Michael Rodriguez's Profile
green beans
My son-in-law, granddaughter, and I prefer them raw, if they're good and fresh. Very easy to prepare.
Want to buy best traditional Potato Salad for BBQ dinner - Whole Foods or..?
Ratto's in Oakland makes a wonderful potato salad, available in all quantities.
King Arthur Coconut Milk Powder
Has anyone tried this? Is it a good/acceptable substitute for canned?
Thanks.
Yoshi's and Oysters
Walking by Yoshi's yesterday i noticed a sign which read "$ Oysters, Monday-Saturday, 4:30-6." Has anyone tried them?
Most creative modern vegetarian/vegan
The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton offers a very inventive vegetarian tasting menu. And most of the courses on Coi's tasting menu are vegetarian; perhaps the chef would do a completely vegetarian menu upon request.
Authentic Italian near Oakland and Berkeley?
Oliveto serves terrific food. I eat there once or twice a week and always find the food interesting and very flavorful. Especially good are the whole grain pastas. They take reservations.
Xiamen?
Take the ferry to Gulangyu, where you'll find lots of seafood restaurants. Fish in tanks--point and eat.
5 day itinerary with tweens
If the Tioga Pass road isn't open by June 15th, and it may not be, the gas station/restaurant in Lee Vining will be a long, long drive.
Palio d' Asti -- underrated?
I recall eating there several years ago and being completely underwhelmed. The starters came out on ice-cold plates, suggesting they were hours in the cold box. The main courses were similarly perfunctory. I would like to like this place, so I'll try them again on the strength or your review.
Help narrowing down restaurant options
My wife and I were there a couple of weeks ago. We found it unchanged from previous visits over the last 3 or 4 years. That means, really good.
Four Great SF Restaurants Needed
Coi. The dining room at the Ritz-Carlton. Tadich. Zuni Cafe.
The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton - any recent experiences?
My wife and I have eaten dinner at TDR several times over the last few years, and we have always been more than happy with the food and drink. (We almost always ordered the tasting menu.) Tonight we returned, not having been there for almost a year. We found the food as good as ever, the service as good as ever, the bread and napkins as good as ever, and the wine pairings, which we didn't remember being on offer, interesting and judiciously chosen.
We often chuckle at Michael Bauer's not picking TDR as one of the 100 best restaurants in San Francisco for the Chronicle's Best 100 list. We think this is an example of reviewing rumors and not food.
We plan on returning again soon, with our daughter, a committed vegetarian, for the vegetarian offerings are as good as the carnivores' choices.
mother/daughter trip to SF - help me make this as stress-free as possible!
Tamarindo in Oakland has both good food and drink. Two blocks from 12th Street BART station.
mother/daughter trip to SF - help me make this as stress-free as possible!
Two people can sit at the counter at Tadich, and seats are available there around 6. I've not been to Sam's since it changed ownership, but in my opinion Tadich is better, sand dabs especially.
Sparkling Wine Pairing for Sushi
I recently drank some sparling sake which I thought was very tasty: Harushika tokimeki sparkling sake. Japan, nv.
If you were in Berkeley for one night,
I think the Cafe is a pale imitation of the restaurant.
Really confused about what range to get.... Please help!
I've had a Blue Star 30" range for a couple of years. It's wonderful. Hot, easy to clean, large oven, and grates and surround all on one level. I'd buy it again without a question.
Cilantro Root
Try one of the markets on 9th Street between Broadway and Franklin. I often see it there.
