Passover Seder in Paris?

Chabad is doing seders both nights - http://www.chabadchampselysees.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/1472775/jewish/Passover-Seder.htm

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Passover Seder in Paris?

That is SO nice of you....but we actually already ended up committed to going elsewhere, friends of friends invited us...thank you though and happy passover!

chicagofoodie84 in France

Passover Seder in Paris?

I found out that Kehilat Gescher is doing a community seder still, but on the THIRD night - Sunday night. They are doing with CJL - the liberal jewish community organization. I still haven't figured out exactly how to reserve a place - this is the number I got, I guess you can't do it over email - 01 55 28 83 84

chicagofoodie84 in France

Passover Seder in Paris?

Oh I misread your post; I thought you meant the second seder, that is what we are looking for. Would you mind giving me more info on who you got in touch with? Thanks.

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Passover Seder in Paris?

My husband and I are looking for the same thing! I emailed Kehilat Gescher and still haven't heard back....

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3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Thanks! This board is so such a great source of info, I love it

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Thanks! I am thinking that perhaps we will spend our last half day before the airport, after we return from Napa, eating/shopping our way through the Mission district.

What will parking be like around there on a Wed afternoon, as we will probably still have our rental car....

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

So I sort of just realized we have an extra half day/dinner in San Fran - our flight is a red eye so when we come back from Napa we'll have more time in San Francisco - more to eat - yay!

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Thanks! Unfortunately I can't eat a lot of that because of the no shellfish/pork restriction, but I'm hoping to fit the rest of those in!

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Thanks Bobbyh...making things harder for me with the Frascati rec, as I really did like their menu....like you said - so many restaurants, so little time....I feel like we can't go wrong, so I'm trying not to stress out about the choices!

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Thanks for the vote of confidence for Zuni! And the Gialina rec.

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Thanks for the info! Unfortunately since we don't eat crab or scallops it's probably not a great idea...I think I'm totally fine with the fact that we won't be eating Chinese. Honestly, the Chinese I like is the horribly americanized takeout version I can get in Chicago (i know I know, its wrong, but given my food restrictions, it's all I've ever really had). We have lots of other food to focus on on this trip!

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

although I should probably stop saying that anything is out of the way and just listen to you guys telling me that SF is small (and unlike Chicago in that way)!

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Oh, how I do love good chowhound debates - I was hoping I might spark one! My husband and I have been debating about Zuni for awhile now - we just started making roast chicken ourselves, so it seems kind of silly, but one of my favorite flood bloggers (shout out to smittenkitchen.com) raves about Zuni's chicken....I"m just not sure, we may have to just see what we're in the mood for.
It's interesting that someone mentioned Frascati because I originally had reservations there, then changed my mind because while the menu looked lovely it seemed like maybe it wasn't unique to SF and was like any nice restaurant we could go to in Chicago, but maybe I'm wrong and it does get very good reviews.
We are starting to get a lot of the traditional Italian style thin crust pizza in Chicago, but that doesn't mean we don't want to have it in SF! I'm guessing that on Thursday when we get in we'll probably do a little touristy cable-car stuff and then walk around north beach so we may end up wanting pizza dinner that night because we will be tired.

I'm also thinking we should try to fit in some casual mexican in the Mission district, burritos/tacos/etc....ahhh so much to eat so little time! And I do want to go to Tartine, but it just seems kind of far to go for breakfast seeing as none of our days actually center around that area of town...hmmm

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Thank you!! It's always good to hear I'm on the right track!

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

I just wanted to add on that we just switched hotels - we're not staying at the Hyatt Regency in the Embarcadero thanks to a great priceline deal - I'm happy about this as I don't need the craziness of Union Square all the time, there seems to be a lot of good public transportation outside the hotel, and ferry bldg nearby.

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Thanks for all the great after dinner recs! I definitely wanted to go to BiRite so that may work well.

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Thanks - not necessarily looking for trendy when I want pizza...we get enough of that in Chicago. In fact I'm starting it's silly to get pizza in San Fran at all, we'll see what we're in the mood for I suppose!

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

So you'd recommend Tomasso's over Tony's Neapolitan for pizza in North beach? Thanks for the Zuni vote!

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Yup, it does include shrimp unfortunately. Thanks for the recs. I suppose we could also just get some really good non-dim sum Chinese if the dim sum proves too difficult.

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Thanks - I do hear what you're saying about Zuni. I'm still thinking about whether it's worth it or not. Although I cook a lot, and have made roast chicken, I don't make it often so it might be a nice treat, but there are SO many restaurants I'm still not sure if it makes sense to go there.

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

3 day food itinerary in San Fran - how does it look?

Hello chowhounds!
You've all been such an invaluable resource as I plan my trip to San Francisco. Usually I am very good at trip planning/eating planning (ha), but I am a little overwhelmed by San Francisco, both because of so many restaurants and the logistics of making sure we're not trying to go all over the place and tire ourselves out.

Quick background - my husband and I are making the trip - we are in our mid-20s. We live in Chicago and are very into food. We will also be spending three days in Napa. This is basically our first time in San Fran (I was there with my family long ago) and we are staying in the Union Square area and will not have a car except on our last day as we had out to Napa.
We don't want to go to a fancy restaurant every night, but are not averse to doing so once or twice. I also know from experience that as much as I try to plan everything, my husband will have some bizarre craving at some point and we will have to ditch the plan.
*we have some food restrictions - we do not eat pork or shellfish*

Here's what I"m thinking....
Thurs: arrival
lunch somewhere near the hotel
perhaps take a cable car trip, walk around North Beach OR do the alcatraz tour that day, stil haven't decided on when/if to do that
casual pizza dinner - should we just go somewhere in North Beach like Tony's or is it worth trekking to one of the Pizzeria Delfina locations? (and if we are just getting off the alcatraz tour, is one easier to get to than another by public transport)?

Fri:
would love to have lunch in Chinatown before a 2pm tour - is there anywhere to get dim sum where we can easily figure out what has pork/shellfish in it, or is it not even worth it?

dinner at Zuni Cafe - it's a bit out of the way from the hotel I think, but am fascinated by what I've read about the roast chicken, which is a favorite food of mine. Does it live up to the hype?

Sat:
farmers market!!! so excited for this...and my husband is a mexican food lover so we'll have to try Primavera

Made a dinner reservation at Aziza - which is not that far from Golden Gate Park from what I understand, but I am worried that the way we would be dressed for walking around the park would not be good for Aziza, but don't want to go all the way back to the hotel and back again so hmmm

Anyway, sorry this is so long - I appreciate any advice on what I have been planning!
Thanks!

chicagofoodie84 in San Francisco Bay Area

? re: The Mia Francesca group of restaurants

I LOVE Mia Francesca's in Lakeview on Clark St. Granted, I haven't been to all the other ones, but my husband and I go to Mia's all the time - great food, friendly waitstaff....it does get crowded though, so make a reservation!

chicagofoodie84 in Chicago Area

Lunch and Dinner suggestions for girls weekend in Chicago

Yes, it is a chain...although I think that the menu varies a bit from city to city, at least from what I've seen because I've eaten at many of them. Despite being a chain, it remains one of my favorite fish places. I agree with nsxtasy that it certainly doesn't represent Chicago at all, but if your friend really wants to go there, rest assured that you will eat very good food.

chicagofoodie84 in Chicago Area

Alinea & ???

All the suggestions look great so far. The only thing I'd add is while it's not typical Chicago pizza, it is a fun spot with really good "oven grinders" (basically a Calzone) - Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinders. It's right by Riccardo Trattoria that someone else recommended, on Clark street not super far. Anyway it's not too expensive and very filling!

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