Archive for the ‘San Francisco’ 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
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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 [...]
Nothing Sweet About Dolci
Posted by: virgoblue on: Thursday, October 22, 2009
Nail salons in the city are a dime a dozen. In order to compete, many of them have gone higher end by decorating their places to look like mini spas, offering more services, and making the experience better by offering tea and flowery smelling add ons. And many of these spots, like Polished Lounge in [...]
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
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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 [...]
Covert Nourishment
Posted by: virgoblue on: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
“Spontanious, organic, covert nourishment” is their motto at Kitchenette SF, and it pretty much says it all about this slightly secretive lunch spot. But don’t let the hole in the wall appearance fool you.
In the Dogpatch neighborhood of SF, all you see are warehouses and industrial buildings mixed with shiny trendy new lofts. In one [...]
