The List (Restaurants)

2020 note: The list below is a relic from 2015 – a time where I sprinted across the world in my youth, eating at restaurants all over. It was partially spurred by wanting to check the boxes or even vanity, but the adventures and moments with companions – those I will cherish forever. Plus I also ate some delicious food. These days, I’m still curious about the new but i’ve also settled into some predictable routines – roast chicken at Zuni (SF), fish taco at Taco Maria (Costa Mesa), banh cuon at Thienh Thanh (Houston), roast duck (Cantonese style), grilled short rib (English cut), summer tomatoes, or a bowl full of cherries usually does the trick.

California (Bay Area)
1760 – San Francisco (November 2013)
Acquerello* – San Francisco (February 2013) 
ad hoc – Yountville (April 2011)
Al’s Place * – San Francisco (October 2015) 
Alexander’s Steakhouse* – Cupertino (June 2013) 
Atelier Crenn** – San Francisco (July 2013)
Auberge du Soleil* – Rutherford (December 2012)  (July 2013)
Aubergine – Carmel by the Sea (October 2013)
Aziza* – San Francisco (November 2012) 
Benu** – San Francisco (October 2010) (January 2013)
Chapeau – San Francisco (June 2011)
Chez Panisse – Berkeley (May 2012) (Feb 2011) 
Chez TJ* – Mountain View (August 2010) 
Coi** – San Francisco (July 2011) 
Commis* – Oakland (May 2012) (March 2012) (April 2011)
Commonwealth – San Francisco (August 2011) (March 2011) (February 2011) 
Cotogna – San Francisco (November 2012) (April 2013) (June 2013)
Cyrus** – Healdsburg (September 2010) (March 2010)
Dining Room at Ritz Carlton* – San Francisco (July 2011)
Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant* – Forestville (April 2012) 
flour + water – San Francisco (April 2011) (October 2012) (August 2013)
The Fifth Floor – San Francisco (January 2011) 
Frances* – San Francisco (February 2011) (June 2013) 
The French Laundry*** – Yountville (February 2011) (January 2013)
Luce* – San Francisco (January 2011)
Manresa** – Los Gatos (October 2011) (February 2014)
Masa’s* – San Francisco (November 2012) 
Michael Mina – San Francisco (October 2011)
One Market* – San Francisco (June 2011)
Outerlands Cafe – San Francisco (May 2013) (June 2013)
Parallel 37 – San Francisco (April 2012)
Quince* – San Francisco (April 2011) 
Redd* – Yountville (November 2011)
Restaurant at Meadowood*** – St. Helena (May 2011) (March 2013) 
Rich Table  – San Francisco (October 2012)
Saison** – San Francisco (September 2013)
Sons & Daughter* – San Francisco (March 2011)
SPQR* – San Francisco (January 2013) (July 2013) (October 2013)
State Bird Provisions* – San Francisco (Many Times…)
Sushi Ran – Sausalito  (November 2012)

California (Southern California)
Addison – San Diego (November 2014)
alma – Los Angeles (August 2013)
animal – Los Angeles (November 2014)
Baci Mercat – Los Angeles (April 2015) 
Bestia – Los Angeles (May 2014) 
Bucato – Century City (May 2014)
Club 33 – Anaheim (July 2011)
Connie & Ted’s (May 2014)
Cut* – Beverly Hills (May 2011) (April 2013)
Hatfield’s – Los Angeles (May 2014)
Hinoki & the Bird – Century City (May 2014)
Ink. – Los Angeles (February 2012)
Lukshon – Culver City (May 2014)
Matsuhisa – Beverly Hills (March 2012)
Maude – Beverly Hills (May 2014)
MBPost – Manhattan Beach (April 2014)
Melisse** – Santa Monica (February 2011)
Orsa & Winston – Los Angeles (May 2014)
Playground – Santa Ana (January 2015)
Providence** – Los Angeles (April 2013) (May 2014)
Rustic Canyon – Santa Monica (April 2014)
Shunji – Los Angeles (October 2014)
Son of a Gun – Los Angeles (Many Times)
Spago** – Beverly Hills (August 2011) (March 2012) (August 2013)
SugarFish – Santa Monica (April 2014)
Taco Maria – Costa Mesa (October 2014) (August 2015)
Trois Mec – Hollywood (May 2014) (February 2016)

Colorado
Frasca Food and Wine – Boulder, CO (June 2015)

Illinois
Alinea*** – Chicago (April 2013)
Next – Chicago (The Hunt – April 2013) (Trio – October 2014) 

