summer is here...

another beautiful day in the city. went to hog island oysters for lunch with alan & ben.

fruit tart breakfast from new leaf market.

back to the ferry building again...

our oyster shucker infront of the bar..

24 oyster bar mix.

hog island sweet water (pacific)

hog island kumamoto (kumamoto)

hog island atlantics (atlantic)

chelsea gems (pacific)

kusshi (pacific)

clam chowdaaaa,,. cooked with hog island manila clams which are alot smaller than the manila clams i've seen.

another good day in the city & hmb. perfect weather.

this is why im fat

another day in the city

only had my iphone today so i took some pics with it. not too shabby with the new 3.0 megapixel cam..

checked out taylors at the ferry building again. nathan's hot dog, wisconsin sourdough, onion rings, sweet potato fries

another trip to baccalone salumeria again for some proscuitto and lardo. next on my list is their prosciutto cubes and pork butter.

stop by cowgirl creamery. picked up some gruyere, emmi from the swiss alps of switzerland.

the cheese is smooth and rich with a slight hint of apples and pears

met everyone at a pinot tasting on folsom at a place called azie restaurant..

stopped by anchor & hope. have yet to try the food yet but i cant wait.

salt house

town hall. had some snacks there.

the town hall burger is pretty legit. taste just like the absinthe burger i had a couple weeks back. they use the same bun from acme bread.

had this butterscotch pot de creme. it was soooo good..

ferry building day

one of my fav places to go to in the city. #1 farmers market in the nation that happens every tues, thurs, sat.

I always go to acme bread to pick up some brioche bread.

Boccalone Salumeria is an awesome place for artisanal salumi retail store. Love their prosciutto and lardo.

Cowgirl's Creamery Mt tam triple cream brie and pretty much all their cheeses.

Hog island oysters is like my fav place to go to. Fresh & delicious oyster and they got a legit grilled cheese sandwich too.

Tsar Nicolai Caviar has all sorts of caviar. Legit!

And many more and im too lazy to type.

Skyy Vodka Liquid Chef Competition

Skyy vodka & KISS FM Liquid Chef Competition @ the sofitel hotel, redwood shores.

Our boy christian got into the competition and blew everyone away with his signature creation, the alchemist.

The alchemist:

Skyy Pineapple

St. Germain Elderflower

Lime Juice

Grilled Pineapple

He won the People's Choice Award. Fun times!

more fooooodddddd

moreee fooooddd

hawker centers in singapore. always #1 in my heart..

seafood is one of my favs. a seafood restaurant concept like that in cali would be sick

tropical fruits at a market in ho chi minh city.. gotta love it

gotta love china.. i dont eat pork ears and all that weird shit but pork thighs! omg

eggs benedict @ the crab

dunman road wan ton mee.

siglap mee pok!

my fav breakfast! soft boiled eggs!

real mayo compare to the fake one?

foooooddd

ive been too busy and lazy to blog about the opening of the restaurant and the whole process so im just gonna skip to pics of food and other stuff we've been working on.

grilled swordfish, fruit salsa, sweet potato strings

dungeness crab cakes, cucumber relish

ahi tuna tataki, garlic radish, ponzu, miso vinaigrette

johnnie's pastrami sandwich.. best pastrami sandwich in culver city =)

vodka & lime seared ahi, red miso glaze

fresh sushi