Showing posts with label sandwiches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sandwiches. Show all posts

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Vietnamese sandwiches from Dinosaurs, Castro, SF.

Hah! I love that the guy at Dinosaurs was dressed as a dino and was able to make our sandwiches in costume! ;)

1/3 meatball and 1/3 chicken. I didn't like these that much. The fillings were okay, but weren't exactly Vietnamese style. Also, the bread was too hard. Not a disgusting sandwich or anything, but I really prefer the Vietnamese sandwich shops in the Tenderloin.


Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The perfect lunch at Split Pea Seduction, SoMa, SF.

Split Pea has some great new artwork on the walls! A customer/artist who teaches classes at 1:AM Gallery did these ballpoint pen drawings--so fun.

Love it. This was perfect for people watching while enjoying my lunch. :)

Everything on their daily menu always sounds amazing. I opted for the vegetarian option (last one listed) with bacon! Their bacon is so good so I really had to. ;)

I was so hungry and this really hit the spot. It was heaven between bread.

The Split Pea is always amazing and I'm stunned with how they keep their soup the exact right, edible temperature. I went for the Sugar Pie Pumpkin Veg.

Ridiculous. I love soups with bread/croutons in them. So so yummy and hearty.

A special little dessert for me! Everyone should try one of their ice cream sandwiches. They're not only adorable, but absolutely delicious!

Now THIS is what lunch should be. :)

Chefs Christian and Sam--you guys rock my taste buds! Thank you both for everything! SO fabulous!

I just have to ad a quick note--Split Pea Seduction is the must-try lunch joint, but Christian also has an amazing catering company, Jersey Tomatoes, that you will not be disappointed with!


Saturday, October 16, 2010

My take on a lox bagel.

Capers, red onions, tomatoes, spices, lemon juice.

Alaskan sockeye salmon; half a jalapeno roll with melted goat cheese; caper red onion relish.

LOVE! I liked the goat cheese, but still prefer cream cheese. The relish was lovely and makes it a lot easier to eat--I hate when you bite into a sandwich and you pull out a whole tomato or onion slice! I loved the jalapeno roll, too--it added a nice little spice to the dish.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Cheesesteak at The Grove, Pacific Heights, SF.

Cheesesteak sandwich with side salad. This was recommended to me by the guy behind the counter. It wasn't great. The bread was nice and they really give you a lot, but there was too much cheese and the steak was overcooked.


Saturday, October 2, 2010

Falafel sandwich at Westfield Shopping Center, Downtown, SF.

Falafel sandwich (only one half pictured) with two dolmas.

The dolmas were just fine, nothing special.

The actual falafel in the sandwich were a good size. They mash up 1.5 in each half of the sandwich and then add in this tzatziki sauce with parsley, cucumbers, tomatoes and I'm not sure what else! It was good, but the ratio was all off. That, and with a pita, you can't smash falafel into the very bottom of the pocket and then top it with the tzatziki mix because then you'll have all tzatziki veggies for a long time and then all falafel, which is exactly what happened. :( The flavors were there though and it's definitely a good option at the Westfield food court.


Sunday, September 26, 2010

Woodhouse Fish Co., Lower Pacific Heights, SF.

Lobster Roll. SO yummy. I shard this and the Dungeness Crab Roll with Richard. Both were amazing. Lobster is just yummy, but I almost preferred the crab roll, which was surprising! They aren't the biggest rolls (you can definitely finish) but from the soft, toasted bread to the fresh, delicious seafood fillings, they are worth the price. Also, the fries are super crisp!

Fish tacos. Sarah said they were very good! :)

Sarah and Richard were so kind as to treat me to lunch. Thanks, guys! Having them over was so fun, and we definitely got in some good eats! :)


Sunday, August 1, 2010

Kimchi grilled cheese with a fried egg on top.

I chopped up this kimchi. It's nice to use a pretty "old" or sour kimchi, not fresh kimchi.

Cheddar & mozarella mixed shredded cheese, topped with kimchi on wheat.

I toasted it like any other grilled cheese.

Then I topped it with a fried egg, sliced it diagonally and stacked the haves for this photo.

My dad used to eat kimchi with sandwiches, and with everything, really. Haha. He's so smart. I thought he was nuts when I was a kid, but little did I know! ;) The spicy, crunchy, slightly sour, pickled kimchi flavor goes SOOO well as a relish in this grilled cheese sandwich! Mmm mmm mmm!

