All Fired Up . . .

And ready to go!

This was actually breakfast for dinner the other night. Bet y'all didn't think I cooked since all I ever post is restaurant food. But you'd be wrong!  It doesn't happen as much as I'd like though. 

Fired up the stove for pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage. Pancake flipper courtesy of Chungry-Claus. It wasn't bad. Lessons learned: don't fill the molds all the way or your pancake will be too thick. Also the metal of the pan isn't that thick so be careful. I burned my first batch. Those went to the dog, and he was thrilled to get them. 

I've said it before, but it bears repeating. My scrambled eggs are the shit.  

The End. 

Yodi

Food Porn

In Napa this week. So far food has all been good. Happy girl.

Behold:

update 7/11.  Notes on food below.  Overall Napa had some of the best food I have ever eaten ever.  All around solid.  Meal in San Fran at Okumo was top notch and our server was THE BEST server I have ever had in my life.  Friendly but not obsequious, attentive, but not too much.  Just right.  And, my man knew his sake.  On to some of the food.  Pics of SF meal on Hubs phone b/c I left mine at the hotel.



Gott's Roadside in St. Helena was the bomb. Perfect break in wine tasting. I went with hot dog, onion rings and mint chip milk shake. Perfect antidote for too much wine. Dog and burgers all from Neiman Ranch. Rings hand battered in some real good batter that was obviously mixed up on site.

sparkling rose tasting at Domaine Chandon.  I loved, hubs not so much.  Pink champagne is about as girly as my drinks get.



Fried squash blossoms stuffed with ricotta.  Holy Shit was this good! No lie. Brannon's, Calistoga

Some local pilsner in Calistoga at Brannon's.  Great atmosphere and they actually turn on the ac when it's 105 outside.  Bless.

Hemingway margarita.  Done with wine by dinner on the 4th.

baked squash with goat cheese.  I love me some baked squash and had to try this.  Not bad.  goat cheese was interesting.  Liked but only thing of the evening I did not LOVE in spades.

grilled trout

Fish and chips.  Not only was the portion generous, fish was fresh, tasty and moist and the beer batter was the bomb!  Coleslaw was meh, but you don't get this for the coleslaw. 



Cesar salad with romaine hearts.  I am a snot about Cesar dressing and this one got it down in spades.  Nice kick, good nchovy. No mayo taste.  Perfect size for appetizer.  A Fish Tale downtown Napa

This was my entree at Fish Tale in downtown Napa.  I don't think the name is 100%  May have been A Fish Story? I'm too lazy to go verify right now.  So, grilled trout with some arugala and some vinegar something or other around it.  Doesn't matter. it was wonderful! Perfectly done. This was the best meal of the trip I think.  Everything that came out of the ktichen on a busy night was 100% awesomeness.  Kudos to kitchen staff and the chef here.

Shrimp and fresh corn grits at A Fish Tale.  Shrimp perfectly done. beautiful flavors. Not too fussy. Fresh corn grits were a nice addition over traditional grits.

Bacon crackerjack sundae at A Fish Tale in Napa.  OMG. I can't even begin to tell you how awesome this was!! Mastery of the salty sweet combo.

No Big Whoop . . .

But incredibly satisfying. BLT from skyline deli in lobby. On croissant that has been smashed to hell in the panini press. Actually makes it easier to eat. Bonus: I got a whole pickle. Ate it first so no picture.

Folks often disparage skyline. I'm 50/50 on it. Some things are too high. Like I just paid $6 for a blt which is insane. It's the most basic of sandwiches. But overall it's not bad provided you don't get the baked goods or get too fancy.

3.5 and recommended.

Hella busy so lunch is at my desk. Shout out to my man DKB who just discovered me on Twitter!

Monday Revelations . . .

Some life changing news today people! A fortuitous turn of events resulted in lunch with Twist. Thinking soup might be the way to go since its sort of legit cold here today, we headed towards Corner Bakery.

Alas, spicy Thai coconut is not on the Sun-Tues roster of soups. Jerks. That should be an everyday soup instead of that tomato basil nonsense.

Vaguely recalling that Ducky Momo had suggested awhile back he thought there was a chance CB did breakfast all day I threw caution to the wind and asked. I thought that was intel worth getting a definitive answer on.  I am happy to report to you that yes, this is true!!! With the exception of oatmeal, but who wants to eat oatmeal all day? No one, that's who. Good call CB.

Twist and I both went breakfast route. He with a chicken sausage panini and me with the Anaheim panini. His came with roasted potatoes that were excellent. Slight crisp on the outside and good seasoning. His panini was also reported as satisfactory raising the level of CB in the lunch rotation to new heights. The Anaheim was a glorious lunch. Not too big. Lots of good scrambled egg and avocado. The sourdough bread was also fantastic. And, the eggs were real.  So a big huzzah for Corner Bakery!

All in all we were super excited by the breakfast all day (except oatmeal) revelation. I'm pretty sure that this will make my week.

I have to go with a 5 on my panini. It was GOOD. Seriously, I'm so psyched to know I can get breakfast for lunch. Commuter Croissant, watch out!!

Dinner

Bacon.

Trader Joe's Uncured Applewood Smoked Bacon.

Mmmmm bacon. . . .