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Funniest frozen turkey memories
heheheh-my mom and I do a a sort of macabre turkey hustle dance and then pull the neck out for additional gross value. John Waters Style.
Slow Food's $5 challenge - Why exactly is this pissing people off?
Thats Joni Mitchell. Not Baez.
Cooking Papa (Foster City)
I can attest to the tastiness of the Peking Duck. Just had it yesterday and I cant remember loving this dish as much as I did at FC CP. The buns were lovely not too super sweet, the duck skin itself was perfect crunchy fatty goodness. The BBQ pork was nice too, good color, fat content to meat, tender.
One dish was a bit of a letdown because it seemed soggy, Ong Choy with Black bean sauce.
The dried string beans were a hit too. I like them with the dried shrimp v. pork bits.
I want to try a bunch more on the menu. Definitely worth a few trips to investigate all the goodies.
Unique to Sacramento/only in Sacramento Dinner?
That pretty much sounds like lots of Bay Area Viet I can easily get. Thanks for the reply.
Unique to Sacramento/only in Sacramento Dinner?
Thanks-maybe I can do Squeeze inn and Jimbos on a junk food chowdown.
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Jimbo's
451 Herndon Ave, Clovis, CA 93612
Unique to Sacramento/only in Sacramento Dinner?
I'm really for great food as well as Sacramentoiness.
Unique to Sacramento/only in Sacramento Dinner?
Thanks-I saw the Squeeze Inns menu. Looks fun!
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Squeeze Inn
5301 Power Inn Rd., Sacramento, CA 95820
looking for hip cafe for morning coffee in Oakland
www.CmonOakland.com
commonwealth opens at 9. very oaklandish.
Unique to Sacramento/only in Sacramento Dinner?
Looking for a dinner that is special because you can only find it in Sacramanto. What do you have?
Any type of place as long as its tasty.
Ethnic Strip Mall to High End Dining. All will work but I really want it to be totally Sacramanto. Coming from SF have spent some time in Folsom but never had a meal in Sacramento.
New Resto Potrero
Walked by after having not been in this area(Connecticut & 20th) for a few months and saw what looks sorta like it might be a wine bar under construction/prepping.
Any info out there?
uses for sriracha??
Add to mayo and use it as a dip for fries or in place of regular mayo on a steak sandwich.mmm.
Okonomiyaki
I think Magic also has Takoyaki...if you need to satisfy that fried fever.
Bangkok and Siem Riep Recommendations, Please
I just left BKK-wish I'd have gotten here. Darn!
Bangkok and Siem Riep Recommendations, Please
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/776396#post-box
I know this is late but two restos I liked in Siam Reap-Khmer Family on Pub and a whole calf place on Highschool. See:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/776396#post-box
Angkor Grill review (Alameda)
I just got back from Cambodia and the food was delicious and not at all bland. I never saw condiments on a table while eating in Cambodia. In fact it was difficult to get condiments, for the plain things like rice and eggs, and much easier to stumble through the Khmer with "hul"-not sure how to spell it- but I was taught thats how to get spicy!
First two images are from a whole veal resto in Siam Reap on Highschool St and second is excellent brushed garlic oil fresh rolls from Khmer Family on Pub Street. Note the fresh Chilis-Hul Hul!! Happy Happy.
Izakaya/stick meat like Kingyo or Zakkushi Charcoal Grill, like in Vancouver?
I just got back from a phenomenal eating weekend in Vancouver. On top were Zakkush http://www.zakkushi.com/
(Robata, 1.95, CA a stick) and, higher end, Kingyo http://www.yelp.ca/biz/kingyo-vancouver (Uni Biminbap 9.95 CA & at table stone Kobe! $21 CA for like 15 nice pieces)
Where are the closest to this, here in the Bay? I can't think of one place like either of these places here.
2G Japanese Brasserie in San Francisco
I guess were going to have to try it and report back since no-one has chimed in yet :)
Bay Area Banh Mi Google Map
I walked past a tiny spot near Potrero by the hospital. Uni's Deli. They have a sign in the window for Banh Mi.
1200 Vermont Street
Mixed comments on yelp.
Does anyone know a place close to Dogpatch for a fix?
2G Japanese Brasserie in San Francisco
Can anyone comment on 2G breakfast? Looks very interesting.
http://www.2gjapanese.com/files/154.pdf
napa alone for diner, where to go?
I would like to heartily reject "almost cliche" and just call Ubuntu cliche!
Bar at Ad Hoc is the way to go. Never had an cliche or ordinary meal at there.
