Benu – Revisiting a San Francisco Fine Dining Destination AdrienneJanuary 23, 2025January 23, 2025 I recently returned from an amazing three weeks in Asia—Taipei, Shanghai, Tokyo. More to come on that, but today I wanted to recap my last meal of 2024 in the Bay Area. And what aContinue reading
Crenn Kit Luxe Takeout – Atelier Crenn, San Francisco AdrienneJune 22, 2020December 19, 2021 When I saw that Atelier Crenn had expanded their takeout offerings to include a Crenn KitContinue reading
Celebrating a 100th Birthday – Benu, San Francisco AdrienneOctober 15, 2019June 7, 2020 Yuanfen 缘分, or “fateful coincidence”, is a Chinese phrase I learned at my dinner with Cecilia Chiang.Continue reading
Seamless French Italian Cuisine at Quince Restaurant – San Francisco AdrienneAugust 12, 2019August 28, 2022 Among the many three Michelin starred restaurants the Bay Area is lucky to have, Quince RestaurantContinue reading
2018’s Top Restaurant Meals AdrienneJanuary 3, 2019January 3, 2019 #3 – Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, USA Three years after my first experience at Atelier Crenn,Continue reading
The Puzzling Mediocrity of L’Arpège – Paris, France AdrienneDecember 7, 2018December 16, 2018 I am writing this half a year after my lunch at L’Arpège. Looking back, puzzlement isContinue reading
A Dreamy Garden Dinner at Epicure Le Bristol – Paris, France AdrienneOctober 14, 2018December 16, 2018 One of my favorite meals this year took place in the manicured gardens of Epicure ParisContinue reading
The Letdown of Arzak – San Sebastian, Spain AdrienneJuly 29, 2018December 16, 2018 Fresh off the high of excellent fine dining in Barcelona (Disfrutar, Tickets, Enigma), I was lookingContinue reading
Surprise Birthday Trip – Dinner at Alinea 2.0 and Drinks at The Aviary AdrienneSeptember 2, 2016December 15, 2017 I had a grand total of one birthday party as a kid and it was aContinue reading
