The idea of a rice “salad” used to seem funny to me. I don’t know, maybe it’s because I grew up eating mounds of basmati rice as a vehicle for kababs and khoreshes. Salad was salad and rice was rice.
Still, I decided to give this recipe a go because it seemed so easy and [...]
I don’t go to North Beach often, not because I don’t like it, but because it’s usually flanked by tons of tourists (the only neighborhood that’s worse is Fisherman’s Wharf). Dominic and I found ourselves there a few months ago to see Dave Chappelle at Cobb’s Comedy Club and afterwards, I was famished.
We settled [...]
I should preface this review by saying that I haven’t actually eaten at Sparky’s more than once in the past four years. However, I used to go there on a pretty regular basis during my college days.
Located in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro district, Sparky’s was and still is the perfect place to end [...]
I love Thai food. I mean, who doesn’t? It’s spicy, salty, sour, sweet and simply delicious. Osha Thai, with multiple locations across San Francisco, is my go-to Thai restaurant. I’ve enjoyed so many of their dishes but my favorite is Osha’s Sea (which isn’t offered at all their locations).
The eggplant is fried and buttery and [...]
Bourbon & Branch is not a restaurant per se, but it deserves a review anyway. Tucked in a corner of the Tenderloin in San Francisco, it’s not exactly the first neighborhood you’d think of when in the mood for a swanky cocktail. But keeping a low public profile is all part of Bourbon & Branch’s [...]