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Ubuntu Restaurant & Yoga Studio
1140 Main Street, Napa, CA 94558
Ad Hoc
6476 Washington St., Yountville, CA 94599
Turks & Caicos
I had a great time and loved TCI. Its a really special place and the weather was great. I was just missing the road side conch shacks & mom & pop type places to eat like you see in other parts of the Caribbean.
Jan-March sounds wonderful, I will have to check that out :)
Turks & Caicos
Just returned Sunday from Provo, stayed at Coral Gardens.
I have to say that the food on TCi is bad & expensive.
Da Conch Shack & Somewhere Cafe at the Coral Gardens hotel, specifically Conch Salad and Grouper sando, were best. Somewhere had decent daily drink specials. Expect about 6 bucks for a bottle of beer. Turks Head & Dominican Presidente are about 5. I tried to have conch everyday as lobster(TY for the comments both Veggo & Davedigger) was out of season PLUS I just adore the taste of conch. Now I know what they look like dangling out of their shells with their googly eyes, male appendage, and long toe-nail, thanks to Conch World!
http://www.conchworld.com/
10 bucks a person for a five minute tour is a bit of a rip off but I like the idea of what they are up to and didn't feel that bad about the fee.
I made a last minute reso at Coyoba and was so sorry I even set foot in that ridiculous place. Looked really lovely in the dining room but the first thing that got put in front of us was triangles of IGA bought pita, dried up celery & carrot sticks, a la school lunches from 1987 and a nasty, sweet sauce for dipping. I should have politely walked out at that but I had seen a gorgeous looking scallop crudo in one of those trashy tourist magazines so I stayed for it. Bad move.
Ordered some, usually, cheap glasses of Viognier & the scallops to be sure the pita plate wasn't a fluke. Asked if I wanted sparkling or still water. Still. Still, which apparently means Fiji at 9 bucks a bottle! Doh!
Just after the wine arrived, a nice little shot of Gazpacho amuse bouche came out. Highlight of the experience. A little spicy, good texture. Maybe the pita was a fluke!!
Then the scallop appetizer arrived :(((.
The sever arrived & plopped the plate down on the base of my wine glass AND my fork & scampered off muttering. I noticed that muttering/low voiced commenting was pretty usual with service professionals in my travels on TCI. Lots of grunting at "thank-yous," as well.
Three scallop shells with two previously frozen bay scallops and packaged wakame salad beneath. It was so sad. There was a nice little strip of fried ginger on top but it had gone bitter. There was also that dyed red tobiko on top. It was tasteless, poorly executed and overpriced.
It was about to 70$ for a bottle of water, two glasses of wine and the bad frozen scallops.
Paid & got back on the road to try Coco Bistro. Gorgeous setting for sure. Ate a nice shrimp satay appetizer with banana chutney and some Sriracha. Nicely cooked, good shell char & plumpness. I wasn't in love with any of the mains so paid and went back to the condo to cook at Coral Gardens. Looked in on that dive bar in Ports of Call-ick, and Middle Caicos Cafe, food looked/smelled meh. Looked in on Mango & Lemon, also looked like what I had already experienced on quality and price. Tiki Hut in Turtle Cove interested me but when I went to look at the menu, I got bummed with the weird basalmic reductions, cheese, pecans and seafood mixed up on the plate. Is that cruising/resort food?
Things that worked well for me, food-wise: Quality Supermarket on Five Cayes to provision beans & rice, pork, tomatos, onions, cilantro & scotch bonnets for the condo. IGA is a pricy option and barely has anything local however its a necessity if you want booze, or "American Feeling" Safeway/Vons/Pavillions/Stater Brothers staples. IGA is double price of the smaller less touristy markets. On South Dock, I think, right by the Patties Shop sign, there was a white pickup selling fish-go for that. Well worth stopping if you see them. I ended up cooking pretty much everyday-not a terrible thing but I was hoping for more indigenous food close by. Spent around 300 dollars on groceries for the week at a combo of IGA and Quality Super.
So dont come here for the dining. Come for the snorkeling & relaxing.
Turks & Caicos
Where is this fantastic sounding Lobster Pier? Im heading to Grace Bay next Sunday. I see there is a Thai Resto in Grace bay? Is that true?
Steamed Ankimo at Hecho in San Francisco
Melanie would you give it another try or are you put off entirely? I see that Yelpers had some "odor" complaints in the beginning but now it seems like the ratings are on the upswing. I did make a resso at hecho in two weeks. Should I swap for somewhere else? Chotto?
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Chotto
3317 Steiner St, San Francisco, CA 94123
down hill report-Mexicali Rose, Oakland
Wow. Totally bland, souless. I am a huge fan of this place but tonight it was off on all points. Salsa had zero heat/flavor. Guacamole tasted of costco. Just sad and baf. Asked the server if they changed chefs and she said "no"
Anyone else have a bad meal?
