Because sometimes I am not sure what will come out of my mouth- so Rants & Raves us my melting pot of commentary
Just caught sight of the link trending from the New Yorker site page so you want to be a foodie blogger. Well worth a quick read; of course “one” would never ask anybody to apply it themselves…
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/so-you-want-to-write-a-food-blog
Dinner bbq at the “Sissies” tonight (@ Two Southern Sissies) ht.ly/2bupI9
They were rocken good. Fall off the bone tender yet moist. The sauce was the balance of sweet and char. I opted for the corn biscuit over slaw. But the Pulled Pork sammich hit high notes too. Http://www.twosissies.com
Where to treat myself on a sunny saturday in Atlanta?
Must be time to go see those talented stars at Confiserie Eclectic Gourmet; https://facebook.com/cegbakery
The lovely ladies at the Confiserie Eclectic Gourmet bakery down the street from the hotel, with “just out of the oven” sweet roles & chocolate pound cake make mornings so much more acceptable..
Growing up in the East Coast but living here now over 20 years, I still get a urge for a few distinct foods that I always find hard time getting here. Fried clams with the belly is one of them. So when woodhouse first moved into the neighborhood we noticed that it was on the menu right off. It’s one of the reasons we continually go back. But it had been a while, so tonight was a perfect rainy night to stop in for dinner. I have to say the super friendly staff, make it easy to be out after a long week. Food wise, we had the clam chowder and the fried belly clams for our starters tonight and they were exactly the way we craved; the chowder was rich, creamy and hot and the clams were hot, crunchy and still tasted like clams. For entrées tonight we had fish and chips and I had their grilled stuffed artichokes with small shrimp on the other side with crab on salad greens. Now, word tp the wise, it’s the kind of place where the people sitting next to you are likely to ask what you’re eating, or laughing at “overheard comments”. So f you like privacy while dining, it’s a small place. The tables are kind of close– much easier just to go and have a time of it. It often has a crowd here so plan for a wait if you go after 730 on the weekends. But go!
2073 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94114
http://www.yelp.com/biz/woodhouse-fish-company-san-francisco
Don’t hate me. But yes I’m a huge fan.
When I was a kid my dad used to work a full day shift in his job either as a police officer or later on as his role with the local animal shelter. For most of our lives he also worked a second job. Sometimes the only time I would see him was when I woke up after being put to bed and slip downstairs around midnight after he had gotten home.
We would sit in the dark watching Godzilla, Creature Feature and other science-fiction movies while eating sticks of pepperoni with whatever bread was handy.
It’s sort of pre-date this new concept of the man cave. Cut or slice ? why bother when we had our teeth, it was by bite, pull and chew.
Eventually we would hear my mother wake up and from the top of the stairs she would “whisper-yell”, calling down, Sonny, Sonny; send him (me) to bed. Which would cause us to roll our eyes back while looking at each other and laugh; eventually he would send me up to bed.
I still think somewhere in my mothers house is an original Godzilla model that we put together
http://www.elreynetwork.com
It amuses me after a huge nieghborhood refit, some of which I still scratch my head over ( for instance–why add changing lighting features under high placed direct white street lights?? Maybe Im missing something but I don’t see what the effect is other that pad a lighting contract since you can’t see the effect) . So what do we do? Let’s add more caffiene!
Really, we have a robust offering of coffee options in the castro these days with more coming down the trail.
Recently open and joining the “hipster chic” offerings of Revielle, (4076 18th St) and Espressamente Illy Cafe (2349 Market st) is the new sparten Hearth (3985 17th street) sitting nestled between Local Take and Wild Card, near Orphan Andys.
Next up to open is the new Weavers, next door to Fitness SF and set to open on Friday December 10th in time for the early morning gym go’ers. Catch them today offering free samples!
These now supplement the already in place houses including the Castro Coffee Company, Eureka ( 451 Castro Street), La Taza ( 4230 18th street) , Peets ( 2257 Market street) and Spikes (4117 19th street).
Word is that Philzs coffee will move it’s 4023 18th street location soon to the 500 block of Castro as well.
So.. now the question that comes to my mind is how will the Castro caffinate its retail offerings and “decaf” the rents.
So @Yelp trys to cut off its nose to spite its face today. They issued me a Yelp HQ Warning me not post my bitetheroad.com link in my yelp reviews.
A shame too. If they had better integration or API to allow for cross posting with blog sites, @Yelp could have more impact and richer interactive content.
We love to try places that pals recommend and sometimes think the adventure of eating is trying something new without a lot of research into the “spot”. Recently my Pal Brad turned me on to a old local place that has a new Chef and concept meal that was worth checking out.
Starting the night with Cavier
Now this is an adult grilled cheese – add sweetbreads!
A cool, herby soup with butter soft salmon
How you go wrong with Mushrooms and Chirizo
Succulent beef
Now this “stew” rock and rolled
The Palace in San Francisco was known as a Steakhouse in the mission. Located on Mission and Caesar Chavez –I had driven by it for years but never really knew much about it or if it was even open.
It seems owner/chef Manny Torres Gimenez of the former Mr Pollo fame and his with Katerina decided a cool new slant with one thing only – a 5 course tasting menu with fresh quality ingredients, that offer the blended creativeness of its two owners.
… and a bright, crisp finish
While some of the professional food critics think its quirkiness is odd – I found it charming. I liked to simple and easy way they made creative food accessible. With little staff they carefully arrange the reservations to flow, can adapt to special feed issues with grace and they beam as the Chef comes to the table with each course letting you in on that nights secrete delights. Much has been posted on line from SFGate, SF.Eater.com & Seriouseats.com so find out more won’t be a hard sell.
The 5 course savory menu is $50 and well worth it. We left full, and satisfied while we also felt like we didn’t have to rush, could enjoy the time and our friends.
