The Sundry Tomatoes

Think old New York in Times Square, before it was tourist and family friendly, minus the flashy lights, and gentrification wasn’t even in present-day vocabulary. Off to the Tenderloin district in San Francisco, there was a Vietnamese pho restaurant we were curious about that sounded very promising, based on our research. We quickly were starting to doubt our decision on the car ride there. Even our Lyft driver couldn’t wait to get out of this part of town fast enough before we stepped out the car and he bid us a humorous but dry “good luck”. As we stepped out the car and onto the dim streetlight corner of Miss Saigon , our New Yorker mentality couldn’t keep us from feeling a bit unsettled at what exactly did we get ourselves into. It wasn’t until we walked through the doors of Miss Saigon we felt that we entered a comfort haven unbeknownst or maybe just unperturbed to the gritty streets outside its doors. So nothing else could be more comforting than a bowl of pho at that moment. I...

Hi guys, I'm two for two this week! Just doing a quickie review while I've got the writing bug. Since yesterday there was no dinner, today there was no leftovers to bring for lunch. So I went to a spot I've been to a bunch of times but I hadn't reviewed anything. I was in a bad moods so I ordered carbs. Chilaquiles with carne asada. So what are chilaquiles? I've had them several different ways but essentially it is a bunch of soggy tortilla chips with green chile salsa, cheese and sour cream. Then you add whatever other delicious junk to modify it. The very first time I had this dish was at my Mexican friend's mom's house. As a guest in someone's home I tend to ask very few questions about what's served in front of me and at first glance I was pretty excited about what they were cooking up. They had some chips in a pot and they were layering some cheese and stuff and then they threw in some jalapeños. At this I began to contemplate how high my heat...

You guys! It's been a long minute since I've shared about my gastroadventures. I do have some good reasons for being absent for so long. I've missed you all so much. Living in a new city, making new friends, finding a job I love all while missing my friends and family is a lot harder than I anticipated. The last year in my new town has been filled with ups and downs and most days I just wanted to enjoy my company and savor the moment along with the food. Secondly, Jeanne and I took some time to update the look of our site and set a nicer table for our readers. We wanted to take it from plastic picnic table cloth to trendy linen table cloth. And on to the food! Out of the blue one day everyone on yelp was talking about Poke Bowls. I thought it was a trend I'd missed out on and in one of those lazy moments I thought meh I'll get to one eventually. I'm the worst at keeping up with trends. A coworker did bring one in and he let me take a nibble. It was prett...