July 9, 2010

• Song of the Day
  
  I don’t know why San Francisco always reminds me of the seventies era, and hence, this song…..

  Weekend Trip in San Francisco – Gardens…Museums…Cafes…Museums… – Just came back from a three day weekend trip from SF celebrating W’s birthday, the weather was gorgeous and the food was delicious as usual! There were tons of tourists everywhere!

  View of the Golden Gate Bridge near the Legion of Honor Museum …..
  

  At the Conservatory of Flowers , Golden Gate Park…..
  

  California Academy of Sciences Museum , green roof…..
  

  Lunch at Chez Panisse , Salad mixed with duck breast, rosemary, and pickled apricots…..
  

  Buttermilk fried rockfish with new potatoes, coleslaw and tartar sauce…..
  

  Grilled pork with mashed potatoes, wild nettles and green olives…..
  

  Black Mission Fig and raspberry tart with wild fennel ice-cream…..
  

  Isa (French small plates restaurant) near the Marina district, six of us sharing all these dishes – Yellowfin tuna with spicy sriracha, toasted sesame, seaweed avocado, nori & low sodium soy / Organic Loch Duart salmon carpaccio with lemon, creme fraiche, cucumber, egg, capers & crostini…..
  

  steamed Prince edward island mussles with garlic, white wine, parsley & lemon / Dungeness crab salad with avocado, mango, grapefruit & tarragon…..
  

  grilled local Calamari with honey spice, flageolet beans, lemon zest & argula / roasted Rack of lamb with sauteed eggplant, zucchini, red peppers, nicoise olives & lamb jus…..
  

  Truffle risotto with baby shiitake, hon shimiji mushroom & reggiano / pan roasted rocky jr. Range chicken with fresh herbs, creamy mashed potatoes & jus de poulet…..
  

  Flourless chocolate cake, vanilla bean gelato / Creamy mascarpone with fresh strawberries & huckleberry trifle…..
  

  Dim Sum at Ton Kiang on Geary…..
  

  Baked barbeque pork buns / deep fried chicken wings and drumsticks…..
  

  steamed dumplings with shrimp & scallops / chicken feet in spicy sauce…..
  

  steamed spare ribs / steamed shrimp dumplings…..
  

  mango pudding with sweet milk / mini egg tarts…..
  

  Dinner at Dragonfly , a contemporary Vietnamese restaurant / rolls with duck pate…..
  

  Flaming Beef, shrimp & marinated beef, with tomatoes & onions, prepared at the table…..
  

  

  Honey roasted quail, also flamed at our table…..
  

  

  Tomato stew with tender ox tail, sliced carrots & sweet onions…..
  

  

  Coconut chicken – Slow-braised chicken & egg in clay pot, w/ coconut juice & fish sauce…..
  

  Coconut rice – steamed rice with coconut, vanilla & roasted coconut flakes…..
  

  Dessert – Bittersweet chocolate fondue – dark chocolate with grand marnier, served with fruit and ice-cream puffs…..
  

  

  Black sticy rice – with coconut milk, mung bean, and shredded coconut…..
  

  Inside the Ferry Building, Hog Island Oyster Co. is on our ‘to eat’ list…..
  

  

  Today’s Oysters – Hog Island Sweetwater…..
  

  Coast Kumamoto, distinctly white meat, sweet and juicy…..
  

  Chowder – Hog Island Manila clams with aromatic vegetables, bacon, potatoes and cream…..
  

  Each serving has so many clams…..
  

  The Ferry Building at nightfall…..
  

  This concludes our rather compact 3-day trip to the Bay Area. Many thanks to W for his superb photographs, especially in the food department. I’ll return to my Tokyo trip blog as soon as I finished sorting out the photos…..

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