lunch @ namu gaji

i went back to namu gaji for lunch today with another foodie.  the portion for my lunchbox was way too small...  i was still hungry afterward!  @@

2012.04.30 @ namu gaji (sf) - dosirak (daily korean lunchbox, banchan with beef)

namu gaji
499 dolores street
san francisco, ca 94110
415.431.6268
http://namusf.com

2012.04.30 @ namu gaji (sf) - kimchee fried rice (house made kimchee, koshihikari rice, 4505 hot dog, bacon, onions, fried egg, nori)

dinner @ chapeau!

i hosted another dinner tonight for sf foodies at this charming little french bistro, chapeau!  glad to see a few new faces that i haven't met.  the food were not as good as i remembered though.  i wasn't sure if it's because we ordered the early bird menu or if their food quality is slipping!?  hmm...  but, the company definitely made up the difference!  we had a foodie who's really into truffles and shared a lot of insights with us.  therefore, i gave him a nickname, mr. truffle man!  hehe...

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf)

chapeau!
a french bistro
126 clement street
san francisco, ca 94118
415.750.9787
http://www.chapeausf.com

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - bread and butter

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - chopped mushroom pastries (complimentary appetizer)

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - traditional onion soup

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - smoked rainbow trout (fingerling potato salad with anchovy dressing, mache)

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - traditional escargots de bourgogne (in butter, parsley & garlic)

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - deep fried black tiger prawns (with shredded phylo dough, tomato & onion marmalade, petits légumes, herbed aïoli)

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - wild caught skate wing (in a brown butter, fingerling potato, sauce grenobloise, mache)

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - prince edward island mussels (steamed with white wine, shallot & parsley, pommes frites & rouille)

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - pommes frites & rouille (came with the mussels)

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - bacon wrapped pork tenderloin (parsnip puree, shaved brussel sprouts, apple-calvados sauce)

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - cassoulet de toulouse (canellini beans, shredded braised lamb shoulder, duck leg confit, garlic & toulouse sausage)

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - tahitienne vanilla bean crème brûlée

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - nuage de noix (roasted pistachios, almonds & hazelnuts in a frozen chantilly & italian meringue, orange soup)

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - french toast (soft caramel, hazelnut ice cream)

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - green apple sorbet

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - the bill came in a hat

2012.04.29 @ chapeau! (sf) - our bill

dinner @ namu gaji

tonight, i had dinner with five other sf foodies at the new namu gaji in the mission.  the new namu gaji occupied the space next to bi-rite creamery.  few things to keep in mind: the restaurant is not big, they do not take reservation and they will not seat you unless your whole party is present.  the food were decent but a few dishes were small for its price.  will have to go back and try their lunch menu sometime!

i think it's a ritual now that we must have ice cream after our meal...  lol...

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - peeking to the kitchen from outside

namu gaji
499 dolores street
san francisco, ca 94110
415.431.6268
http://namusf.com

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - looking to the kitchen

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - table setting

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - menu

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - tedorigawa kinka

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - banchan

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - oysters (yuzu ponzu, wasabi, chojang korean chili sauce)

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - tempura (uni, shiso leaf, lemon zest, market vegetables, ginger tsuyu)

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - puffs (potato puree, parmesan, fried garlic, gochujang aioli)

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - dumplings (shiitake mushroom dashi broth)

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - portabello (black garlic rice vinegar, capricious goat cheese)

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - beef tongue (spring onion, cedar)

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - pig parts (pork belly & pork shoulder)

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - fish parts (line caught black cod)

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - fish parts (line caught black cod)

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - burger 8oz with egg (msf beef pattie, kimchee relish, pickled daikon, tomato, hand cut fries)

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - stonepot with protein (daily banchan, kimchee, egg, rice, gochujang)

2012.04.28 @ namu gaji (sf) - our bill

2012.04.28 @ bi-rite creamery (sf) - brown sugar and roasted banana

dinner @ ippuku (一服 焼鳥&焼酎bar)

we had an unofficial sf foodies meetup at ippuku in berkeley tonight!  few of us regulars gathered for some yummies and sake...  let me tell ya, never a dull moment with this crowd!  :P

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley)

ippuku
yakitori and shochu dining bar
2130 center street
berkeley, ca 94704
510.665.1969
http://www.ippukuberkeley.com

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - we brought our own sake

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - cabbage appetizer

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - omakase gushi

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - reba (liver)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - sunagimo (gizzard)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - tsuku-tama (minced chicken with yolk)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - bonjiri (tail)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - sori (thigh oyster)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - hiza nankotsu (knee cartilage)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - sasami sabi (inner breast cooked rare with wasabi)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - nasu (japanese eggplant)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - asupara-bekon (bacon wrapped delta asparagus)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - bekonmochi (bacon wrapped mochi)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - gyutan (local grass fed beef tongue)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - kurobuta bara (berkshire pork belly)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - komochi shishamo (smelt with roe)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - hokke (salted-dried atka mackerel)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - tori yukke (spicy chicken tartare (raw) with yolk)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - ippuku ramen (mini chicken ramen)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - yaki onigiri (grilled rice balls with tare)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - maccha affogato (green tea over vanilla soft serve)

2012.04.27 @ ippuku (berkeley) - calpis sundae (calpis frozen yogurt with strawberries and mochi)