Top 5 in the Neighborhood

I'm often asked what are your favorite places to eat in The Mission. So today I thought I'd share my top 5 with you. I've mentioned most of them on the blog before, so the list shouldn't be that surprising.

1. Mission Beach Cafe
2. Farina
3. Rebel
4. Sushi Zone
5. Puerto Allegre

With the exception of Farina, the restaurants are all within a two to four block radius of our apartment.

Rebel's hand cut fries - possibly the best fries in the city - are even better when dipped in the South Carolina Mustard sauce.

Bon Apetit!

Eden

 

Credits: All images taken by Eden Hensley Silverstein for Recipes for the Good Life.

Dining Out: Oddero Wine Event at Farina

Each of us ate light lunches in anticipation of our dinner at Farina last month. As usual Farina's chef failed to disappoint. The menu was full of temptation.

Special Menu for Farina's Fourth Anniversary

Our Antipasti Course

Our Primi Piatti Course

Full-size photos from the evening are up on Flickr. If you get a chance to try an Oddero wine, I highly recommend them; my favorite was their Barolo. 

Bon Apetit!

Eden

 

Credits: All images taken by Eden Hensley Silverstein for Recipes for the Good Life.

Dining Out: We're 1 Year Old!

Yesterday we celebrated our one year anniversary (going from little 'd' dating to big 'D' dating) at Farina with two of our friends Josh and Icka. We decided to start our meal with some antipasti. We chose the Tagliere di salumi.
cubes and I shared a salad - Misticanza di campo con scaglie di pecorino. The saltiness of the cheese was contrasted nicely with both the bitter greens and the sweetness of the balsamic vinaigrette.
For the main course, with the exception of me, everyone had the lamb. Icka and I traded bites. The lamb was perfectly cooked, medium rare, melt in your mouth goodness.I had the John Dory. I love olives so when I saw a dish with olives I knew I had to get it. The olives didn't overpower and the overall taste was light and fresh.
We all decided to finish up with dessert. Three of us chose to have our dessert with the recommended paired dessert wine. For dessert I cheated and had some dairy - a beautiful strawberry tart (Crostatina alle fragole e balsamico). (Josh also had the tart). It was described as a house made strawberry and balsamic vinegar tart served with fresh strawberries. The wine paired with it was a Braida Bracchetto '07 from Piemonte.cubes had the Torta di cioccolato al tiramisu (house made chocolate cake with chocolate marscarpone mousse and genoise soaked with espresso and sambuca). He was a little too fast with his fork (and the lighting was low) so alas I missed getting a photo. His dessert was paired with a Monchiero Carbone Moscato Passito '03 from Piemonte.