Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Street Food Night for Foodbuzz Foodies
Posted by: virgoblue on: Monday, November 9, 2009
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I was lucky enough to attend the inaugural Foodbuzz Blogger Festival in San Francisco this past weekend. What a crazy 48 hours! Free artisanal gourmet meals, the freshest ingredients, superior wines, specialty food purveyors, endless freebies, and most of all, amazing people!
After getting an over five pound free gift bag to start off the event, [...]
Foodbuzz Last Supper: A Communal Table Like No Other
Posted by: virgoblue on: Monday, November 9, 2009
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So what’s it like to share a family-style dinner with over 200 food bloggers in a produce warehouse? Well, it was cold. But not enough to dampen the mood .
So this was our big dinner event to cap off the Foodbuzz Bloggers Festival in San Francisco, and it was definitely a night to remember.
It [...]
Street Food Hits the Burbs
Posted by: virgoblue on: Saturday, November 7, 2009
- In: Food| San Francisco
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Trucks, carts, even guys on bikes have shown up all over San Francisco and Oakland to peddle their cheap and tasty food. You can find both gritty and straightforward eats, as well as the artisan gourmet variety disguised as street food.
Of course, not all food that comes out of a cart is good food. There [...]
Meeting the Gypsy
Posted by: virgoblue on: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
I rarely get drawn in by what I’ve heard about a restaurant’s setting. But Gitane’s European bohemian chic decor seemed so right up my alley that I wanted to see if for myself. And it didn’t hurt that it was on the SF Chronicle’s list of Top 100 Restaurants, so the food had to have [...]
Happy Cafe…The Name Says It All.
Posted by: virgoblue on: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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I’m picky about my Chinese food. Regional, more specific kinds of Chinese food is what interests me. No plain jane stirfries or chow mein for me.
Now, I love Shanghainese food but a lot of it can be rather heavy and greasy (it’s mostly dumplings and noodles, less rice). They say that the farther north you [...]
One Hot Little Skillet
Posted by: virgoblue on: Friday, October 9, 2009
Fried chicken is like the king of fried foods. When done right, it’s the perfect combo of juicy flavorful meat and crispy savory crunch. We’re lucky to have several places in the Bay Area that do it well, but all have their slight variations on the original classic. Little Skillet’s version is classic with Southern [...]
Deals Lately…
Posted by: virgoblue on: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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FOR FOODIES…
Yelp Eats! – San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and East Bay
October 5-11
This is the first year for this nationwide event. Basically it’s 7 days, 15 restaurants (per region), and a 3 course meal for $35 at eateries throughout the Bay Area. Some of the hottest restaurants around are on the list so it’s a great [...]
Good Conversation Over a Naked Lunch
Posted by: virgoblue on: Friday, September 25, 2009
- In: Events| Food| San Francisco
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Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be an X-rated post. I’m referring to the lunch I had today, catered by a little place that’s been getting big buzz lately: Naked Lunch.
The Foodbuzz folks were nice enough to host an open house for food bloggers today, serving a catered breakfast, lunch, and happy hour at their [...]
A Meat Lover’s Dream
Posted by: virgoblue on: Monday, September 7, 2009
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A birthday celebration calls for meat, that’s what I say. Screw the sugary treats (cakes and ice cream do nothing for me), let’s move on to the savory stuff.
So it was the Hubby’s birthday and I decided to forgo the prim and proper and go straight for the tried and true. So I made [...]
Street Food En Masse
Posted by: virgoblue on: Sunday, August 30, 2009
The Bay Area’s first Eat Real Festival happened this past weekend in Oakland’s Jack London Square. An estimated 30,000 foodies from all over the Bay Area came to enjoy live music, support local farmers and food purveyors, and sample food from over 50 different street food vendors. I couldn’t wait!
Jen and I arrived at [...]
