that it is on one of my discount dining programs, I decided to risk it, and now I can say that even at full price, it would have been well worth it. As the chef, Sam Mason, was formerly pastry chef at WD-50, I might have expected...

WD-50 used to have one with Sam Mason in the house. Don’t know about the current pastry chef though.

for desert- especially when WD 50 (and my ultimate crush, Sam Mason) was lurking so close by. So overall, a real disappointment – which blew my night because I was really rooting for it to be good.Sigh.

The BEST desserts in town are coming out of the kitchen @ WD~50 on Clinton Street, where Sam Mason's the Pastry Chef. Link: http://www.wd-50.com/

I have not tried it yet, but I have always heard raves about the reubens at Sam's Kosher Style Deli in Fair Oaks, 8121 Greenback Lane.

Una Pizza Napoletana (a polarizing place on Chowhound) and Rosario’s a lot. I’ve also heard very good things about Arturo’s. Also, Sam Mason's new dessert place, Tailor, should be open by the time you visit.

expectations again may have been too high. Dessert. Dessert, of course, was the whole reason for going there. The greatest dessert experience I’ve ever had was my dessert tasting at WD-50 when Sam Mason was there, so again,...

There is a 6 or so person bar and many people eat there – I’ve gone for dessert and drinks before (love the manchego cheesecake - Sam Mason is a genius) and there’s always someone doing a tasting menu at the...

A new desserts-only place headed by Sam Mason, former pastry chef at WD-50, is scheduled to open by the end of this year. So, at this point, the three you mention above are the only ones right now. And, btw, Chikalicious...

(all were very good), some ginger/sugar gummies and spinach napoleon’s or something like that. Sam Mason, dessert guy at WD~50 is a master at vegetal desserts and I think his showmanship is being replicated all over...

Is Sam Mason still there doing desseet? I don’t think so, but I don’t know. If not, what’s the new pastry chef like?

for friends who weren’t able to come, see below. Enjoy it — Sam Mason is a genius, you can’t look at dessert the same way after following the story he creates. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ On the standard WD-50 menu,...

Naan 'n Curry on O’Farrell, between Mason and Taylor. Open 24 hours, and a reasonable walk from bars and clubs.

I enjoyed both the beef ribs and the memphis, it’s been a while though. They also have sweet tea in mason jars, if that’s your thing. enjoy!

Capt. Tom’s on I-10 at the Mason Rd. exit I think – faux shrimp boat on the EB frontage road. Oysters on the half shell, cold boiled shrimp, fried oysters and shrimp, catfish (whole butterflied), gumbo and more....