Martin's Profile
in search of curry like you'd get in jolly old england
The Chicken Tikka Masala at Mehfil (2nd and Folsom in SF) is very creamy.
Home Espresso Machines in SF
Does anyone know of a shop in San Francisco that sells home espresso makers. I've heard that there's one that's been around for decades - do not know the name. The owner was featured in a local magazine earlier this year - have been digging for it with no luck.
I'd like to go to a shop that sells a variety of makes and therefore isn't overly conflicted. Also, one with experience.
thanks,
Martin
New York Izakaya and Sake Bar
Was back in New York today and went back to Sakagura.
The experience starts with a culinary version of the ropes/trust exercise. Your fellow diners anxiously glance at each other as you pass the security guard in the office building, and proceed down not just one, but two flights of steel stairs to the basement of 211 East 43rd street.
Their trust in you is repayed over and over as you are nestled into the warm atmosphere of an authentic Izakaya and Sake bar. Service is knowledgeable about the many sake (fresh, seasonal) - our waitress asked us our preferences and then gave us a customized tasting menu including a wonderful seasonal sake from Hyogo prefecture called Kasumitsuru.
Our party of four devoured a major meal with the following stand out dishes:
Tatemiwashi - dried sardine crackers with a spicy mayonaise dip.
Uzaku - unagi (but cold) with cucumbers and wakame. refreshingly different from the usual presentation of unagi.
Jidori Shioyaki - roast chicken with sea salt and a citrus (yuzu) pepper tampenade.
and my personal favorite that the colonel would die for: tori karaage - fried chicken cubes served so hot that they almost burn your mouth, but the inside is so tender and moist that the juice runs out. another please - we'll skip dessert and have some more chicken.
We left satiated without eating any rice. (we later went to rai rai ken for some gyoza and a ramen). Japanese food is the best. hmmm.
