South Sea Seafood Village

1420 Irving St
(between 15th Ave & 16th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94122

Occasion: Dim Sum for three before the museum!

Rice Noodle with sesame
Love it. I don't usually order it at dimsum, but it's really good here. And filling.

Xiao long bao
Still looking for the bay area's best xiao long bao. This wasn't too bad. At least there was soup in it. I hate it when they're dry, which this wasn't. Nice and small and the skin wasn't too thick. It was pretty decent from what I can remember.

Rice Noodle with beef and shrimp
Always order it at dim sum. I love it here because the noodle is very fresh and not dry. Not too thin and not too thick. Perfect amount of meat. YUMMY!

YUMMY DIM SUM definitely too much for three

Northstar

100 Northstar Dr
Truckee, CA 96161

Occasion: Snowboarding adventures at Northstar. These two items are MUST GETS when you're there! Absolutely delicious=]

Frog Dog

Their dogs are HUGE and stuffed in a baguette. Baguette is nice and fresh and the insides are dug out. Pumps of ketchup and mustard are pumped into the baguette. The dog is then placed into the baguette and more ketchup and mustard is pumped onto it. Baguette reminds me of the bread used for vietnamese sandwiches. Nice and crunchy! I loved it the second time I had it and thereafter. So filling, so good. I love coming to northstar for the frog dog and thier belgian waffles. YUMMY

Belgian Waffle

Hands down best waffle ever. Maybe because its full of fatty calories, but best part is that it's served hot and fresh. I love how there's syrup in the waffle. It's full of delicousness that I can't explain. You must try one for yourself when you're up there. Take a break from snowboarding to enjoy a bite of this! They need a booth that served this in the city, I'd definitely get my sugar fix there!

Custom Chef Catering by David Monson

Occasion: Belated Holiday Party @ Dr. T's. Food Catered by Custom Chef Catering February 26, 2010. Great food and great company=] I swear the Chef read my mind and cooked all my favorite foods in one night!! I was so full, happy and buzzed by the end of the night. Cheers to good eats, great company, good laughs and a great time!

Slow roasted duck confit on a potato and apple pancake with cream friach and chives

Delicious bite sized hors d'oeuvres. The potatoe apple pancake was crunchy like a toasted baguette. Loved the play in flavors. A little bit of sweet with the savory. Great way to start the night. Dungeness Crab cakes with pineapple jalepeno salsa

My favorite of the three appetizers. Loved the use of ingredients. The pineapple jalepeno salsa added a refreshing taste to the savory crab cakes. The salsa was nice and subtle and did not over power the taste of the crab, but instead complimented really well together. LOVED IT!

Thai Style Marinated beef skewers with hoisin, coriander, thai chiles and sesame seeds

These were a joy too. Too bad at the time, I thought they were really spicy. Boy, have I built my tolerance for spicy food since then. It was good and satisfying and it only took me one bite to finish it =P

Duck Confit

Our Wine Choices

one red and one white

B thought the white wine tasted so good that she got drunk off of it

Winter Nicoise salad with sashimi grade ahi tuna, fingerling potatoes, kalamata olives, haricots verts and pear tomatoes with savory-dijon vinaigrette

When the chef annouced our salad, I was so happy. I really like ahi tuna salads. I was actually afraid that the dijon vinaigrette would cause me to dislike it, but surprisingly, it all mixed well together. Loved the ahi tuna. I like how it's just slightly seared on the edges and raw in the middle. It was DELICIOUS!!!

Seared Day Boat Sea Scallops with braised endives, cara cara oranges and arugula in a champagne beurr blanc

Ah another favorite of mine, SCALLOPS!!! They were delicious! 3 pieces might look really small, but after everything on the plate it was really filling. I loved playing around with the flavors here. I'd take piece of the scallop, which was really nice and tender and ate it with a piece of the orange, which were super juicy and very sweet. I loved just mixing and matching all the flavors on this dish to see what I liked best. In conclusion: I do not like endives,but the orange mixed with the arugula or the orange combined with the scallops were absolutely delicious!

Marinated beef tenderloin with wild mushrooms, leek risoto, asparagus tips, marinated peppers and zucchinni wuth a red wine sauce

Some like their meat more cooked some like it more raw. I like it medium, more on the raw side. This piece I actually traded with Paloma. I gave her a piece that was more cooked. I actually think it could have been a bit more raw, but I didn't complain. This dish was spectacular. I loved the mushrooms, when do I not. But the risoto was amazing. EVERYONE LOVED IT. As I took a bite of it, it reminded me of something I've had before. It was a familiar taste, but I couldn't figure out what it was until someone realized that it tastes like Chinese sticky rice. Some people use it as turkey stuffing during thanksgiving. THAT...was what it tasted like. It was awesome and went very well with everything on the plate. It was a great dish!

Butternut squash and caramelized walnut bread pudding with vanilla bean ice cream

OMG, everything gets better and better. THIS WAS THE BEST! I'm only saying this because I do love sweets. But this was seriously the perfect ending to the meal. Bread pudding has never appealed to me as a dessert, maybe because of it's not so appetizing appearance. OH..but don't let looks fool you! THIS WAS BOMB DIGGITY GOOD! I loved everything about it, the taste, the texture as well as the presentation. The caramelized walnut really added flavor and a kick to the bread pudding. In a way it almost reminded me of a pumpkin pie. The vanilla bean ice cream melted on the warm bread pudding and went really well with it. A little bit of warmth mixed with the cold. I don't know why...but vanilla bean ice cream on anything warm is ALWAYS good. In fact this dish was so delicious, I shamelessly asked for seconds. Unfortunately, the chef and his staff had packed everything up...and I got not seconds. I was so disappointed.

Burger Bar

251 Geary St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Occasion: Saturday night dinner. While we were there, we were able to watch the Chinese New Year Parade. Only saw the end of it. It was the reason why it took us 45 minutes to get seated because the customers were occupied with the parade and didn't want to leave!

My custom made burger

with kobe beef, mushrooms, avocado, bleu cheese on ciabatta bread with a side of fried zucchini

I was starving, but was only able to barely eat half of it. I liked what I ordered...but i'm not sure if it's really worth the price.

Ella's Custom made burger

with mushrooms, jack cheese and some sweet potato fries on the side

She barely finished her burger too. It was a big burger.

Deep fried jalepenos

SPICY! dip it in some ranch...still spicy! It was too greasy and spicy for my liking. I wouldn't order it again.

Rich's Custom Burger

with cheese, bacon and fried egg and a side of french fries

Embassy Suites- Riverfront Promenade

100 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, Ca

Occasion: Davis Kdphi Formals: 1.22.10. A very very belated post! I didn't think I'd make it to another Kdphi formal, it was great seeing everyone and for once to be on the other...sober side!

Salad with tomatoes, shaved carrots, mixed greens with italian dressing

It was ok. If only the tomatoe slices were diced instead and if they had balsamic vinaigrette dressing.

Salmon

Not bad, but not great. The meal wasn't spectacular. I've totally had better hotel food before. Would I want to book an event there? Hmm, I'll do a tasting first.

Steak with red potatoes, mushrooms

Steak didn't have much taste, but i loved the potatoes and the mushrooms. Looks really good though. Again, nothing spectacular.

Chocolate cake

YUM. i was so full,but I always make room for dessert. It was drizzled with a raspberry sauce. Very rich, but it's just how I like it. I finished the whole piece.