Pretty and tasty chocolates! I enjoyed the Strawberry Balsamic and Fleur de Sel Caramel.

Hot soup on a cold day

Trying new December flavors.

Got the old reliable, #42.

Got the combo silog with tapa (beef) and their signature sisig (chicken). This is an outpost of the original Daly City restaurant. It’s tiny and consists of a long counter, like a Tokyo ramen place. Food was as good as the original location.

Went here before Aladdin and it was all right. The entree was expensive for what you get (essentially it was a small-ish portion of beef stew with white rice) and the food came all at the same time... appetizers and entrees all at the same time... very weird. We came 2 hours before the show and did not request that. Also they forgot one of the entrees (not pictured here) and we finally received it much later. They took it off the bill at least, but my mom ate her entree long after my dad and I finished ours. Overall not the best experience: food overpriced, service spotty, and the best dish was the Brussels sprouts from the specials board.

Crawfish etoufée from a food truck. Pretty legit.

Day after the office holiday party... have to get a breakfast burrito...

This is usually one of my go-to dishes. There was something wrong with the soup this time though. I guess someone new was working there. I called to complain and they were nice enough to give me a refund.

Decadent Cajun/Creole restaurant. Still going strong and quality level is good as when it opened 10 years ago. And yes there’s still a line...

Yummy Yemeni stir-fry served with pita bread and a spicy sauce on the side that reminds me of pico de gallo.

The shrimp cake is always on point here! The hu tieu has my favorite kind of noodles but the broth tasted a little too much of MSG... I think next time I’ll go back to my favorite rice plate with pork chop, shrimp cake, and fried egg.

Cheap mom and pop lunch place in the Financial District. Rice was a little mushy but I can’t really complain considering the price.

From the food truck on Bush St. Always hits the spot. I prefer the paneer to the chicken.

Burger, fries, beer... because sometimes you have to treat yourself...

Dim sum cravings satisfied

Quite delicious! No pork hock but lots of beef and cha lua in a spicy broth redolent of lemongrass.

I have a backlog to upload but thought I’d start with Thanksgiving. Not a great pic because the older generation already started eating before I could take pretty pics. I cooked a lot: Dungeness crab, roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stamppot, stuffing (with fennel, apple, sausage), creamed spinach, green bean casserole, Brussels sprouts with bacon, cranberry sauce with citrus zest and hachiya persimmon, pumpkin cheesecake, and sangria. We ate, drank, watched football, and were merry! 🦃🍗👍

A very popular hole-in-the-wall taco stand in the trendy Condesa.

I loved the campechano style taco with chicharrón and chorizo on top!

This place was known for its pozole and churros. My companions had churros and I went for soup!

Hipsterish Mexican brunch place. Fancier than Doña Blanca, but we preferred the food at Doña Blanca.

Still uploading my Mexico City pics... better late than never!

Pujol is frequently listed as one of the best restaurants in the world and it lived up to its reputation! The food was inventive without being fussy, the service unobtrusive but attentive, and the cost was shockingly low. And frankly everything was damn tasty, especially the deep, rich mother mole which has been aged for nearly four years. Highly recommend.

We had to come here again. Consistently delicious and the chicken liver pasta had to be repeated. Not sure what "sea cockroach" is but the taste and texture was similar to crawfish or langoustine.