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Shogun Japanese Restaurant1123 Pacific AveSanta Cruz, CA 95060(831) 469-4477 When I go to places regularly, I tend to forget to review them. I have a hard time choosing which meal to review, which dishes to talk about, and due to my indecision, nothing gets written. I’ve been going to Shogun for years. I’ve never once…
Rogue Chefs 730 Main Street Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (650) 712-2000 There’s nothing much more beautiful than the drive up Highway 1 from Santa Cruz to Half Moon Bay. That’s how our evening started, staring at the sun setting over the sea, then coming into downtown Half Moon Bay. We spotted Rogue Chefs and…
Spencer’s 701 West Baristo Road Palm Springs, CA 92262 (760) 327-3446 I’m going to keep this one brief. This restaurant is perfect for Palm Springs. The service was impeccable. They fawned at our feet, they brought everything we needed, they checked on us constantly (but not annoyingly) to make sure everything was going well. If…
The Debt to Pleasure Paperback: 256 pages So, this book made me really sit back and realize that, yes, I grew up in an unsophisticated hick town. Our only foreign language classes offered in High School (not before either) were Spanish I, II, III, and IV. There was no French…which The Debt to Pleasure made crystal clear….
Soul of a Chef: The Journey Towards Perfection Paperback: 370 pages I knew I didn’t want to be a chef. I like to eat what these culinary geniuses create and then I write about them…or in this case read about them and practically drool on the book. In Part I, Certified Master Chef Exam, I’m…
< I’m Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking Hardcover: 287 pages Alton Brown finally explains why you cook certain things certain ways and doesn’t just give you the recipes. He’s all about the science of food…this books explains the common sense and the obscure facts with the wit and humor that Alton is...
Lalime’s 1329 Gilman St. Berkeley, CA 94706 510-527-9838 Lalime’s is a cozy, comfortable restaurant placed right in the middle of a residential area. We thought we were on the wrong street. It’s a small dining room in an old house that seats sixty and is bright and warm. We focused on the appetizers which isn’t…
537 Seabright Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 831-429-1856 The West coast just doesn’t really have good pizza…or I should say it didn’t. I’m a California girl, born and raised, but I’ve had pizza in New York and they know what’s up! I’ve settled for the left coast’s tries at pizza my whole life, therefore I’ve…
Aqua 252 California Street San Francisco, CA 94111 415-956-9662 First off, don’t go to Aqua on a Friday night, especially if you don’t know San Francisco well enough to maneuver through side streets. Traffic was just atrocious! And I’m guessing that if you go on a weeknight it won’t be as crowded and loud in…
French Laundry 6640 Washington Street Yountville, Ca 94599 March 9, 2003 It seems just silly to call this a review. Of Course the meal was fabulous! And there was no doubt it would be. This is a record of our experience as well as our meal that exceeded my already HIGH expectations. This journey began…
Oswald 121 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95060 831-423-7427 This is where my husband and I go for our “dates” but this time we had company…we can sample more that way! Oswald is small, relaxed (not uptight in the least) and serves phenomenal food. This visit was not a disappointment. We had to wait for…
1400 Lincoln Ave Calistoga, CA 94515 707-942-9111 Review in Day 2 of Chantrelle’s Adventures on the Wine Route
Shanghai 1930 133 Stewart St. 415-896-5600 To be blunt, I wasn’t impressed. Although the size of the check was quite impressive! We had Veggies served in a fried noodle bowl, Fried whole fish in a slightly sweet-and-sour-like sauce, Peking duck (I’m not a fan of duck so this wasn’t my thing), Egg rolls…all these were…
A Cook’s Tour Hardcover: 288 pages Why didn’t Food Network pay me to travel around the world and eat strange meals in search of the perfect meal? Oh, right, because I won’t eat cobra heart or weird slimy cactus drinks in Mexico. But traveling around the world with Mr. Bourdain is purely intriguing and fun…and of course…
Calistoga Inn 1250 Lincoln Ave Calistoga, CA 94515 707-942-4101 Review in Day 1 of Chantrelle’s Adventures on the Wine Route