Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch 738 Main St. St. Helena, CA 94574 Yelp Overlord, Carnivorous Lush, and myself had been to Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch for Weener’s wedding a few years back. I thought the wedding food was excellent, albeit small portioned. I was looking forward to coming back one of these days. St….
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Auberge du Soleil
Auberge Du Soleil 180 180 Rutherford Hill Rd. Rutherford, CA 94573 Yelp Overlord was the one to suggest Auberge, which a friend recommended to him. The Yelp reviews were glowing. I randomly met a fellow on the flight up to the Bay area who had only wonderful things to say about Auberge. From my cursory research,…
Zuni Cafe
Zuni Cafe 1658 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94102 Yelp Besides Tartine, Zuni Cafe is another one of those must-try San Francisco places, that have been on my bucket list for some time now. It’s most well know for its roasted chicken. How can roasted chicken be that good? I don’t know, so I’ve always…
Strawberry Cream Scones
I’m a strawberry fanatic. I can’t help but pick up a package of strawberries every time I go to the store, even if I already have some at home. Sometimes I find myself drowning in strawberries. This wouldn’t be such a bad thing, but even at the peak of strawberry season I still get a batch…
Bouchon
Bouchon The Venetian 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S Venezia Tower, 10th floor Las Vegas, NV 89109 Yelp The name “Thomas Keller” is almost synonymous with delicious food. This is a man who has built a strong reputation for himself in the fine dining world with his 2 Michelin rated restaurants Per Se and The French…
Mon Ami Gabi
Mon Ami Gabi 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89109 Yelp I had heard Mon Ami Gabi at The Paris Hotel was pretty good, but I never believed it, until now. We came here for brunch. We were not fortunate enough to have one of the coveted tables on the patio overlooking the Bellagio…
Kihei Caffe
So my favorite part of Maui was watching the sun rise at Haleakala Crater. It was pretty painful waking up so early and driving up the windy mountain, only to wait for over an hour for the sun to rise in the blustery cold. The picture does not do the experience justice. You feel like…
Olympia Provisions
Olympia Provisions 107 SE Washington St. Portland, OR 97214 olympiaprovisions.com Yelp My first visit to Olympia Provisions was 4 years ago, at a time when it was still known as Olympic Provisions (please refer to this link for the utterly ridiculous drama surrounding its name change). But despite the name change, the place still remains…
Sweedeedee
Sweedeedee 5202 N. Albina Ave. Portland, OR 97217 sweedeedeepdx.tumblr.com Yelp Decidedly Undecided and I attempted to brunch it at one of my favorite spots, Tasty & Alder, but of course the wait was ridiculous so we skedaddled from the shiny part of Downtown Portland over to the more grungy Northwest Portland. I had never…
Larchmont Bungalow
I’ve heard of Larchmont Bungalow’s famous red velvet pancakes for many moons now. Hobag and I were not too hungover from our Italian, donut, and wine fiesta the previous night to indulge a little something sweet to get our day started. The place itself has a casual cafe vibe with sidewalk seating, an outside patio,…
Abigaile
Before Little Sister and Dia de Campo, there was Abigaile. I’m not sure why it took me so long to try out this place since I jumped on Little Sister and Dia de Campo straight out of the gate. Biker-holic (formerly known as Audio Monkey) and Manicure Queen brunched it up with me at this…
Canelé
When Hobag invited me to brunch and a hike, I said, “Meh, I don’t really like brunch.” Those words are like blasphemy to the majority of people. People just LOVE breakfast foods. I’m not sure why I don’t go gaga for omelettes and breakfast burritos. I guess I didn’t grow up eating those kinds of…
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