Thanks for all of your earlier suggestions for our bi-annual San Francisco Staycation. Today was Day One. We had breakfast at our hotel, The Nikko, which I always enjoy because I love Japanese breakfast. I had a light but filling...

What is the best single malt scotch whisky that you have ever tried?

in a well-crafted bottle, looks and tastes like it should cost double (or more). This would be VERY well received. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_whisky_brands

My favorite is Pint’s Pub. The food is good pub grub, but with 250 Whiskys, mostly Scotch, on the menu, who cares about eating? It’s definitely my favorite.

Japanese. Endless options really!

Kind of reminded me of Whisky Sauce. Back home we eat Whisky sauce with shrimp, all it is is Ketchup, myo and a shot of whisky. Needs to look light pink, very tasty!

, limited to the highest quality coffee, made on a rig that looks like a chemistry set, various whiskies, tea, cinnamon toast, and a few other things. The place is very Japanese —everything is made to exacting standards,...

's a sort of granola made with chocolate, oats, and hazelnuts layered with whipped cream blended with creme fraiche and whisky. Even non-whisky drinkers liked it, but if you’re worried use the whisky sparingly. Very easy,...

Since I have been eating a lot of Japanese recently (I went to Sushi of Gari on Friday for the second time in 2 weeks and it was kick ass), I thought I would check out Saka Gura, which I had heard about here and elsewhere from...

I cannot say if this would work for your guy, but if my woman wanted to knock my socks off, “Hole In One” would be the spot. And don’t think I’d really like the food. I woudl enjoy the whiskey/whisky...

Hmm – not sure how much any of these will push your envelope... Yakko-San, a fantastic Japanese place in North Miami Beach, is a good place to start for: Natto – a fermented soy bean product which has the texture of ......

of food you’d like to try and specify that... best Japanese, British cuisine, French bistro etc. It will make the job easier for those who want to help you out. www.london-eating.co.uk will have some ideas, too. If you have...

On bars – To start, I’d urge you to look at our izakaya scene (Japanese tapas bars). Also look at the following areas: Gastown (Cobre, Chill WInston, The Irish Heather, Shebeen, Chambar, etc); Yaletown (George,...

I doubt they make their own either. The shiso-pickled garlic cloves were just the ticket to enjoy with the last two traditional Japanese spirits and their 40+% alcohol. The Hyakunen no Kodoku was whisky-like with a malty taste...

I loved Hole in One when I went there with my Japanese colleagues, but then when I took my boyfriend there, the maitre D was very cold and condescending, possibly because there are over a dozen Japanese businessmen there already...