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Brazilian in San Jose area?
have large pedestal bases that prevent a chair for getting close to the table, be careful about dropping food in your lap. 250 E Java Drive Sunnyvale 408.734-1656
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Sichuan Court, Raffles City (Raffles The Plaza Hotel), Singapore
, not as smokey as some I’ve had but flavourful all the same. The light brioche with an even lighter crust, a pedestal for the pate, is unexpectedly good. Lacquered skin on succulent duck breast, accented by a few judicious...
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Simply Thai, Rockville Center
, on a lovely pedestal platter drenched in a thin red sauce with red pepper strips. It was sweet (cloyingly), but not at all spicy. The highlight (aside from digging the cheeks out of the head) was the crispy fried skin I pulled...
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An Ode to China Villa in Houston
children’s song, written in the style of The Bard: O proud left foot, that ventures quick within Then soon upon a backward journey lithe. Anon, once more the gesture, then begin: Command sinistral pedestal to writhe. Commence...
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Lizzy's
blueberry pie, and it really compemented the pie extremely well. Lizzy’s has knocked Emac and Bolio, JP Licks, and Mitchell’s off their pedestal as my favorite ice cream emporium. The only place that I think can play...
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C.C. Brown's
I had a sundae topped with their hot fudge at Lawry’s Prime Rib in Beverly Hills. It’s served in a pedestal cup with freshly whipped cream and toasted almonds....so good!
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Conley's; Haddad's; McKay's
on the Belmont/Watertown line, it gets an interesting mix of people. We had some pizza there, and it was actually quite good. It was more of an Italian thin-crust than a bar pie, and it was served on a pedestal, much like NYC...
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Clementine (Richmond) and Orson (SOMA), SF
, mushrooms echoing snails, and the oily herby flavour cut by a judicious amount of a sticky, sweet-sour (balsamic?) reduction. Nuggets of seared foie gras, on a pedestal of ok toasted brioche, well balanced with slices of tart...
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Emeril Grand Marshall of 2008 Rose Parade! What if the Floats were About Food?
I’d love to see some appliances.... like a giant food processor. I imagine a giant cylinder on a pedestal made of pale grey-violet heather. The chopping action could be set up like your standard science fair vortex, so that...
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Mi Tierra, San Antonio
, worn, and disinterested. The section we were seated in was also incredibly dusty. In my book, Mi Tierra has fallen off its pedestal.
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Breakfast at Comforts Cafe, San Anselmo
Oh the coconut cake! Sitting at the counter, I was staring at the bountiful cake on a pedestal just inches away from me. I’m glad to hear that it’s as good as it looks, and I don’t even like coconut that much. I...
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Baking gear in NYC--a find
-bag tips and food colorings (liquid, paste, and powder) to whisks, bags of prefab icings and fondants, bulk Valrhona and Callebaut chocolate, jillions of cookie cutters, etc. Plus very comprehensive wedding-cake assemblage...all...
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Tiramisu Eggnog Trifle: too many flavors?
serving: 349 calories (37 percent from fat), 14 g fat (10 g saturated), 48 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein, 42 mg cholesterol, 517 mg sodium. Margies notes: -I dont have a trifle dish so I use my glass cake...
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The Grill in St. Helena for Ladies who Lunch
of salmon was more than an inch thick and beautifully seared to medium-rare, as ordered. The filet rested on a hockey puck-like pedestal of coarsely mashed potatoes blended with leeks. It was topped with a few gratuitous wild...
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Barclay Prime, on a Sat. Night
reserved table in the lounge, chosen for a quieter atmosphere, into the main dining room, which proved to be conversation-friendly. The pedestals under the lounge tables were not feet friendly, and that was why we moved. Surprise...
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