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EAT – Ubuntu, better than ever

marym — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:32:13 +0000

One of Napa Valley’s best restaurants is Ubuntu in downtown Napa. Executive chef Jeremy Fox’s “vegetable cuisine” was a revelation. He redefined what it means to have an all vegetable-based menu, with much of the produce coming from the kitchen’s biodynamic garden fresh every day. Fox and Ubuntu received many awards and accolades. Well Fox departed earlier this year, and I think many of us were holding our collective breath about the restaurant’s future. Would it be as good with another chef? Will the vegetable menu be replaced? Will the restaurant close?

EAT – A great lobster roll

marym — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:02 +0000

This is one great lobster roll! Ever since I shared a lunch of a lobster roll with my grandmother in Boston, which was her last, I’ve always been on the search for a really good one. Up until now, the rolls at various San Fran Bay Area restaurants have let me down. Then Anchor & Hope’s roll ended the search. Maybe because it’s on a top loaded brioche bun. Maybe because the dressing is really light. Nah, it’s because the chunks of lobster just shine through. It’s so good, and so filling, I really didn’t need the Old Bay seasoned potato chips, or the coleslaw (although I recommend dipping some of the brioche roll into the slaw dressing…I’m just saying). Yeah it’s 24 bucks, but I promise you won’t go away disappointed or hungry. Pair with any number of crisp whites on the wine list, including an Albarino Grenache Blanc blend.

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EAT – Lunch at RN74

marym — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:56:41 +0000

You know how it is when you really really want to like a restaurant but come away a little disappointed after a meal? That’s what happened at RN74 in San Francisco. Had a lunch meeting there; and while it’s the first time I went for a meal, instead of for wine and munchies, I was expecting a good experience. Serivce was the biggest letdown. We were a party of 3 at a 4 top. The server didn’t take away the 4th place setting until we were halfway through our entries. Plates were cleared immediately and we felt rushed. They took the butter away before we were done with it.