Back in San Francisco in time for the holidays, since I have been back it seems that I have done nothing but eat out and go to the movies, pretty typical holiday activities. My dinning out experience has mostly been “hit’s” with only one “miss”. So far I have dined at Chez Papa, Foreign Cinema, Pacific Catch (I hate this place, more latter) and Quince. Tomorrow’s my B-day so I know there is at least another dining experience in store this month!
Let me start my quickly getting Pacific Catch out of the way; the restaurant claims “We combine the bold sauces, spices and innovative cooking preparations of Asia, Latin America and Hawaii with local California ingredients to create a new kind of fish house”. I strongly and proudly embrace diversity, innovation and the fusion of cultures and food but sometimes if you don’t do it properly you can create a mess, something undesirable. I have been to this place twice and will never go again; each time I ordered a dish that had some type of “fusion innovation sauce” all over it – gross!! I don’t want to make you sick so I won’t say anymore other than remember the name of the place, it’s in the Sunset and if you like good food and appreciate different cultures (and don’t want to get sick) don’t go there!!!
Quince “OMG” (, I know that sounds silly coming from me) was to die for! The new location is simply stunning; the new minimal play on traditional design of the restaurant is as visually appealing as the food was gastronomically appealing! The hubby and I shared the starter and pasta course; we started with shaved Japanese Octopus with Buddha’s Hand over red rice followed by pasta in foie gras cream (I could have licked the plate on this one). Hubby had Sweetbread and I had a beef dish with Marsala Mushrooms. The other couple had the same thing with the exception one person had duck breast as her entrée. Our meal was accompanied by a bottle of very fine Italian wine from the Tuscany region. Dessert was petite and unnecessary since along with your very pricey check you are presented with a little sampling of sweets, all quite tasty. The meal was sublime; I highly recommend Quince when you are prepared to splurge!
One rainy evening we had dinner on the covered patio of Foreign Cinema; the movie playing was “Finding Never Land”. The drinks, food, oysters (me), wine and company was all good. Foreign Cinema is one of our neighborhood gems; it was another great evening dining in the Mission!
Dinner tonight is a mystery, I’m not cooking saving myself for tomorrow but I do plan to make a crispy duck for Christmas Eve. Christmas Day we plan to go to the movies followed by lunch at Jitlada http://www.jitladasf.com/, our favorite Thai restaurant.
So, stay tuned to see how this all turns out and what’s in store for the New Year!
Merry Happy Happy!!!
Let me start my quickly getting Pacific Catch out of the way; the restaurant claims “We combine the bold sauces, spices and innovative cooking preparations of Asia, Latin America and Hawaii with local California ingredients to create a new kind of fish house”. I strongly and proudly embrace diversity, innovation and the fusion of cultures and food but sometimes if you don’t do it properly you can create a mess, something undesirable. I have been to this place twice and will never go again; each time I ordered a dish that had some type of “fusion innovation sauce” all over it – gross!! I don’t want to make you sick so I won’t say anymore other than remember the name of the place, it’s in the Sunset and if you like good food and appreciate different cultures (and don’t want to get sick) don’t go there!!!
Quince “OMG” (, I know that sounds silly coming from me) was to die for! The new location is simply stunning; the new minimal play on traditional design of the restaurant is as visually appealing as the food was gastronomically appealing! The hubby and I shared the starter and pasta course; we started with shaved Japanese Octopus with Buddha’s Hand over red rice followed by pasta in foie gras cream (I could have licked the plate on this one). Hubby had Sweetbread and I had a beef dish with Marsala Mushrooms. The other couple had the same thing with the exception one person had duck breast as her entrée. Our meal was accompanied by a bottle of very fine Italian wine from the Tuscany region. Dessert was petite and unnecessary since along with your very pricey check you are presented with a little sampling of sweets, all quite tasty. The meal was sublime; I highly recommend Quince when you are prepared to splurge!
One rainy evening we had dinner on the covered patio of Foreign Cinema; the movie playing was “Finding Never Land”. The drinks, food, oysters (me), wine and company was all good. Foreign Cinema is one of our neighborhood gems; it was another great evening dining in the Mission!
Dinner tonight is a mystery, I’m not cooking saving myself for tomorrow but I do plan to make a crispy duck for Christmas Eve. Christmas Day we plan to go to the movies followed by lunch at Jitlada http://www.jitladasf.com/, our favorite Thai restaurant.
So, stay tuned to see how this all turns out and what’s in store for the New Year!
Merry Happy Happy!!!
