S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2010 has just been announced. They actually have a top 100. The big change is that Spain’s El Bulli has been supplanted by Denmark’s Noma as number one on Restaurant Magazine’s annual World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. Fat Duck dropped to #3. This list seems to be skewed toward molecular gastronomy restaurants.
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Il Cane Rosso is a casual rotisserie and sandwich shop inside the Ferry building. It is run by Daniel Patterson who also runs the well-respected Coi restaurant. Our last visit was in the summer of 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
This restaurant is now closed. Old Port Lobster Shack will be opening here in 2011.
Super Duper is a new hamburger restaurant in the Castro. It was opened by the folks behind Delarosa, Beretta and Starbelly. They use Niman Ranch meats. This restaurant opened in mid-April 2010.
Decor, Vibe – Brand-new Burger restaurant with some retro decor and stainless steel seats. The place had a couple younger folks stop by for a quick bite.
Howie’s Artisan Pizza was opened by Howard Bulka in late 2009 into Town & Country Village shopping Center of Palo Alto. He had worked at various restaurants including Marche. Inspired by the New Haven school of East Coast pizza-making and the renaissance of artisanal products including organic, natural, and local ingredients. Our last visit was in October 2011 when we noticed that pizza prices went up $2. Read the rest of this entry »
Bakesale Betty is more of a bakery than a restaurant, but this place has some great food so we decided to try them. There is almost always a line out the door of the nameless corner spot, and sometimes around the block. The line moves fast though. Look for Betty in her blue wig, she is a Chez Panisse alum. They kindly hand out cookies when the line gets long. Our latest visit was in April 2010, and reaffirmed Bakesale Betty’s awesoness.
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The Original Falafel’s Drive-In opened in 1966 and has been serving up falafel’s duty ever present lines since. The restaurant is located in San Jose not far from the Santana Row shopping center.
Decor, Vibe – Small dining room inside with picnic tables outside. Old school drive-in decor, with ordering from window. Mostly younger folks were ordering when we visited.
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This restaurant closed in October 2011. Visit their San Francisco location, S&T Seafood.
HK Causeway Bay is a Cantonese Chinese restaurant in Downtown San Mateo that opened in Early 2009. It is the sister restaurant to San Francisco’s S&T Hong Kong Seafood and even uses the same menu. They are located across from the Champagne Seafood Restaurant in a location that has seen many restaurants come and go. We we have been here several times for dinner and lunch. They serve dim sum during lunch. No carts, you order dim sum from a menu.
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