Category: Food

Michelin Guide ( Taken from Chez Pim )

 

The new Michelin Guide for San Francisco is out. Let the critic’s critics get to work.

THREE STARS
The French Laundry

TWO STARS
Aqua
Chez TJ (new)
Cyrus
Manresa
Meadowood (new)
Michael Mina

ONE STAR
Acquerello
Ame (new)
Auberge du Soleil
Bistro Jeanty
Boulevard
Chez Panisse
Coi (new)
Cortez (new)
Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton,
Farmhouse Inn
Fifth Floor
Fleur de Lys
Gary Danko
K & L Bistro
La Folie
La Toque
Madrona Manor (new)
Martini House (new)
Masa’s San Francisco
One Market (new)
Quince
Range
Redd (new)
Rubicon
Sushi-Ran
Terra

BIB GOURMAND (Under $40)
A 16
Annaliên
Bar Tartine
BarBersQ
Bay Wolf
Betelnut Pejiu Wu
Café Gibraltar
Celadon
Clementine
Cook St. Helena
Cucina Paradiso
Delfina
Gaylord
Hong Kong Flower Lounge
Insalata’s
Junnoon
Kokkari Estiatorio
Koo
Le Charm
Mamacita
Mirepoix
Namu
Nopa
Olivia
Osake
Perbacco
Poleng
Pres A Vi
Rin’s Thai
Risibisi
rnm
Sauce
Scott Howard
Slanted Door (The)
Slow Club
Sociale
South Park Café
Tablespoon
Tamarindo
Tokyo Go Go
Tommaso’s
TWO
2223
Universal Café
Vanessa’s Bistro
Venticello
Willi’s Seafood & Raw Bar
Willi’s Wine Bar
Yank Sing
Zuzu

Me vs. Balut

mmmmmmmm…… Just like grandma used to make.

A few weekends ago one of the silly things i said came back to haunt me. I boasted to Derrick and Jaeca that if Jaeca would find and buy a Balut Egg then I’d give it a try. For those of you that don’t know what one of these bad boys are here’s the wikipedia page. Basically Balut is a fertalized duck embryeo. Its eaten in the Philippines and Vietnam.

The taste wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, kinda like chicken gizzard or giblets cooked when you’re making gravy for Thanksgiving..  Its more of a visual thing to get over.  I was pretty full already since I didn’t have much notice when they brought the egg by.  Note the little duck guy wasn’t that bad.  The real nasty part is the yoke.  It seems like a ready made heart attack.

So if you ever think of eating one it isn’t so bad.  Give it a try 🙂