dinner @ twenty five lusk

whoa!  it's friday the 13th...  ;)

tonight, i hosted another dinner event for sf foodies at twenty five lusk in soma!  the restaurant has recently been voted as the winner of best california in the 2012 abc7 bay area a-list.  most of us went to district first for some happy hour before our reservation at 8:30pm.  yup, that's the best reservation i can get with over a month advance booking.  or, it would have to be at 5:30pm...  the food at twenty five lusk were pretty decent.  but, i wouldn't said the same for dessert.  some of my favorite dishes were pork belly confit (it melts in your mouth), oregon tru cod (the skin is crispy yet the meat is super tender), chicken fried quail (who knew a restaurant like this can whip up some good fried chicken, wait, or is it quail?!) and last but not least, cauliflower creme brulee (absolutely love this one!).  by the way, the cauliflower creme brulee is a side dish for dinner, not a dessert!

we will be back here for brunch sometime...

2012.04.13 @ district (sf) - house made trio (pâté de campagne, truffled chicken liver mousse, duck rillettes)

district
216 townsend street
san francisco, ca 94107
415.896.2120
http://www.districtsf.com

2012.04.13 @ district (sf) - artisinal salumi plate (prosciutto di parma, italy; finocchiona, salumi, seattle, wa; coppa, la quercia, iowa; soppressata, fra’mani, berkeley, ca; salame al barolo, salt lake city, ut)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf)

twenty five lusk
25 lusk street
san francisco, ca 94107
415.495.5875
http://www.25lusk.com

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - table setting and menu

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - the funky lights above our long table

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - my greyhound

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - bread and butter

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - amuse (complimentary from chef)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - white asparagus bisque (pickled white asparagus, prosciutto, micro basil)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - spring leaf salad (grilled heart of palm, chiogga beets, champagne vinaigrette)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - yellowtail sashimi (blood orange, avocado, salmon roe, horseradish sorbet)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - yukon gold potato gnocchi (grilled artichoke, sauteed white asparagus, truffle)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - smoked duck breast (roasted bone marrow, pine bud syrup, glazed spring onion)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - hood canal oysters (six, key lime mignonette, pickled shallot, champagne ice)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - english pea ravioli (mint, fromage blanc, yellowfoot mushrooms, parmesan emulsion)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - pork belly confit (manila clams, candied orange, grapefruit, ginger clam broth)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - tikal “amorio” malbec 2009 mendoza argentina

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - our sommelier pouring our wine into the decanter

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - grilled louisiana prawns (carrot puree, japanese pepper grits, horseradish vinaigrette)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - oregon tru cod (avocado, sunchoke tart, crab, grapefruit, tangelo, lemongrass sauce)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - martin emigh's lamb sirloin (roasted local vegetables, celery root puree, black garlic)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - chicken fried quail (candied kumquat, hedgehog mushroom pancakes, kumquat sauce)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - cauliflower creme brulee (sunchoke escabeche)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - free standing passionfruit brulee (smoked cocoa dust, piña colada sorbet)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - salted caramel swirl brownie (mint chocolate chip ice cream, anise meringue)

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - cheese plate

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - espresso

2012.04.13 @ twenty five lusk (sf) - our bill