What I ate in San Francisco
Here are some snaps of my dinners in San Francisco. I didn’t take pics of my breakfasts and lunches, though I wish I had documented the sourdough bread and Chinese noodle soup I had on the run. Everyone is right – the food in San Francisco is fantastic!
Swank late night at the Millennium Restaurant:
I had such a great time at this place and the food was so good I seriously contemplated going back the next two nights. Blame the wine for the blurry photos. I loved that it was dimly lit and romantic – isn’t anyone else get tired of the sunshine-and-patchouli vegetarian restaurant decor? This place looked as un-vegan as could be but even the bread comes with a complex and earthy tasting tofu spread instead of butter. I had a purslane & cucumber salad followed by an amazing grilled tempeh with orange wine reduction served over an incredible toasty brown rice. I was too full to get dessert, but the vegan desserts I checked out looked pretty amazing. My words and photos do not do this meal justice so please check out the online menu and photos for a better idea. This place is for sure on my list for my next trip to San Francisco. Does anyone have the cookbook? I may get it.
Early dinner at Greens:
“One of the premiere vegetarian restaurants in the country.” The restaurant closed before I got there (should have caught the earlier ferry from Sausalito!), but I got to snack on some takeout peanut noodles & tofu over a “coincidental” encounter with a neighbor of mine from Brooklyn.
Mission burrito!
Boy do I loves me a good burrito. Mission street reminded me quite a bit of the stretch of Western Avenue I used to live by in Chicago, where many a late night ended at Arturo’s Tacos – free chips and salsa and margaritas by the pitcher. I’d like to report that the burrito I had at La Taqueria at 2889 Mission St was better than the ones I remember from Arturo’s but I’d say it was a draw. They’re both excellent and at less than $4 for a veggie burrito, who cares? Thanks for a fun afternoon Safari Daniel!
Summary:
I don’t know if it’s the lovely vibe or the friendliness of San Franciscans, but my dining experience were all terrific! The Millennium Restaurant in particular was amazing – thanks to my new friends and the charming bartender for a lovely evening.
August 24th, 2006 17:30
> but I got to snack on some takeout peanut noodles & tofu over a “coincidental” encounter with a neighbor of mine from Brooklyn.
Check it out. There we were.
August 25th, 2006 17:51
Great blog!
I checked the Millennium Cookbook from the library, and I was not very impressed. The photos were amazing, but the recipes themselves looked just okay. They also were pretty complex, which I don’t mind at all, but I don’t know…I just wasn’t thrilled with it. I am jealous that you actually got to go and eat there, though! Everything LOOKED great!
Courtney
August 27th, 2006 20:03
Thank you Courtney! That’s more or less what the bartender said too; he uses the book more for “inspiration” rather than following it step-by-step. Oh well, I guess buying the cookbook captures the restaurant experience about the same as postcard does the Grand Canyon!
And Jerry - it doesn’t matter how close your conference was to Greens… to me, you were 3000 mental miles away!