Does any one know where in the East Bay you can buy Kaffir Lime Leaves? Do they go by another name? I’ve been checking all the asian markets. (15 replies, last updated by charliemyboy August 9, 2009)

It’s not too late to stop by the Alemany Farmer’s market today. Not many people, but some really good produce. The sweet limes are wonderful. You just eat them like an orange - $1 pound. Lots of samples, but the ones... (6 replies, last updated by bernalgirl February 16, 2005)

The south bay (San Jose) has kaffir lime leave in the freezer. There are a lot of fresh (kaffir lime tree grow well down this way) if you friends with a tree in the back yard in the South Bay. (5 replies, last updated by bong November 10, 2008)

Grow your own kaffir lime tree. I bought one from Home Depot and keep it in a container. Cut leaves whenever you need it. It’s great and the juice from the wrinkly lime is amazing, great for marinades and salad dressing. (12 replies, last updated by nc March 3, 2006)

to Santa Clara to try it. Singapore-Malaysia’s roti can fulfill a craving, but it’s not quite the same thing (that’s on Clement in SF). As far as lime sodas, I never developed a taste for the salty ones, but keep... (11 replies, last updated by Shalini Bhalla March 6, 2004)

with the bulls in Pamplona on a broken leg. Somehow Kham had managed to concentrate a lime tree, a chile bush, and a gallon of fish sauce into a couple of tablespoons. When the meat was gone my friends and I began to measure... (8 replies, last updated by Shep March 26, 2006)

The Kitchen easily wins this battle. It opens much later, and I was impressed when a supervisor or manager was really nice to me the entire dinner. Usually when someone at a fancy Chinese restaurant (think Koi Palace) sees someone... (16 replies, last updated by RWCFoodie July 9, 2007)

! Don’t order this dish unless if it’s made only with long green beans. (Eaten with sticky rice and a meat entree...tastes best with deep-fried fish or grilled pig intestines). -Ping Sai (Grilled intestines) - comes... (30 replies, last updated by yummyrice May 12, 2009)

exploration ahead. The only set appointments we had were facials in Calistoga at 4:30pm and dinner at Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen in St. Helena at 8:00pm. Y and I have never really been breakfast people, but we knew we needed... (16 replies, last updated by GreenLightJerky July 8, 2007)

We went to Lime Tree at Irving and 6th after going to the DeYoung last weekend. It was excellent. Good shrimp noodles, excellent beef rendang, and one of the best roti prata we’ve had in the Bay Area. My wife and kids loved... (8 replies, last updated by Joel August 20, 2008)

I heard Lime Tree on Irving (Inner Sunset) makes a very good one and half the price of Sraits Cafe. I have walked by this place a few times before I realized it was a restaurant, so it easy to miss. I am going to check it out... (44 replies, last updated by peppatty June 3, 2008)

or Absinthe for Sunday brunch, prior to checking out the Geisha exhibit at the Asian Art Museum...based this both on not wanting to duplicate the anticipated sticker shock of French Laundry and also wanting to be relatively close... (1 reply, last updated by Paulie August 6, 2004)

Tuk Tuk in Berkeley usually has Golden Boy. As for lime trees, it usually takes a few years for a tree to get comfortable with it’s surroundings to start producing fruit. As for the leaves, it is best to cut branches, rather... (20 replies, last updated by Kosmonaut March 21, 2009)

Wow, you’re lucky to have a banana tree! Halibut or any oily type of fish would be good steamed in banana leaves. I tried it with lemongrass, thai sweet basil, and a little bit of grated lime peel. (9 replies, last updated by Gwen March 25, 2006)

Melanie, your mention of the ginger tea reminds me that I really enjoyed the Thai iced tea I had here. The first time I had this was at Lime Tree, and it was great. I then ordered it from the Slanted Door takeaway at Ferry Plaza... (15 replies, last updated by grayelf April 15, 2009)