Intrepid Chef - Diary of a Cook in Transit: August 2012

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Best Things I've Eaten this Month - July 2012

OK, I promise I will get back to posting recipes soon, and contrary to these posts I don't actually eat out for every meal.....but SF is like the promise land.....and I'm a born again believer.....

1. Flour + Water - Chocolate Budino with Espresso Caramel Cream and Sea Salt

2. Shortribs at Betelnut - sticky, finger-licking, fall-off-the-bone goodness

3. Brioche French Toast at Park Tavern, with slow-roasted blackberries & vanilla maple syrup

4. Burger at Bar Jules

Ummm...this photo says it all. Thanks Cara S. for shooting a photo of yours...mine was demolished before the camera came out.

5. Gazpacho at Venga Empanadas
Gazpacho @ Radish

Best Things Eaten This Month - June 2012

June was a great month of trying new places and revisiting some old faves...

Chocolate Ice Cream with Salted Caramel at Smitten

Spicy Miso Ramen at Chotto (best ramen in SF in my book so far....)

Lumberjack Cake at Frances

Chilaquiles at Mamacita

Tuna Tostada and Blood Orange Margarita at Tacolicious
Tuna Tostada @ Tacolicious

I'm an American lawyer who spent about 9 months in England in 2009 on a work hiatus (lucky me), so while I was job-less in the UK, I was able to devote lots more time to one of my favorite hobbies--cooking! I moved back to California in 2010 and try to keep up the cooking (3 to 4 nights a week is my goal), so I decided to pass along some of the great recipes I've been trying. I've traveled the world and love all kinds of food (especially spicy cuisine), so I make a bit of everything. Now that I'm back living in San Francisco, I've also been overtaken by the foodie culture here and will share my favorite finds!