Archive for May, 2009
29
May
Posted by meatmeister in Beef, Favorite SF restaurants, San Francisco CA restaurant, Steak Frites. Tagged: angus, angus beef, angus steak, Belgian beer, best gastro pubs, best restaurants in the Mission, brew pub, Chef Kevin Kroger, excellent steaks, gastropubs, gastropubs in SF, great steak and potatoes, great steaks in SF, hip restaurants in SF, microbrews, Mission District restaurants, Monk's Kettle, Monk's Kettle restaurant, Monk's Kettle restaurant review, Monk's Kettle review, steak, steak and fries, steak frites, sustainable beef. 1 Comment
Monk’s Kettle serves up a very tempting steak frites, with a giant leafy forest of greens. This skirt steak’s a juicy little Angus (Nature Well), cooked to order (medium-well or bust), and nicely portioned. But red wine shallot butter and demi-glace give the beef quite a pronounced pounce. This steak frites has a bit more attitude than most; it’s an excellent version.
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28
May
Posted by meatmeister in Pork, Pork Chop, San Francisco CA restaurant. Tagged: beer pairing dinners, beer pairings, best pork chops, best pork chops in SF, best restaurants in the Mission, bierhaus San Francisco, brussel sprouts, Brussel sprouts with bacon, cheap eats in the Misson, gastropubs, gastropubs in SF, great beers in SF, grilled pork chop, grilled pork chop with mustard sauce, house-cured bacon, meat and beer pairings, microbrews, Mission District restaurants, Monk's Kettle, Monk's Kettle restaurant, Monk's Kettle restaurant review, Monk's Kettle review, Pork, pork chop. Leave a Comment
The pork chop at Monk’s Kettle is simply outstanding. It’s double-cut thick with nice, tire-burn grill marks, and the perfect sunrise pink interior that’s tender, juicy, and hard to come up for air for after bite one. The mustard sauce that swaddles the pork chop like a pale yellow superhero cape is utterly fantastic. It’s a creamy Bechamel sauce with stone ground mustard, a sort of plate-licking temptation that disappears instantly like a demon.
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28
May
Posted by meatmeister in Favorite SF restaurants, Pork, Pork Chop, San Francisco CA restaurant. Tagged: awesome pork chops, best pork chop, best pork chops 2009, best pork chops in SF, chuleton, chuleton de chancho, favorite meat dishes, favorite pork dishes 2009, Favorite Restaurants, Fresca, Fresca restaurant review, Fresca SF, meatmeister, Peruvian pork dish, Peruvian restaurant, pork chop. Leave a Comment
Pork Chop – Chuleton de Chancho
Fresca, a Peruvian restaurant with two locations in San Francisco, is renowned for an amazing array of ceviche. So Fresca may not be top of mind when someone’s considering a great meat dish in the Bay Area. But make no mistake, Fresca makes one of the best pork dishes in [...]
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25
May
Posted by meatmeister in Beef, Burgers, Los Angeles CA restaurant. Tagged: blue cheese burgers, burger reviews, burgers in Los Angeles, caramelized onions, cheeseburger, favorite burgers, Ford's Filling Station review, Fords Filling Station, great burgers in L.A., great cheeseburger, L.A. restaurant review, Maytag blue cheese, meatmeister burger reviews, pub burger, restaurant review, restaurant review Culver City. 1 Comment
Great Burger – Ford’s Filling Station
Pub Burger – Ford’s Filling Station – Culver City CA
Ford’s Filling Station in Culver City serves up one of the better burgers in the Los Angeles area. Made with organic Niman Ranch chuck, the beef patty is great and properly cooked to order. Ford’s ‘pub burger’ is topped with Maytag [...]
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25
May
Posted by meatmeister in Beef, Burgers, Favorite SF restaurants, San Francisco CA restaurant. Tagged: American food, awesome burgers, Lark Creek Steak review, meatmeister, steakburgers, best burger in San Francisco, best burger reviews, best burgers, best burgers 2009, best burgers in America, best burgers in CA, best burgers in California, best burgers in SF, best burgers on West Coast, best steaks in San Francisco. burger reviews, black truffle burger, black truffles, brie burger, burger with truffles, favorite burgers, Favorite Restaurants, Favorite SF restaurants, Lark Creek Steak, meatmeister's best burger awards, perigord, perigord black truffle, steak and truffles, steak burgers, truffle burger, truffle cheese, truffled brie cheese, truffles, truffles and meat. 2 Comments
Truffle Burger
Burgers are prime candidates for creative culinary additions: cheeses, pickles, tomatoes, relish, aioli, sauce, condiments, and bacon (of course). Truffles are inherently additives to dishes, due to their seasonal availability, a continual scarcity that makes them cost-prohibitive as anything but a topping.
But if you love the taste of truffles, you’ll love this truffled steakburger [...]
