destination to Sonoma. The cost of wine tasting in Sonoma (free to $10) is very reasonable compare to Napa ($10 to $20).

Besides wine tasting, having a brunch, a lunch or a dinner at Sonoma is very enjoyable too. The girl and the fig is my favorite restaurant in Sonoma. I wanted to have a brunch there recently. I arrived Sonoma at around 2 pm that day. Without reservation, I had to wait an hour for a table. Oh well, I decided to go somewhere else coz my group that I went with was hungry. Remember to make reservation if you want to go to The girl and the fig.

My group went ahead to another restaurant with good review – El Dorado Kitchen for branch. The food is not bad, but I don’t really like the ambiance in there. With a group of people, I love to eat brunch in a more crowded and more lively restaurants. This is just my preference. If you want to enjoy a romantic lunch with your honey, this place is a good choice.

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Dine about Town 2010 – January 15 to 31, 2010 January 22, 2010

Dine about Town 2010 is here. You can enjoy a 2-course lunch for $17.95 or 3-course dinner for $34.95. If you know me, I love eating high quality food as well as hanging out with friends for lunch/dinner to catch up. I also enjoy fine dining experience once in a while. I have a group of friends who gathered once a year to attend this “Dine about Town” event.

Check out the link below if you are interested.
http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/taste/dineabouttown/

If you want to know my top picks’ restaurants, leave me a comment. I will share with you in the near future.

Have a great day! Remember, life is meaningful, wonderful and beautiful. Viva! Living.

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Cowgirl Creamery @ SF Ferry Building January 18, 2010

Once in a while, I will indulge myself with some edibles, such as cheese, chocolate bars, gelato,…

For cheese, I love to go to Cowgirl Creamery inside the San Francisco Ferry Building. What I like about Cowgirl Creamery? 1) Huge selection for different types of cheese from different countries, 2) You can try different kinds of cheese before making your purchase, and 3) The staffs are very knowledgeable and friendly. If you don’t know what kind of cheese you want, they always can recommend something good for you to try before you purchase.

If you know me well, you should know that I love the robust taste from my cheese. My favorite kind of cheese is blue cheese. My recent purchase is a kind of blue cheese named Bleu d’Auvergne from France. It is very delicious.

If you are a cheese lover like me, find some time to visit Cowgirl Creamery. You should be able to bring home some delicious cheese.

Cowgirl Creamery at The Ferry Plaza
One Embarcadero, San Francisco, California
415.362.9354
Open 7 days a week
http://www.cowgirlcreamery.com/

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