Archive for the ‘Other Cuisine’ Category

13 Jan
2010

Limon Restaurant Review, San Francisco

Posted by Food Nut, January 13th, 2010

Limon San Francisco Exterior Decor

Limon is a Peruvian restaurant in San Francisco’s Mission district serving Nuveo Latin Fusion. It closed for 16 months due to a fire and recently reopened. Martin Castillo reopened Limon with Emmanuel Piqueras from three Michelin star Arzak restaurant in Spain. They reinvented the menu so the food is different from the old Limon. Michael Bauer recently gave the place 3 stars. Read the rest of this entry »

1 Jan
2010

Bocadillos Restaurant Review, San Francisco

Posted by Food Nut, January 1st, 2010

Bocadillos San Francisco Exterior Decor

Bocadillos is a Spanish tapas bar in the San Francisco Financial district. Tapas are small plates of food that is meant to be shared. Bocadillos is run by Gerald Hirigoyen, who also owns the Basque restaurant Piperade. It opened in 2004 and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Organic, sustainable produce, dairy, meat, and fish are use whenever possible. We went for dinner. Lalola is another San Francisco Tapas place we went to recently. Read the rest of this entry »

11 Dec
2009

Zambra Tapas Bar Restaurant Review, Burlingame

Posted by Food Nut, December 11th, 2009

Zambra Tapas Bar Burlingame Exterior Decor

Zambra Tapas Bar is a new restaurant in Burlingame that specializes in traditional small plates (tapas) from Spain. They are located right off upscale Burlingame Avenue and right next to four other restaurants. Read the rest of this entry »

22 Oct
2009

lalola Restaurant Review, San Francisco

Posted by Food Nut, October 22nd, 2009

lalola San Francisco Exterior Decor

lalola is a Spanish tapas bar on Russian Hill right next to the cable car tracks. It opened in early 2009 and focuses on small plates and wine. Happy Hour 5:30-7 has $2 Sangria, $2 Beer, and 2 for 1 cocktails. Read the rest of this entry »

12 Oct
2009

Bocanova Restaurant, Oakland

Posted by Food Nut, October 12th, 2009

Bocanova Oakland Exterior Decor

Bocanova opened in September, 2009 and serves Latin American – Californian cuisine in a colorful setting located in Jack London Square, Oakland. This area has recently seen the opening of several upscale restaurants, helping to revitalize the scene. The husband-wife team worked at Chez Panisse and MarketBar. Read the rest of this entry »

27 Sep
2009

St John Bread & Wine Restaurant Review, London, UK

Posted by Food Nut, September 27th, 2009

The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating by Fergus Henderson

St John Bread and wine London Exterior Decor

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23 Sep
2009

The Wolseley Restaurant Review, London, UK

Posted by Food Nut, September 23rd, 2009

The Wolseley London UK Exterior

The Wolseley serves classic British Cuisine in the Mayfair neighborhood of London, across the street from the famous Ritz Hotel. It opened in 2003. They have everything from Steak Frites to Fish to Roasts & Grills and serve breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner. Lunch and dinner menus are identical. 12.5% discretionary service charge. Read the rest of this entry »

23 Sep
2009

Borough Market, London, UK

Posted by Food Nut, September 23rd, 2009

Borough Market London UK

Borough Market is London’s oldest food market. It has been in its current location for 250 years. It is a wholesale fruit and vegetable market most of the time and a retail market 3 days of the week.

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21 Sep
2009

The Fat Duck Restaurant Review, Bray, UK

Posted by Food Nut, September 21st, 2009

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7 Sep
2009

Back A Yard Caribbean American Grill Restaurant Review, Menlo Park

Posted by Food Nut, September 7th, 2009

Back A Yard Menlo Park Exterior

Back A Yard Caribbean American Grill is a legendary Caribbean American grill restaurant in eastern Menlo Park, right near Highway 101. It is a hole in the wall located next to a lower class area of Menlo Park. The chef Robert Simpson also runs much more upscale Coconuts Caribbean Restaurant & Bar in Downtown Palo Alto. He learned his trade in Jamaica. Read the rest of this entry »

19 Jun
2009

Kabul Afghan Cuisine Restaurant Review, Burlingame

Posted by Food Nut, June 19th, 2009

Kabul Afghan Cuisine Exterior

Kabul Afghan Cuisine serves Afghani cuisine on the San Francisco Peninsula with locations in Burlingame and San Carlos. We dined for lunch at the newer Burlingame location. They do have some options for vegetarians. Read the rest of this entry »

24 Apr
2009

Coconuts Caribbean Restaurant and Bar Restaurant Review, Palo Alto

Posted by Food Nut, April 24th, 2009

Coconuts Caribbean Restaurant and Bar Exterior

Coconuts Caribbean Restaurant and Bar is an Island focused restaurant open since 2008. They focus on Jamaican classics like Jerk Chicken. Some cool Steel drum live music was playing on our visit. Its chef also runs the cult classic Back-A-yard restaurant in Menlo Park. Read the rest of this entry »