Here are some of my favorite haunts around San Francisco, places I've found to be reliably good and will miss terribly, in no particular order:1. Taylor's Automatic Refresher - Toasty eggy hamburger buns!
2. Golden Gate Bakery - Perfect custard tarts
3. Just for You Cafe - Best brunch ever... the cornbread here is a revelation
4. Fringale - Simple, good Basque food and excellent service
5. The House - Been here five or six times in the past three months... everything on the menu is finger lickin' good and reasonably priced
6. Zushi Puzzle - Happiness is sharing a Sales Force Roll with your friends :)
7. Yank Sing - Delicious highway robbery, death by xiao long bao. Mmm.
In other news, I roasted a chicken for the very first time last night, following Thomas Keller's instructions. I was skeptical at first--the recipe is so "set it and forget it" simple and I really thought my conventional oven wasn't going to cut it.
It was phenomenal. Eli proclaimed it the best chicken he'd ever had, even better than the one we had at Zuni Cafe the week before, though he'd had quite a bit to drink by then, so definitely take that with a grain of salt. But I was so happy with the results--the chicken was succulent and juicy with perfectly crispy skin. The key to this recipe appeared to be drying off the chicken thoroughly so that there's no steam in the oven to carry all the flavor and juices away. I served it with a little baby romaine salad with a handful of french green beans, a few red bliss potatoes I baked up in the pan juices, and a dressing made with champagne vinegar and dijon mustard. Delicious!
7 comments:
I had lost faith in the potential of chicken after the disappointing experience at Zuni, but yesterday marked a momentous change in my level of appreciation for the bird.
This was the best chicken I've ever had. And, to be clear on this, wine consumption did not begin until a number of minutes after I had my first few tastes. Incredible!
I can attest that, as father and chief cook for the young master Eli, chicken night at the Kahwaty household was not on his list of favorite nights to dine at home. (Mine rated somewhere below chicken mcnuggets.) I'm glad that Sheena has awakened his "faith in the potential of chicken" so inspiringly. Bravo!!
And I look forward to some home-cooking at the Cupertino ranch on our next visit there. - Papa Vic
At the risk of turning this into a weird dialogue full of diplomacy and intrigue, your Sichuan chicken recipe (which you handed down to me) is one of my favorite things to eat. It's not a fair comparison though, since with a roasted chicken, it's just you and the chicken.
point well-taken.
I can't believe that i've only been to 3 of your 7 fave food places. Definitely let me know if you go to gg bakery, just for you, fringale, or yank sing sometime soon. especially just for you -- i'm always up for a cornbread revelation!
No Shalimar?? Eh, I guess you're closer to Fremont now so you can go straight to the source for Desi Delights :P
There's a Shalimar in Sunnyvale!
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