This was great for a quick sandwich with ingredients I had on hand, but NEXT TIME I'm going to do this sandwich with artisan bread, bacon and a better cheese! :) Bacon will be a great combo because it is like the Korean sam-gyup-sal (삼겹살), which is often eaten with grilled kimchi.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Jessica's Bachelorette Part 3: Cooking Sunday brunch.

Fresh blueberries added into some coffee cake batter. Wild are more flavorful, but these plump blueberries were on sale and are used later in the yogurt parfait!

Topped with streusel and into the oven! I prepared everything else while this was baking. :)

I mixed a little brown sugar into the plain yogurt. This looks like a lot, but it was for a tub and a half of yogurt.

Brown sugar yogurt parfait with granola, mixed berries and powdered sugar. Mmmmmm!

I made two scrambles. This one was bacon with cheddar. The other one was bacon with sun-dried tomato pesto and goat cheese. I really liked both.

Peanut butter banana sandwiches.

Blueberry coffee cake!

Everyone seemed to really the food, which always makes me happy! I hadn't made brunch in ages, too, so it felt good to do that again. It's one of my favorite meals to cook and eat! ;)

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Kat's first brunch at Brenda's, Tenderloin, SF.

Breeeeenda's!

Kat's first time at Brenda's! Ahh! We've been trying to go for SOO LONG and something just kept coming up! This was perfect though--after running of a few calories at the Palace of Fine Arts, we thought it'd be a good idea to pack on 100000 more calories with a fantastic brunch! ;)

I've never seen Brenda's SO empty! I think it might be to do with the scaffolding outside. Thomas Lackey, of Stable Cafe, who designed this space for Brenda, recently told me about the new Brenda's expansion! It's nice to see it's in full swing--the new space will be the new restaurant. The current restaurant will be used for the kitchen and catering. Yay! I can't wait to see the new space--it's going to be fabulous and was very needed!

Shrimp po' boy. Mmmmmmmm. Kat LOVED this! :)

Hangtown hash special with their biscuit and grits. Fried oyster and bacon scramble? Yes, I am indeed asking for a heart attack! Such a delicious way to die.. haha. In my defense, I decided to break this all up into 3 breakfasts! :)


Sunday, July 11, 2010

Classic grilled cheese sandwich.

Gettin' toasty.

Mmmmmm. I haven't had a grilled cheese in forever! :)

Thursday, July 8, 2010

The famous Cubana sandwich from That's It, Mission, SF.

THAT'S IT!! Anthony Bourdain made this place and their Cubana Torta sandwich famous! I was SO excited to try it last night after the SF Station & Artillery AG Charmaine Olivia Art Party!

Mmmm.. The deli case full of yummy Mediterranean.

This baklava looked really good!

Okay.. you get HALF A LOAF of bread per sandwich! Seriously.

That's all for ONE SANDWICH. Well, minus the loaf toasting in the far right corner. But everything else is going into one HUGE sandwich, for $10. AMAZING. INSANE.

I don't know what the heck all goes into it, but here is what we found:
  1. Amazing chorizo
  2. Chicken fried steak
  3. Ham
  4. Bacon
  5. A full hotdog (WHAT!?)
  6. Melted cheese
  7. Feta cheese
  8. Tomatoes
  9. Jalapenos
  10. Mayo
  11. Fried egg
  12. Avocado
  13. I'm probably missing a couple of ingredients, too--SO NUTS! Haha.
Oh man, I cannot get over this sandwich!! I'm completely baffled! I was determined to finish my half--and it took a minute, but I did it! My HALF alone was the biggest sandwich I've ever eaten in my entire life! And you wouldn't think mashing so many things together would work, but it was really good.

Aldonza, and I shared this! Thanks SOO much Aldie and Chris!!! You're the best!


Yelp (Print the Yelp page and get $2 off the sandwich!)

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Jessica's bridal shower at Lovejoy's, Noe Valley, SF.

Tea and antiques!

Reserved for the Queens! :)

Jessica (bride) and Virginia (bridesmaid!).

Little See's truffles as party favors. Mine was apple pie with white chocolate and it really tasted like delicious apple pie!

Mmmmmm..

Jess and I got the Cha Cha Cha. Very yums.

Lovely!

Delicious scones with sweet cream spread and preserves. Very tasty.

Tea sandwiches. I loved the chicken apple walnut salad, the cream cheese and salmon, cream cheese and mandarin orange.

Jessica's family.

So much fun. :)