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25
May
Posted by meatmeister in Beef, Burgers, Favorite SF restaurants, San Francisco CA restaurant. Tagged: American food, awesome burgers, best burger in San Francisco, best burger reviews, best burgers, best burgers in America, best burgers in CA, best burgers in California, best burgers in SF, best burgers on West Coast, best mushroom cheeseburger, best steaks in San Francisco, burger reviews, button mushrooms, favorite burgers, Favorite Restaurants, Favorite SF restaurants, Lark Creek Steak, Lark Creek Steak review, meatmeister, mushroom & swiss, mushroom and swiss, mushroom burger, steak burgers, steakburgers. Leave a Comment
Best Mushroom Burger – Lark Creek Steak
My favorite mushroom burger of 2009 (to date) is Lark Creek Steak’s mushroom steakburger. Their beef preparation should be copied by others: they use an open, wood-fire grill to cook their burgers. Their top-quality ingredients are evident by taste, and they precisely cut the portions of lettuce, pickle, and [...]
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25
May
Posted by meatmeister in Bacon, Beef, Burgers, San Francisco CA restaurant, Sandwiches. Tagged: America's best burgers, bacon burger, bacon cheddar burger, bacon cheeseburger, BBQ hamburgers, best bacon cheeseburger, best BBQ, best BBQ burger, best burger in San Francisco, best burger in SF, best burgers in America, best burgers in CA, best burgers in California, best burgers on West Coast, best dishes 2009, best hamburgers 2009, burger, Burgers, cheeseburger, cowboy burger, crispy onions, Favorite Restaurants, hamburger, Lark Creek Steak, meatmeister, meatmeister awards, steakburgers. Leave a Comment
Of the 40+ burgers I’ve tasted in the past 6 – 8 months, the “cowboy burger” at Lark Creek Steak is far and away the best BBQ burger or the best bacon-cheeseburger of them all. So, for now, I can confidently proclaim Lark Creek Steak’s cowboy burger as the best bacon-cheeseburger on the West Coast.
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25
May
Posted by meatmeister in Bacon, Dessert Meats, San Francisco CA restaurant, Subculture Dining, Underground Dining. Tagged: Bacon, bacon chocolate, bacon chocolate chip, bacon chocolate chip cookies, bacon desserts, bacon heart attack, bacon heart attack dinner, Chef Russell Jackson, Dissident Chef, great bacon desserts, lagniappe, meatmeister, meaty desserts, Subculture Dining, underground, Underground Dining. Leave a Comment
For the finale of his “Bacon Heart Attack Dinner,” the Dissident Chef added a post-dessert lagniappe of bacon chocolate chip cookies, hot from the oven. Talk about incredible: these bacon chocolate chip cookies were among the best cookies I’ve ever eaten. Many of my fellow diners made similar remarks about the cookies.
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21
May
Posted by meatmeister in Bacon, Dessert Meats, Subculture Dining, Underground Dining. Tagged: Bacon, bacon biscuit, bacon desserts, bacon heart attack, bacon heart attack dinner, bacon ice cream, bacon infused whisky, bacon scone, bacon sweets, bacon whisky, bacon-infused spirits, best bacon dishes, best bacon dishes 2009, Chef Russell Jackson, dessert and bacon, Dissident Chef, excellent bacon, Four Roses, Four Roses whisky, meatmeister, sous vide, sous vide fruit, sous vide strawberry. Leave a Comment
Bacon Dessert: Bacon Ice Cream, Bacon, Bacon Biscuit
And the non-bacon items: sous vide strawberry and rhubarb compote. Fantastic plate.
But wait…that’s not all…the last pairing is below, and it was an awesome touch.
Bacon-infused Four Roses Whisky!!
If the picture looks a bit grainy, I think it represents the mind-fuzz of everyone at the Bacon Heart Attack Dinner [...]
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18
May
Posted by meatmeister in Bacon, Subculture Dining, Underground Dining. Tagged: apple cider and bacon, applewood smoked bacon, artisanal bacon, Bacon, bacon and green garlic, bacon fetish, bacon heart attack, bacon heart attack dinner, bacon platter, bacon sampler, bacon sampler plate, canadian bacon, Dissident Chef, Fatted Calf bacon, meatmeister, secret restaurants, sous vide, sous vide bacon, Subculture Dining, Underground Dining, underground restaurants. Leave a Comment
Bacon Sampler Platter: Bacon Heart Attack
Dissident Chef Bacon Sampler Platter: Fantastic
Laid out like tiny machines of loving grace, or like a Japanese sushi platter, Dissident Chef’s glorious bacon sampler was a fetishistic array of bacon delights. This displayed the spectrum and variety across the field of dreams otherwise called BACON.
Crispy Fatted Calf Bacon
Sous Vide Bacon [...]
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