Grand Pubah, June 10, 2008

Grand PuBah Restaurant - Thai , Potrero

88 Division Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

(415) 255-8188

http://www.grandpubahrestaurant.com/

This is a BEAUTIFUL restaurant. It is very high end food and is loosely yet elegantly Thai, like Beetlenut (Union Street) is with Chinese food.

We had the Coconut Crusted Soft Shell Crab served with roasted corn salsa $1o. Now I know what coconut is for - to encrust soft shell crab!!! Fabulous corn salsa too!! Sizzling Spicy Prawns with cilantro, lemongrass, lime, Thai chili $10. Very tasty; they were the best shrimp I have had in a long time. Papaya Salad with tomato, green bean, lettuce, and Spanish anchovies $8. This lovely plate of Kumamoto oysters from Fanny Bay $2.75 each did not need the accoutrements - served with fried onions, traditional Thai style sauce, Sriracha sorbet and Hangar one kaffir lime granita. As tasty as they may sound added nothing to the oysters. But, boy were the oysters yummy!

I drive by this restaurant every day and can't wait to return!!

Paréa, June 3rd, 2008

PARÉA Wine Bar and Cafe - Greek/Mediterranean : Mission District

795 Valencia St.San Francisco, CA 94110

415 255 2102

Mon. through Sat. 5-12

Closed Sundays

http://www.pareawinebar.com/

A terrific casual environment to have fun with friends!! We had the bruschetta with tomatoes, olives, roasted garlic and monouri cheese. Also, we indulged in a pizzetta with tomato, arugula and mozzarella. A Veggie plate with roasted potatoes, greens hummus, tzatziki, carrots, cucumbers, celery, and roasted peppers... YUM, all of my favorite things!!

Folk Life Festival, Seattle WA May 24th, 2008

Okay, you might not think of a corn dog as an appetizer, but boy did Annay find this one appetizing!!

Vancouver, BC Canada - The Sandbar, May 23rd, 2008

The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant

1535 Johnston Street, Granville
IslandVancouver, BC, V6H 3R9

T: 604.669.9030 F: 604.669.9033

We sat outside with this incredible view. The curry carrot soup and seafood club sandwich were fabulous. The crab cakes were overly breaded and cooked too much... could hardly find any crab. But the overall experience is highly recommended

Vancouver, BC Canada - Coast Resaurant, May 22nd, 2008

COAST RESTAURANT1257 Hamilton
StreetVancouver, BCV6B 6K3

Tel: 604.685.5010Fax: 604.602.7523






Out for a night on the town, we went to Yale Town. Hamilton Street has one fun restaurant after another. We went to Coast and had the terrific seafood sampler:
two pieces of sashimi, smoked salmon, a lobster spring roll, 2 shrimp croquettes, two oysters, clams, muscles, a huge shrimp, and a lobster claw with some salad.
The menu says that there is a two serving minimum but we talked the manager into letting us have the platter for one - and that was plenty to share between Cindy and I.
Just a NOTE: The Blue Water Cafe on Hamilton Street has a bottle of wine for $6,400... who can you imagine ordering THAT?

Oola May 6, 2008

Oola - American Lounge
SOMA
860 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 995-2061
www.oola-sf.com




The ambiance of this lounge/restaurant is incredible! The lighting an music create a very dramatic setting for some incredible small plates.

SPICED AHI TUNA $14: green vinaigrette, hearts of palm and fingerling potato chips


ROASTED BEETS AND WATERMELON SALAD $12 :watercress, pistachios, goat cheese and a thyme vinaigrette


ARTISAN CHEESES $16: “chimay” with walnuts and apricots“roquefort” caramelized pear and black pepper gastric“camellia” onion jam, honey and pistachios


OYSTERS $2.75 each:
Kumamoto (WA)
Effingham (WA)
Marins (Tomales Bay)

Moshi Moshi May 5, 2008

BYE BYE MIMI! We will miss you.


Moshi Moshi - Sushi Potrero Hill 2092 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 861-8285

We had some fabulous items this week. We had the Veg Julie (see my first post) and the Carmel, which was named after Caroline and her friend Melissa; it's a roll with shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber and topped with unagi and ebi... yummmmm! We also had one of the specials, the Maguro Tataki which is seared red tuna topped with ponzu sauce and tobiko served on a delicious bed of onions.