Won Mi Korean BBQ

1545 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115

Occasion: Friday night dinner!

Korean pancake

Always one of my favorite korean dishes. I enjoyed it a lot. I liked the thickness of the dough, but it lacked in ingredients. I wish it had more squid and meat in it. It wasn't the best, but it wasn't too bad either. It was the best dish we ordered that night.

Korean Short Rib Soup

Never had Kalbi Soup before. I didn't get to try the meat, but the soup broth was pretty good. It's simple. It was just soup with kalbi, eggs and onions.

Korean Short Ribs
Some pieces were really dry and Flavor wasn't all there. It was not the best kalbi I've had and I will not go back there for it again.

Miette

1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111

Occasion: Saturday farmer's market outing.

Macroons

Pistachio, hazelnut and vanilla

In the order starting from my favorite. They are absolute treats. It looks like a crunchy little cookie, but no. When you bite into it, it's actually got a soft marshmellow like texture. It kind of sinks into your teeth as you bite into it. The flavors are amazing. Don't let this little cookie fool you, it's got a ton of flavor in just one bite. These are great little treats to have. I am absolutely a fan. My sister thinks its a bit too sweet compared to the macroons she's had in France. No way. I am a fan of Miette's macroons. YUMMAY!

Carrot Cake
Love it. It's not too sweet, cake was moist and the frosting is delicious. SOOOO GOOOOD!

Blue Bottle Coffee

1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111

Occasion: Saturday farmer's market outing.

people waiting in line for their coffees. It was a crazy long line!

The guy who prepared my coffee with a supposedly top notch machine.

Single Latte
I've always heard good things about blue bottle coffee, so I decided to wait in line with all the coffee drinkers and give it a try. I'm not a coffee drinker and I don't need it everyday. I probably don't know how to decipher between the different kinds of coffee, but one thing I knew for sure was that this was good coffee. It didn't taste like all the other coffees I've had. Some I had tasted were more watered down, others were overly bitter. The foam was perfect and the coffee was smooth, good, delicious. Don't really remember if it kept me awake, not that I needed the coffee that morning. It was very beautifully prepared, which made it much more enjoyable. I'd definitely drink this coffee again.

Diana's Place

Occasion: Diana's mom cooked bun rieu for me. Perfect for a rainy Wednesday night dinner.

Bun Rieu

I first had this dish when I went to Diana's house freshmen year of high school. She would talk about it this particular dish and emphasized how it was her favorite vietnamese dish. When I first tried it, I fell in love with it. I wondered why it wasn't introduced to me earlier. I learned that not a lot of restaurants serve this particular dish because it takes a lot of time to prepare. Ever since I've had my first bowl of bun rieu, it became my favorite vietnamese dish too. And no matter how many different restaurants I try it at. It doesn't beat a home cooked bowl from diana's mom or dad. Restaurants are usually lacking something, either ingredients or the taste. I love how diana's mom's broth is very flavorful. Love the chunks of tomatoes as well as the generous amount of the shrimp paste meat thingy. Overall, the best bun rieu I've ever had.

Anderson Bakery

1737 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Occasion: My coworker Jenn's Bday! Great excuse to have cake at the office =D

Dream Cake

Until this day, the only dream cake I have ever tried was the one from Ambrosia Bakery, which I like a lot. The one from Anderson's wasn't bad either. Cake was not as moist, but still very good. I usually don't like that much whipped cream between the layers of cakes because it's too much for me, so I just scooped the extra whipped cream on the side. My coworker's family liked it so much, they went to Anderson's to purchase a cake for their next birthday celebration.

What it looks like from the insides.