La Folie, La Snooz-ee

Friends, I’m gonna save you some time here and cut straight to the chase.
Service: A+
Food: C-
My partner and I have a tradition. Twice a year, on our dual anniversaries (the day we met and the day we married) we go out for a ridiculous meal. The goal is to have as many courses as possible, [...]

One Market

I don’t know how the French do wine at lunch.
Correction: I don’t know how the French do wine at lunch and actually get anything done during the rest of the day.
We finally reached the end of a very long, involved project this week, so it was time for a nice, expensive lunch to celebrate. (Have [...]

Lime. Who knew?

A decent meal can sneak up on you when you least expect it. Or, rather, because you least expect it.
That’s the way it went down Saturday at Lime.
We were looking for a casual, inexpensive place to meet a friend for cocktails, and the presence of snacks was a requirement. Lime was an easy choice, especially [...]

The Curse of San Francisco

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Living in San Francisco ruins a girl.
Dinner last night at Maverick was fine. Nice. Swell. But not much more.
Now, had Maverick been ripped from the corner of 17th St. and magically transported to another city, or if I’d spent my entire life living in Iowa or [...]