Plum – Dinner at Plum and we ordered the whole menu again. It’s getting better and better. I can’t think of any misses. Highlights were the: Wild Greens Panisse, Leeks in Vinaigrette, Braised Cauliflower, Oyster and Potato Stew. Desserts took a while to come and were good under the new pastry chef, though the parfait [...]
Archive for the ‘Thai’ Category
Holiday Eating
December 30, 2010
Fall in New York
November 4, 2010
Highlights: Eleven Madison Park, Xian Famous Foods, Soba Nippon, Lucky Eight. Culture Espresso – chocolate chip cookie which was gooey at the beginning of October but suddenly become small and crispy by the end of the month. Rumor is that they changed bakers — too bad! A side note, there seems to be a fair [...]
THAI HOUSE EXPRESS**’
November 15, 2007
I usually go to Thai House Express on Larkin when I’m in the mood for some good red curry with duck and other Thai standbys. For some reason the Thai House Express on Castro has never won me over. The food is o.k. but, not as good as the one on Larkin or the Thai [...]
THAI STICK*
October 16, 2007
Off to SFO to pick up someone only to find that the flight was delayed. I headed to Millbrae in search of some quick eats. The Kitchen was closing up, but Thai Stick, only a block away gladly took me in. The red curry with duck was just o.k. when I asked for them to [...]
NEW KRUNG THAI**’
July 8, 2007
Dinner tonight with MS, RS and BW at New Krung Thai in San Jose. Decent Thai food. Particularly liked the Tom Kha Ta-lay (coconut seafood soup) and the Penang Curry with pork. Also had the crab fried rice, eggplant, and shrimp with chili, all of which were nice but ordinary. Portions are large and a [...]
