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#58 Sai Jai Thai: Pork Shoulder Fried Rice

The Place: Swing and a miss, strike one.  While the list has familiarized us with the full gamut of restaurants, from 5 star establishments to hole in the wall joints, when you walk into a place and get slapped in the face by the overwhelming smell of wet dog, it tends to cloud your judgement [...]

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#36 Absinthe: Soft Garlic Pretzels

And we are back!  After a brief holiday break, we have gotten back on track with The List and have some updates for you! The Place: Absinthe is probably best known by most people for it’s alcohol.  With a wine list the approximate length and weight of the bible and a cocktail list that spans [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

  Due to the holiday, traveling, and copious amounts of provided food and leftovers, we didn’t have a post for this week. We hope everyone had a great holiday and ate a bit more than their fair share. Send us some pictures of your Thanksgiving meals or let us know what you ate! Dig In, [...]

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#22 Saigon Sandwich: Vietnamese roasted pork sandwich

The Place: The Tenderloin area isn’t the most picturesque part of San Francisco.  While it has a certain character, the combinations of smell, cleanliness and portion of people who’s best descriptor are “transient”, can cause many people to avoid treading its streets.  Many of the shops and businesses have a certain level of wear to [...]

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Special Edition:  FoodBuzz Festival part 2

Special Edition: FoodBuzz Festival part 2

  And the adventure continues….. Day 2 of the FoodBuzz Festival found us well rested and still satiated from the previous nights glorious dinner.  The agenda of the day consisted of a scavenger hunt at the Ferry Buildings farmer’s market, the enticingly named Taste Pavilion and the ending gala. We headed down to the Ferry [...]

Special Edition:  Foodbuzz Festival part 1

Special Edition: Foodbuzz Festival part 1

  This week’s post is a special edition covering our awesome weekend taking part in the annual Foodbuzz Blogger Festival.  Just a warning, it’s going to be a bit photo heavy and words light (yes, we said words light, deal with it.)     Each year online food publishing company FoodBuzz hosts a food festival [...]