I have a fascination with ceviche. Almost any culture–with seafood nearby–has a version of fresh fish *cooked* in acid and served immediately. And ceviche is the centerpiece of the new Bubble Bar at one of San Luis Obispo’s pillars: Foremost Wine Company. And now, the lively conversation and kitchen-interaction at the lately-silent center bar is…
Tag: Wine country restaurants
Farmstead Kitchen Paso Robles
Well, HELLO GORGEOUS. See, here’s the deal: people think all I do is go around shitting on restaurants. While on the surface this may be true, the foundation for this activity is the simple fact my standards are higher than yours. I come from the old school where people dress for dinner and wine is…
How to Own a Stress-Free Restaurant
OK so here’s the deal. I have been a avid observer of the resty business for decades. I am in absolute AWE of the dedication required for cheflife, having seen all of its upsides and downsides, the super-super high notes and the absolute bottoms of this profession. I’ve seen the hours and the total impossibility…
SIX TEST KITCHEN
Six Test Kitchen is Arroyo Grande’s flash-in-the-pan new eating establishment heavy on preparation and light on substance. The basis of this resty is not new–single-seating per night, pricy prix fixe accomodations, an allegedly whiz-bang young gun with an alleged stellar resume who is–by reduction–basically a local kid cooking in his parent’s–BEAUTIFUL WALL-TO-WALL STAINLESS STEEL–garage. Everything is ridiculously…
Have you been to Cass House?
http://www.casshousecayucos.com/grill Why does this review have no words? It just seemed so unnecessary for Cass House. Safely and comfortably on the Soif Eats Restaurant Report at ♦♦♦ and can only go up, as there has never been a single flaw in service, ambience, food, pacing or wine-service. The only reason Cass House Grill does not…
New Restaurants Blessed!
TAQUERIA 805 Food truck added to THE TACO LIST at ♦ Quite disappointing. Really lackluster. EL COMPADRE Atascadero added to THE TACO LIST at ♦ Full-on gringo spot. Would suffice only in an absolute PINCH. EFREN’S DELI Oceano upgraded on THE TACO LIST to ♦♦ Hadn’t visited for several years. Was was a bit more impressed this time. Soon to open a new…
Vegetable Butcher SLO
San Luis Obispo’s newest restaurant–and most talked about–is Vegetable Butcher, downtown on Marsh. I have had the pleasure of dining there twice in the past week–once for lunch and again a few days later for dinner. Here’s a few quick hits. THE most talked about item on the menu is the kale appetizer. Actually, calling…
BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT 7.23
A few days ago, someone told our most-prominent local food writer she wasn’t a real critic because she doesn’t review chains. So for the entire staff over at AM920 KVEC: Nice crispy tostada shell, definitely fried this morning in fresh oil, a little heavier shmear of beans than ‘corporate’ advises, but they have definitely rested…
Top 5 Wine Service Peeves
Dear Restaurants: Can you please stop seating me without a wine-list. This is wine-country. THIS IS RIGHT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING AND HIGHEST-ACCLAIMED WINE AREAS IN THE WORLD. From where I’m sitting in your restaurant, I could hit 10 wineries with a 5-wood. Hundreds of thousands of dollars…
BLUE HERON OPENING
THE most anticipated restaurant opening for the entire food & wine community here on the Central Coast has easily been BLUE HERON in the Baywood section of Los Osos. Finally, after months and months of watching the build-out slowly creep towards fruition, the invites to family, friends, industry and media soft-openings started arriving. I was lucky…
