Jay Miller
Jay Miller
Ah, I can do BART. Although I messed up on Priceline and didn't end up with the hotel I wanted. Drat.
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Jeebus in SF Monday, 12/8
- Thread starter Jay Miller
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Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Call Shatner. He'll fix it for you.
Marshall Manning
Marshall Manning
originally posted by Jay Miller:
Why can't you people have sensible easy to remember names like Noho or Hell's Kitchen that immediately call to mind their geographic location?
Am I the only one tired of these stupid abbreviations like Noho? It's gotten so bad that it's a joke in Portland. One particular lower-income area is called BePo, as in Between Popeye's (a fried chicken chain).
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
We are now at 7 people. I'd like to reserve a place for Scott in case he can make it and close out the dinner/start a wait list at this point.
BTW, the Squires board dinner still has places open if anyone was shut out here and doesn't object to signing up over there.
BTW, the Squires board dinner still has places open if anyone was shut out here and doesn't object to signing up over there.
SteveTimko
Steve Timko
Jay:
I'd love to attend and meet some of the other disorderlies, but if putting my name on the list is going to exclude someone else who would be attending for certain, go ahead and take my name off. I want to make sure others who are positive they can attend will be able to attend.
I'd love to attend and meet some of the other disorderlies, but if putting my name on the list is going to exclude someone else who would be attending for certain, go ahead and take my name off. I want to make sure others who are positive they can attend will be able to attend.
Ernie Limperis
Ernie Limperis
Put me on the list, please!
- Ernie in ThreBloKel (three blocks from Kermit Lynch)
- Ernie in ThreBloKel (three blocks from Kermit Lynch)
And don't get me started about the Tendernob.
Is this a male erogenous zone?
You would think so, especially in San Francisco. (ba-dump-bump)originally posted by MarkS:
Is this a male erogenous zone?
But no, it's just the northernmost edge of the Tenderloin. Unless you're in real estate or property management, in which case it's Lower Nob Hill.
Scott Kraft
Scott Kraft
Let me know where. Happy to do Bar Tartine. Happy to do something new.
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
originally posted by Marshall Manning:
Am I the only one tired of these stupid abbreviations like Noho? It's gotten so bad that it's a joke in Portland. One particular lower-income area is called BePo, as in Between Popeye's (a fried chicken chain).
No, I think there are 2 or 3 people left in the country who are not tired of them. I hope that isn't too political.
Chris Coad
Chris Coad
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Marshall Manning:
Am I the only one tired of these stupid abbreviations like Noho? It's gotten so bad that it's a joke in Portland. One particular lower-income area is called BePo, as in Between Popeye's (a fried chicken chain).
No, I think there are 2 or 3 people left in the country who are not tired of them. I hope that isn't too political.
Jay, I'll write you letters when you're transported to Siberia.
I may not sign them with my real name. But you'll know it's me.
Mark Anisman
Mark Anisman
do not think i can make it to the city.
give me a buzz if you wish to enjoy a moment in the sun in Napa Valley,the birthplace of wine & culture
give me a buzz if you wish to enjoy a moment in the sun in Napa Valley,the birthplace of wine & culture
Claude Kolm
Claude Kolm
I hear that you can see Alaska from Siberia.originally posted by Chris Coad:
Jay, I'll write you letters when you're transported to Siberia.
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
originally posted by Chris Coad:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Marshall Manning:
Am I the only one tired of these stupid abbreviations like Noho? It's gotten so bad that it's a joke in Portland. One particular lower-income area is called BePo, as in Between Popeye's (a fried chicken chain).
No, I think there are 2 or 3 people left in the country who are not tired of them. I hope that isn't too political.
Jay, I'll write you letters when you're transported to Siberia.
I may not sign them with my real name. But you'll know it's me.
Ooh, hand written letters! Will they be consonants or vowels?
For some reason I just thought of Jai Yun. Anyone else been?
