Archive for March, 2009

Antelope (Black Buck Antelope Saddle)

SADDLE of BLACK BUCK ANTELOPE
BIG 4 RESTAURANT
The Dish: Antelope (Saddle of Black Buck Antelope)
One of the most incredible meals I’ve had in the past year, without question, and probably as good as any meat dishes I have eaten in the past five years. Both times I’ve eaten antelope previously were in Colorado restaurants, so antelope was [...]

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Pork Chop (Town Hall, SF)

Peanut Tasso Crusted Pork Chop – Town Hall, San Francisco CA
The Dish: Peanut Tasso Crusted Pork Chop
I’m not a huge peanut fan, to be frank. Peanuts are like the chickens of nuts; you might enjoy eating them, but you probably don’t want to know where they’ve been before entering your mouth. But the peanuts reinforcing [...]

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Rib Eye Steak (Town Hall, SF)

Niman Ranch Rib eye Steak 

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Town Hall, San Francisco CA
As much as we might belabor the point, a truly superior steak is actually far harder to find than it should be. There are a slew of pretty decent steaks out there, but if you consider the steaks you’ve eaten in the past 5 years that sear [...]

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Club Sandwich (La Boulange, SF)

Classic Club Sandwich
La Boulange de Hayes
 
The Dish: Classic Club Sandwich
Well, La Boulange makes one seriously wicked club sandwich. It is downright inspiring. Perfectly crisp, well done bacon, perfectly toasted layers of bread (or “pain de mie”); a ruddy blushing tomato with fresh-picked flavor; crisp tears of cool lettuce; slightly smoky turkey; and, not for everyone [...]

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Veal Sweetbreads (Chez Spencer, SF)

Serious Sweetbreads in San Francisco
Veal Sweetbreads, Chez Spencer, SF
Like their signature filet mignon capped with creamy morels & truffle butter, the sautéed veal sweetbreads at Chez Spencer are simply over the top. This pheromone-jolting little plate is rich, rich, rich. Not bourgeois rich, not nouveau-riche, but dirty-old-money, we-don’t-look-at-prices rich.
Chez Spencer’s sweetbreads draw that perfect balance [...]

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Roasted Lamb Neck (Incanto, SF)

Roasted Lamb Neck
The Dish: Roasted Lamb Neck
(Incanto, SF) Roasted lamb neck with spring veggies and horseradish aioli.
What a fun dish to eat…the waiter came over and instructed the fork flaying technique that pulls the soft meat apart from the bone. It’s a very tasty treat, among the unusual suspects that Chef Chris Cosentino will dole [...]

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Meaty Pasta: Pork Ragu Pappardelle

Pork Ragu Pappardelle
Incanto – San Francisco CA
The Dish: Pork Ragu Pappardelle
Any meaty pasta that Chris Cosentino and company at Incanto prepare will likely be among the best pastas you’ll eat in San Francisco. The wide, flat pappardelle noodles are house-made fresh, and the meat sauce is simply awesome. Full of flavor and slightly chunky, the [...]

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