Nevada
Picasso** – Las Vegas (November 2011) 
é by José Andrés – Las Vegas (November 2013)
Raku – Las Vegas (December 2014)
Sweets Raku – Las Vegas (December 2014)  

New York (2014 Trip)
Babbo* – New York (November 2014)
Betony* – New York (November 2014)
Blanca* – Brooklyn (March 2014) No Photos Allowed
Cosme – New York (November 2014)
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare*** – Brooklyn (August 2013) No Photos Allowed 
Del Posto* – New York (March 2014)
Eleven Madison Park*** – New York (March 2011) (November 2014)
Estela – New York (November 2014) 
Gramercy Tavern* – New York (March 2014)
Jean Georges***  – New York (March 2011) (March 2014) (November 2014) 
Le Bernardin*** – New York (March 2011) (August 2013) (March 2014) 
Minetta Tavern* – New York (September 2011) (November 2014) 
The Modern* – New York (September 2011) 
Momofuku Ko** – New York (September 2011) No Photos Allowed
Momofuku Saam Bar – New York (September 2011) (August 2013) (March 2014)  
The NoMaD – New York (September 2013)
Roberta’s* – Brooklyn (September 2011) (March 2014)
Sushi Yasuda – New York (September 2011)  

Oregon
Le Pigeon – Portland (July 2015)
Ox – Portland (July 2015)

South Carolina
Husk – Charleston (April 2013) (April 2013)
McCrady’s – Charleston (April 2013)

Tennessee
The Catbird Seat – Nashville (March 2016)
Husk – Nashville (March 2016)

Texas (Austin – January 2014 Post)
Barley + Swine – Austin (January 2014)
Franklin BBQ – Austin (January 2014)
Olamaie – Austin (January 2016)
Oxheart – Houston (December 2014) 
qui – Austin (January 2014)
qui Tasting Room – Austin (January 2016)

Washington
The Walrus and the Carpenter – Seattle (October 2013)
The Willows Inn on Lummi Island – Lummi Island (October 2013) (June 2014) (August 2015)  

Washington DC
Little Serow (April 2015) 
Rasika – Penn Quarter (April 2015)
Red Hen (April 2015) 
Rose’s Luxury (April 2015)

Mexico 

Corazon de Tierra – Valle de Guadalupe (November 2015)
Finca Altozano – Valle de Guadalupe (November 2015)
Pujol – Mexico City (March 2014)
Quintonil – Mexico City (March 2014)

Asia
Asia Trip of 2012 Post

Hong Kong
Hung’s Delicacies* – Hong Kong (June 2012)
Lei Garden* – Hong Kong (June 2012)
Tim Ho Wan* – Kowloon (June 2012)

Japan
Ryugin*** – Tokyo (December 2013)
Sushi Dai – Tokyo (June 2012)
Sushi Mizutani*** – Tokyo (June 2012) No Photos Allowed – see Post 
Sushi Kanesaka* – Tokyo (December 2013)
Tamawarai* – Tokyo

Taiwan
L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon – Taipei (January 2011)

Europe
Europe Trip 2012 Post

Berlin
Reinstoff** – Berlin (July 2012) 

Czech Republic
La Degustation* – Prague (July 2012)

Denmark
Amass – Copenhagen (July 2014)
Geranium** – Copenhagen (July 2014)
Kadeau* – Copenhagen (July 2014)
noma** – Copenhagen (May 2013)
relae* – Copenhagen (May 2013)

France
l’arome – Bonnieux (September 2014)
Chateau Eza* – Eze (August 2012)
Le Vivier* – L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (September 2014) 
Mirazur** – Menton (September 2014)
Pierre Gagnaire*** – Paris (July 2012)
L’Arpege*** – Paris (July 2012)

Monaco
Le Louis XV*** – Monte Carlo (August 2012) 

Spain
Arzak*** – San Sebastián (September 2014) 
Asador Extebarri* – Atxondo (September 2014)
Azurmendi*** – Larrabetzu (September 2014)
Cinc Sentits* – Barcelona (January 2012)
Sant Pau*** – Sant Pol De Mar (August 2012) (January 2012)
El Quim de la Boqueria – Barcelona (January 2012)

Sweden
Ekstedt* – Stockholm (July 2014)
Fäviken Magasinet –  Åre (July 2014)
Frantzén** – Stockholm (May 2013)

United Kingdom
The Fat Duck*** – Bray (July 2012)
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay*** – London (July 2012)

Africa

South Africa
Hemelhuijs – Cape Town (March 2016)
Potluck Club – Cape Town (March 2016)