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A Modern Italian Wine Bar – AltoVino, San Francisco

A Modern Italian Wine Bar – AltoVino, San Francisco

AdrienneSeptember 27, 2022September 27, 2022

I feel like eating out is now my full-time job. I mean, if you include documentingContinue reading

Vibrant Chinese Mexican Fusion – Barrio Chino, San Francisco

Vibrant Chinese Mexican Fusion – Barrio Chino, San Francisco

AdrienneSeptember 18, 2022May 18, 2023

Back in college, I was in an unhealthy relationship with a guy who was a repeatContinue reading

One Last Meal at AL’s Place, San Francisco

One Last Meal at AL’s Place, San Francisco

AdrienneAugust 31, 2022December 26, 2022

A couple weeks back, AL’s Place SF suddenly announced they were closing for good via Instagram.Continue reading

Fantastic Crudo and Fresh Pasta – Itria, San Francisco

Fantastic Crudo and Fresh Pasta – Itria, San Francisco

AdrienneAugust 24, 2022September 1, 2022

Now that I suddenly find myself with much more free time (hello fun-employment), I’m starting toContinue reading

Serving up Pies, Wings, and Vibes – Monsieur Benjamin Pop-up at Casements, San Francisco

Serving up Pies, Wings, and Vibes – Monsieur Benjamin Pop-up at Casements, San Francisco

AdrienneAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022

On a Monday where I found myself talking to one too many lawyers (long story), IContinue reading

Contemporary French Bistro & Natural Wine Bar – Mijoté, San Francisco

Contemporary French Bistro & Natural Wine Bar – Mijoté, San Francisco

AdrienneAugust 5, 2022August 28, 2022

In a world of too many choices, there’s something comforting in the simplicity of a conciseContinue reading

Daniel Burns, Guest Chef Dinner – Turntable at Lord Stanley, San Francisco

Daniel Burns, Guest Chef Dinner – Turntable at Lord Stanley, San Francisco

AdrienneJuly 31, 2022November 18, 2022

Turntable at Lord Stanley hosts a rotating series of guest chefs each month, and it’s beenContinue reading

Revisiting Californios at their new SoMa location in San Francisco

Revisiting Californios at their new SoMa location in San Francisco

AdrienneJune 26, 2022August 28, 2022

As I prep for yet another upcoming apartment move (I have somehow never renewed a leaseContinue reading

Previewing the Newly Renovated SF Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience Store

Previewing the Newly Renovated SF Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience Store

AdrienneJune 17, 2022June 17, 2022

I remember my first time visiting San Francisco as an eager college student on summer breakContinue reading

Indulging in Lunch and Dinner at Bell’s, a Californian French Bistro – Los Alamos, CA

Indulging in Lunch and Dinner at Bell’s, a Californian French Bistro – Los Alamos, CA

AdrienneMay 29, 2022August 28, 2022

I keep intending to blog more often, especially as I am dining out more again, butContinue reading

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Mandarin-only hot pot was a great way to celebrate Mandarin-only hot pot was a great way to celebrate LNY!
Then wandered and found a real pony (last slide)! 
Sound on for the mandarin. 😆

Happy year of the fire horse 🧧🔥🐴
Mandarin demo at the end. Wish me luck. 😅 最後練習國語。祝 Mandarin demo at the end. Wish me luck. 😅
最後練習國語。祝我好運。

#cny2026 #lny #yearofthefirehorse #chineselesson
When your girl leaves San Francisco for food, you When your girl leaves San Francisco for food, you know it’s serious.

I went down to Menlo Park for a new restaurant and rare wine shop devoted to heritage chicken.

The team behind Somm Cellars in NYC partnered with multi-Michelin-starred chef Jared Wentworth to open Café Vivant.

First impression. Wall-to-wall stunning white oak wood and wine galore. Over 3000 bottles.

Favorite bites?
Caviar-topped heritage chicken nuggets that tasted like my favorite McDonald’s nuggets, but better.
Fried quail with duck fat cornbread.
And a juicy wagyu New York strip with yorkshire pudding.

We ended strong with sticky toffee pudding, with jasmine and black sesame ice cream. 

Was it worth leaving the city for? Yes. I honestly felt a little FOMO about not living in Menlo Park anymore.

📍Café Vivant, Menlo Park [hosted]

#cafevivant #sfrestaurants #sommcellars #heritagechicken #willwanderforfood
Happy year of the horse! 🧨 🌹 🥟 Rose-shaped dumpl Happy year of the horse! 🧨 🌹 🥟 

Rose-shaped dumpling wrapper recipe
- 2 cups AP Flour
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 to 2 tsp beet root powder (optional color)

1. In a large bowl, mix together flour and salt. Slowly add hot water and mix until it starts getting clumpy. Hand knead the dough until smooth. Divide into two equal parts and let rest for 15 minutes.

2. Take one of the dough halves and add beet root powder. The color will fade once heated, so make it deeper than you prefer. Knead the dough until color is incorporated.

3. Roll the two dough halves into two logs, approximately 1” diameter each. Then roll the pink dough into a flat rectangle shape, wide enough to wrap around the plain dough. Place the plain dough on the pink dough, wrap it completely, and pinch to seal the free edge.

4. Cut the combined log into sections, about 3/4” thick, aiming for 32 sections. Roll each section into a flat circle, the thinner the better, about 4” diameter.

5. Working with 4 circles at a time, lay them in a line side-by-side, and overlap each slightly, using water to glue the overlap. 

6. In the middle of each circle, add 2 tsp each of your preferred filling (I used pork belly and scallion). Wet the top halves of each wrapper, and fold them in half so you have four connected semi-circles.

7. Starting from one end, roll the semi-circles to form a rose shape. Tuck the free edge into the base. Repeat with remaining wrappers.

8. Place dumplings in steamer basket and steam for 12 minutes over boiling water.

#cny2026 #lny2026 #rosedumplings
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