Dinner and drinks
Tristen loves this place so much, she went three nights in a row. I was there for drinks on night #2 and dinner on night #3. Really yummy (Tristen claims new chef) and great wine and atmosphere. You can sit at the bar for a nice glass of wine and snacks or wonderful sit down dinner.
Rabbit ragu is wonderful, as is their gnocchi. Brussel sprouts are supposed to be signature but unfortunately they had run out.
www.lavandarestaurant.com
185 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 321-3514
Friday, November 28, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Mamacita
Dinner with Shreni
YUM. Favorite fusion Mexican place in the city, it was so delicious. Ceviche was amazing, as was the guac. Both our entres were amazing. Really great margaritas too :)
You can get reservations for half of their seats, and rest is walk-in, so especially prime time, should definitely try for a ressie.
www.mamacitasf.com
2317 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 346-8494
YUM. Favorite fusion Mexican place in the city, it was so delicious. Ceviche was amazing, as was the guac. Both our entres were amazing. Really great margaritas too :)
You can get reservations for half of their seats, and rest is walk-in, so especially prime time, should definitely try for a ressie.
www.mamacitasf.com
2317 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 346-8494
Lotus Thai
Dinner with Yell
Trendy Thai place. It was nice to sit on sidewalk with yummy drinks. I was somewhat limited by Yell's 'no meat, no spicy' but still had pretty good spring rolls, pad keemow and vegetables.
www.lotusthaisd.com
906 Market Street, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 595-0115
Trendy Thai place. It was nice to sit on sidewalk with yummy drinks. I was somewhat limited by Yell's 'no meat, no spicy' but still had pretty good spring rolls, pad keemow and vegetables.
www.lotusthaisd.com
906 Market Street, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 595-0115
Carpaccio
Dinner with Katy and Gerri
Kind of a funny scene - totally hopping for a weekday night in Menlo Park, but a slightly older crowd (say 40s). Yummy Italian food, quite full.
www.carpaccios.com
1120 Crane Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 322-1211
Kind of a funny scene - totally hopping for a weekday night in Menlo Park, but a slightly older crowd (say 40s). Yummy Italian food, quite full.
www.carpaccios.com
1120 Crane Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 322-1211
Zanzibar Cafe II
Brunch with YellWhat a great brunch spot. Downtown San Diego, huge open windows to the street, tall airy space. DELICIOUS brunch. Eggs amazing, really fresh ingredients. Yell had this great looking latte too
(619) 230-0125
Sogno Divino
Dinner with Yell
My favorite place by far in San Diego. Middle of Little Italy, and it's basically a wine shop with a few dishes, but SO good. This eggplant wrap with cheese, tomatoes and goodness (I dont know what) was amazing, as were the paninis and salad.
http://www.sogno-divino.com/
1607 India Street, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 531-8887
My favorite place by far in San Diego. Middle of Little Italy, and it's basically a wine shop with a few dishes, but SO good. This eggplant wrap with cheese, tomatoes and goodness (I dont know what) was amazing, as were the paninis and salad.
http://www.sogno-divino.com/
1607 India Street, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 531-8887
Kasadela
Dinner with group
Pretty cool izakaya type restaurant in the East Village. Had dinner with a group of 10ish GSB and NY friends - the place does not take well to large groups since it's a pretty small space. Cute bar, then dining room. They have great selection of sake and shochu. Dishes are good but a bit small.
www.kasadela.com
647 East 11th Street (almost corner of Ave C), New York, NY 10009
(212) 777-1582
Pretty cool izakaya type restaurant in the East Village. Had dinner with a group of 10ish GSB and NY friends - the place does not take well to large groups since it's a pretty small space. Cute bar, then dining room. They have great selection of sake and shochu. Dishes are good but a bit small.
www.kasadela.com
647 East 11th Street (almost corner of Ave C), New York, NY 10009
(212) 777-1582
Terzo
Dinner with Wiser, Shane and James
Mediterranean/Italian place that we went to during Heirloom Tomato Week in August. We were not so impressed with their one heirloom tomato dish but the rest was ok. Everything is good (not sure if great), and somewhat limited menu though it's because they source all of their ingredients locally.
www.terzosf.com
3011 Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 441-3200
Mediterranean/Italian place that we went to during Heirloom Tomato Week in August. We were not so impressed with their one heirloom tomato dish but the rest was ok. Everything is good (not sure if great), and somewhat limited menu though it's because they source all of their ingredients locally.
www.terzosf.com
3011 Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 441-3200
Aburiya Kinnosuke
Dinner with Joyce and Eddie
Fantastic and authentic Japanese 'robata' grill restaurant. Lots of skewers of vegetables and meat, and their starters are true izakaya style dishes. Tofu is amazing. Good shochu too.
Service is Japanese = amazing. I had dinner with the Wu's before getting on Metro North at Grand Central a few blocks away. When I asked about train schedules, the host actually looked up all of the times online and wrote them out for me. Extraordinary for US, normal in Japan.
Same folks that do Yakitori Totto, which is another favorite
www.aburiyakinnosuke.com
213 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017
(212) 867-5454
Fantastic and authentic Japanese 'robata' grill restaurant. Lots of skewers of vegetables and meat, and their starters are true izakaya style dishes. Tofu is amazing. Good shochu too.
Service is Japanese = amazing. I had dinner with the Wu's before getting on Metro North at Grand Central a few blocks away. When I asked about train schedules, the host actually looked up all of the times online and wrote them out for me. Extraordinary for US, normal in Japan.
Same folks that do Yakitori Totto, which is another favorite
www.aburiyakinnosuke.com
213 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017
(212) 867-5454
La Bodeguita Del Medio
Dinner with Kate and Kai
Yummy, if somewhat pricey, Cuban place on California Ave in Palo Alto. Great mojitos. Cute bar too.
www.labodeguita.com
463 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 326-7762 ext 13
Yummy, if somewhat pricey, Cuban place on California Ave in Palo Alto. Great mojitos. Cute bar too.
www.labodeguita.com
463 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 326-7762 ext 13
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