This is one of those no-sign places that is open only by reservation. It's near Clay & Kearny, sort of where Chinatown and the financial district overlap.
(This information is from memory, and I've only been once there so there are bound to be some inaccuracies.)
There is no menu. You just tell them how many courses you want, and what you get is up to the chef. I don't recall the cost but it is somewhere between $65-$85 per person depending on the number of courses. The dishes are mostly small plates, but I remember there being at least twenty of them served, perhaps twenty-five. And if your group is large enough entire cooked creatures will start to appear. Many of the dishes are in the very simple and fresh mold, yet presented in a different or unique way. Others are more complex and somewhat Keller inspired, although that connection has been overemphasized in at least one review I've read; this is not the Chinese Laundry (no pun intended). However, it is definitely not like other Chinese I've had in the bay area. I recall a lot of vegetarian dishes, perhaps as much as fifty percent. The rest were a large dose of seafood and a bit of pig and fowl.
At the time I went there was no alcohol served and BYOB was allowed with no corkage fee. I've heard that corkage is now $8 but have not verified. There is no wine service of any kind, obviously, which I found quite lovely and relaxing.
I really enjoyed the dinner I had and thought the food was unique and largely delicious. In particular, I thought some of the seafood preparations were outstandingly fresh and unique one-of-kind presentations.
A couple of hardcore foodie friends felt like they weren't sure about the value since they could have cooked any of the dishes themselves. I think it's fair to add that these two have borderline professional level skills in the kitchen, and so they are not the norm in this regard.
A mainstreet American sort of Chinese food crowd expecting won-tons, hot and sour soup, and lemon chicken would positively hate this place.
Obviously this kind of food means a rather specific sort of wine focus, etc. but thought I would mention it since something other than Tartine was perhaps of interest.
This is one of those no-sign places that is open only by reservation. It's near Clay & Kearny, sort of where Chinatown and the financial district overlap.
(This information is from memory, and I've only been once there so there are bound to be some inaccuracies.)
There is no menu. You just tell them how many courses you want, and what you get is up to the chef. I don't recall the cost but it is somewhere between $65-$85 per person depending on the number of courses. The dishes are mostly small plates, but I remember there being at least twenty of them served, perhaps twenty-five. And if your group is large enough entire cooked creatures will start to appear. Many of the dishes are in the very simple and fresh mold, yet presented in a different or unique way. Others are more complex and somewhat Keller inspired, although that connection has been overemphasized in at least one review I've read; this is not the Chinese Laundry (no pun intended). However, it is definitely not like other Chinese I've had in the bay area. I recall a lot of vegetarian dishes, perhaps as much as fifty percent. The rest were a large dose of seafood and a bit of pig and fowl.
At the time I went there was no alcohol served and BYOB was allowed with no corkage fee. I've heard that corkage is now $8 but have not verified. There is no wine service of any kind, obviously, which I found quite lovely and relaxing.
I really enjoyed the dinner I had and thought the food was unique and largely delicious. In particular, I thought some of the seafood preparations were outstandingly fresh and unique one-of-kind presentations.
A couple of hardcore foodie friends felt like they weren't sure about the value since they could have cooked any of the dishes themselves. I think it's fair to add that these two have borderline professional level skills in the kitchen, and so they are not the norm in this regard.
A mainstreet American sort of Chinese food crowd expecting won-tons, hot and sour soup, and lemon chicken would positively hate this place.
Obviously this kind of food means a rather specific sort of wine focus, etc. but thought I would mention it since something other than Tartine was perhaps of interest.
SteveTimko
Steve Timko
If you order some of the dishes in advance, like tea-smoked duck, Louie's California Chinese is probably as good as Jai Yun but it's cheaper. The photos in the Sharon was Right thread are from Louie's. Here's something I wrote on Chowhound.
Bryan L. (whatever happened to him?)
I think he no longer feels obligated.
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
Okay, this will be Monday 12/8. I'm fine with either location.
Any preferences from attendees?
Any preferences from attendees?