Bacon Flight at Lafitte
Sure, you’ve indulged at restaurants in wine flights, beer flights, and even dessert flights. But when’s the last time you’ve succumbed to a porky-licious bacon flight?
You can at Lafitte at Pier 5, just blocks from the Hilton in San Francisco’s Financial District.
As part of its “Cocktail Hour” that began in December (and which actually stretches for three and a half hours, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.), the edgy, waterfront restaurant named for a pirate is offering specialty cocktails and beers, as well as charcuterie and an amazing bacon flight ($10).
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Dungeness crab cake Benedict at Epic Roasthouse
Oh sure, folks go on and on about the burger at Epic Roasthouse in San Francisco, a half-pound behemoth ($20) made from the trimmings of all that primo Prime grade beef on the menu.
Burger at Epic Roasthouse in San Francisco
But one cannot live by burgers alone. Well, not all the time, anyway.
To that end, there’s also brunch. The restaurant, a short hop from the Harbor Court Hotel, San Francisco, offers brunch, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Take a seat inside or outside this restaurant, which is right on the Embarcadero and boasts picturesque views of the Bay.
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Pastries at Arlequin's farmers market booth
The offerings at the Saturday farmers market at the San Francisco Ferry Building just got a whole lot sweeter.
The Arlequin booth, manned by Luis Villavelazquez, executive pastry chef of Absinthe restaurant in San Francisco, will now be a regular fixture at that Saturday market, just steps from the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, beginning May 1.
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Samples set out for guests to last year's Dungeness Crab Festival in San Fran
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Through February, the Bay Area’s Lark Creek Restaurant Group spotlights the sweet, fluffy, delicate deliciousness of crab in its 21st annual “Dungeness Crab Festival.” Get your fill of this irresistible and sustainable seafood as chefs at each restaurant showcase distinctive and creative dishes all about crab.
At LarkCreekSteak in San Francisco, steps from the Hotel Palomar, Chef John Ledbetter is offering the likes of Dungeness crab and chorizo gumbo.
At Yankee Pier in Santana Row in San Jose, Chef Gary Rust is turning out Dungeness crab tacos with tomatillo salsa, cumin sour cream and handmade tortillas.
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