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Porchetta Sandwich
I lived with a girl named Emily that was a sous chef at Ame.
Ame, my friends. Michelin rated Ame.Food there is out of this world. And even better when you know the chef. ;) I moved out and lost contact with her, but randomly thought of her one day. Texted her and found out she was no longer at Ame, but working at a new place called Il Cane Rosso in the Ferry Building. I was shocked to hear she was at the Ferry Building, considering I work only three blocks away and visit it almost every week - just never ran into her. I swung by Il Cane Rosso and ordered their number one seller, porchetta sandwich. Holy cow, that thing's meaty and delicious. The pork shoulder was tender, moist and full of flavor. It looks gorgeous (image 3) and so yummy. The bread was soft with a red pluot mostarda spread (tasted kind of like plum jam) and mustard greens. I could only eat half of the sandwich - too much for one sitting. Knowing someone that works in the kitchen often leads to hook ups. And this time was no different. My ex-roomie gave me a heirloom tomato salad with sel gris (sea salt), basil, balsamic reduction and extra virgin olive oil. How can something so simple be so amazing? I'll definitely be vising Il Cane Rosso again, with or without a hook up. Their menu changes daily, so be sure to check out their site.
HOPR
To celebrate Tony's birthday, several friends and I went to House of Prime Rib for dinner. I've been to this fine establishment a handful of times and every single visit brings happiness and good food.
You go to HOPR to eat prime rib and really nothing else, therefore, the menu's short. There is a fish option, but seriously, you go there to enjoy their legendary prime rib.An iceberg lettuce with sliced beets, carrots and cabbage in a house made thousand island-like dressing is tossed table side. I really like this salad, but the dressing is strong and I wish they wouldn't drench the lettuce. There are four options of the size of cut you want. I always get the smallest portion, city cut, because I can never eat it all. Medium please. Many people say that's "overcooking" it, but hey, I don't like blood on my meat. Your portion is carved table side from a silver cart. The prime rib dinner comes with a choice of creamed spinach or corn, mashed or baked potato and an amazing Yorkshire pudding. The creamed spinach (my choice always) is not heavy, yet very creamy. I also always get mashed potatoes which is whipped super smooth and topped with gravy. The Yorkshire pudding is definitely my favorite part of the meal. It is light and delicious when you soak it in the au jus...yummy. For the birthday boy, we had a super thick, chocolate cake. I am not a fan of chocolate cake and this is the epitome of why I don't like them. Too thick, too chocolate-ly and too much overly sweet frosting. Just too much. After two bites, I was done - stuffed from the meal and from the over kill of sweetness. Had a fabulous time with everyone, like any other time at HOPR. Thank you and happy birthday Tony!
may i suggest: a presidio walkabout
san francisco: make your way up the sweeping hills of the city to presidio st and pacific st where you'll find an entrance back down into san francisco's presidio. walk down and around, through the trees and about the greens on paved ways and ad hoc paths. there's a ton of secluded bits to explore. when you start running into tourists and too many people, you have my permission to get out of there immediately.
Golden Gate Bridge
Unfortunately it was raining... :(
