Resident Foodies say: Marlowe in San Francisco, right across from the Caltrain stop downtown, is a rustic restaurant known for its Marlowe burger and eclectic menu. Chef Jennifer Puccio puts together some very creative dishes (click here for menu). The crispy brussel sprout chips (shown above) are prepared with lemon zest and sea salt, and fried for 30 seconds. The texture of the brussel sprouts becomes crispy–and the result is pretty tasty!
Resident Foodies say: Chef Homaru Cantu of Moto in Chicago is at it again. In this video, he transforms sweet potato chain with cheddar and broccoli into a truffled sweet potato pie. Amazing!
Flavor Tripping Sweet Potato Chain with Cheddar and Broccoli that transforms into a Truffled Sweet Potato Pie from I am the walrus on Vimeo.
Resident Foodies say: Moto in Chicago is putting out some pretty innovative dishes. Here’s a video by Chef Homaru Cantu explaining the Italian biosphere dish.
Italian Biospere Course from I am the walrus on Vimeo.
Raspberry sorbet, with delicate wafers of hazelnut praline crisp and vanilla ice cream
Vanilla ice cream on surfboard wafer and rhubarb tart
Resident Foodies say: The Farmhouse Inn Restaurant is a delightful place, one Michelin-starred, tucked away in the Russian River valley in wine country in California. After a sumptuous meal of lamb chops, soft-shell crab, and halibut, we were treated with dessert. It was heavenly.
Dungeness crab–one of the best dishes in San Francisco
Garlic noodles for dungeness crab
Spring rolls
Resident Foodies say: One of our perennial favorites in San Francisco is La Vie Vietnamese Restaurant on Geary (between 22nd and 23rd) in the Richmond. The small Vietnamese restaurant would be classified as a true “hole in the wall,” but the food is really fantastic and authentic. We are not surprised the Bay Area voted La Vie as the Best Vietnamese restaurant in all of the Bay Area for 2010. It is that good.
The signature dish at La Vie is the dungeness crab, pictured above, called the La Vie roast crab served with garlic noodles. This is one of the best dishes you will find in all of San Francisco. The dish is to die for. One of the best parts is mixing the crab meat stuffing (a dark mixture) with the garlic noodles. It’s a taste that is hard to describe–other than to say it’s heavenly!
Don’t let the hole-in-the-wall looks scare you off. This Vietnamese restaurant is a true gem in San Francisco!
Dish: Grapefruit and jicama with red cabbage, pickled carrots and candied pecans, $11. Great combination of sweet and citrus. Love this salad.