Noe Valley Bakery and Bread Company

4073 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

Occasion: Cupcakes in the office for Dr. T's pre bday celebration. Feb 2011.

My favorite has to be the red velvet and the one with the nuts on top.  This bakery is a hidden gem in noe valley. Yum yum!

Brenda's French Soul Food

652 Polk Street

San Francisco, CA 94102

Occasion: Brunch on President's day weekend.

 Crawfish Beignets

These things never disappoint me.  They're best eaten when its warm and fresh.  So flavorful and so delicious. Fluffy bread, filled with chunky crawfish.

Watermelon Iced Tea

Unlimited refills. So refreshing and so good.  Perfect on a hot summer day.

Sweet potato pancakes with pecan syrup

It was a special of the day.  I got this instead of the french toast.  The syrup never fails, but can get very rich.  As for me I balanced it out with some grits. Pancakes were nice and fluffy!

Shrimp grits

The few times that I've eaten here, I've seen numerous tables with this order.  It's never really appealed to me, but I really wanted to give it a try. I am so glad I did because it is absolutely delicious.  It can look like baby food, but do not let your eyes fool you.  Let your taste buds be the judge of this dish.  Give it a try and I assure you, you will leave this place with no regrets.

Marlowe

330 Townsend Street

San Francisco, CA 94107

Occasion: GNO dinner with Ella, Bo and Nancy! Feb 2011! 

Fried Brussel Sprout Chips

Sprinkled with some sea salt. Addicting.  It's like chips, once you start, you can't stop!

Little Gem Salad

Bone Marrow

Loved the fatty goodness of bone marrow.Nom nom nom!

 

Marlowe Burger

It was ok.  I'm not a big bacon person.  I didn't think it was anything spectacular, but the meat was cooked to my liking. Fries= addicting. Aioli sauce= bomb!

Tikka Masala

98 Judah Street
San Francisco, CA 94122

Occasion: Spending valentines day with my BF.  No one else will eat Indian food with her, so I decided to sacrifice for her on singles awareness day.  Ella was so happy that we got to eat Indian! Two girls and too much food! I just wanted to try everything!

Mango Lassi

Good, but not as good and memorable as the one from Amber.

Thanks for introducing me to this deliciousness BF <3

Baigan Bharta

Roasted mashed eggplant with garden fresh eggplant cooked with slender bits of onions and tomatoes. 

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the smokey taste of eggplants.  It was goooooooood!

Chicken Tikka Masala

One of my first few times having it.  It was pretty flavorful and good, but it was very heavy and did not settle too well in my stomach.  I loved the aroma of this dish.

Sushi Bistro

431 Balboa Street

San Francisco, CA 94118

Occasion: Family dinner. February 2011.  Of course I would forget my camera....ended up using my camera phone.

Butterfish Blasters

snow crab meat and avocado wrapped in butterfish torched with a garlic soy

One of my favorite things to order here.  Love the buttery sweet taste of the torched butterfish

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Hawaiian Breeze

with mango, avocado and fuji apple topped with tuna, macadamia nuts and drizzled with cilantra pesto

One of my favorite rolls there. Love the combination of the sweet, tart and savoriness. YUM!

Volcano roll

Baked salmon with spicy aoli, crabmeat and avocado

Definitely my least favorite roll. The sauce was just too rich for my liking.