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Late Night Dining Ideas (Bay Area)
Two newish places in the Mission are also open on the later side: Beretta, on 22nd and Valencia, is open until midnight every day Monk's Kettle, on 16th and Albion serves food until midnight, albeit not the full menu
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He loves Taco Bell... I'm hoping for a bit more
Monk's Kettle over La Trappe in North Beach? La Trappe has better food, a much more comfortable atmosphere, and a better selection of beers that are less expensive than Monk's. La Trappe makes great burgers and their frites are...
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7 hour layover at SFO - what to do?
, fancier meals, good coffee at a wireless care, decent bakery, sit in a dolores park, sit in a cafe, walk around and people watch, go to a book store, out door beer garden [zeitgeist], high end beer bar [the monk's kettle] ......
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What are you drinking right now?
Had Fred as well at Monk's Kettle in SF. Really liked it, a pretty unique tasting barleywine as well
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Downtown Oakland area
in san francisco" threads that start almost daily. Or stay on BART to 16th street, walk west up 16th street, and within 100 yards simply follow your nose. Good street scene, lots of excellent places from cheap indian/pakistan...
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Favorite Beer Bar Ever?
Kulminator in Antwerp. Monk's in Philly. Blind Tiger in Manhattan.
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Brooklynite visits SF (my to-do list)
above, depending on the neighborhood you might stay some to consider are Eastside West, Bacar (known for their wine), Magnolia, The Monks Kettle, Zuni, Spices (which you should keep in mind for ethnic eats), Rogue Ales, Betelnut,...
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Help - Vancouver BC trip
in for a tasting as it sells out quickly. * 2005 Kettle Valley Merlot – Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley (9/8/2008) Not good. Disjointed. Some tobacco flavors and some leather and fruit. Not varietally correct. I...
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Matahisu-Omakasa Thumbs Down!
instead of tuna, etc.) but not worth the price difference imo. i don’t think the omakase is terrible, i just think it’s a little lacking. it’s certainly not exciting...it generally includes the ankimo (monk fish...
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Weiss Beer in Boston
. JE is one of my favorites. Stagger brought a really excellent Weiss beer to the Asia Garden veggie banquet. It was in one of those champagne bottles and I believe was from Chimay which is brewed by Belgian Trappist monks. Are...
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Tilapia, how to really exploit this stuff....
, flakey, white fish....Clearly, I need to explore further...I’ve done tilapia in a claypot, Vietnamese style, for me, but that’s not everyone’s kettle of fish....What have you done to elevate this species? Link:...
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An Okanagan Summer, 2009
MONK – As part of celebrating the German heritage of the winery owners we see some different directions here – in addition to the “fresh and local” focus there are such items as “Vintner’s Veal Sausage” with pan-fried potatoes...
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Fruitvale pilgrimage: ready to worship at the taco altar
Fish, Sugarlump coffee lounge, Bar,Bambino, Maverick, The Monk's Kettle, the new St. Francis Fountain and Candy, the new Roosevelt Tamale Parlor and Dynamo with its $2-$3 donuts seems like a trend in gentrification tome. Nothing...
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Flavor combinations that make you swoon?
A few drops of aged balsamic vinegar, so thick it is like syrup on a small piece of really good Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. The salty sweet combo is divine. And on the low end of scale I love fresh popped kettle corn. The kind you...
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A good steak for my man.
I would recommend Craftsteak.....but to do it for $200 would mean ordering like a monk.
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