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BACON-WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN Bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin (Fringale SF) The pork loin at Fringale is about as good as any pork dish I’ve had at a restaurant all year. Thick, hammerhead-sized slices of tender pork are choked by their semi-crisp bacon muffler and, with a swirl through the braised savoy cabbage and a semi-sweet caramelized onion jus, [...] At the opening night of SF Chefs. Food. Wine. 2009, Chef Lisa Eyherabide had fantastic prunes that were wrapped in bacon and stuffed with goat cheese. Many people, including me, went back for seconds and thirds. Simple, well-balanced, and delicious, evidence of why she and Gitane restaurant are getting lots of attention. Anything with Hobbs’ Applewood Smoked Bacon would be a treat, and Hobbs’ is just fine all by its lonesome as well. But topping cornmeal-fried oysters with a fat little dice of Hobbs bacon and preserved lemon twist, all nestled in a verdant spinach-Herbsaint puree hidden in the oyster shell….wow. It’s a full bite with vibrancy of color and a pulsating set of flavors that really sets a meal off. Go Town Hall. Another stellar dish. Of the 40+ burgers I’ve tasted in the past 6 – 8 months, the “cowboy burger” at Lark Creek Steak is far and away the best BBQ burger or the best bacon-cheeseburger of them all. So, for now, I can confidently proclaim Lark Creek Steak’s cowboy burger as the best bacon-cheeseburger on the West Coast. Bacon Dessert: Bacon Ice Cream, Bacon, Bacon Biscuit
Bacon Ice Cream, Bacon, Bacon Biscuit – Dissident Chef And the non-bacon items: sous vide strawberry and rhubarb compote. Fantastic plate. But wait…that’s not all…the last pairing is below, and it was an awesome touch. Bacon-infused Four Roses Whisky!!
Bacon-Infused, Four Roses Single Barrel Kentucky Whisky If the picture looks a [...] Bacon Sampler Platter: Bacon Heart Attack Dissident Chef Bacon Sampler Platter: Fantastic Laid out like tiny machines of loving grace, or like a Japanese sushi platter, Dissident Chef’s glorious bacon sampler was a fetishistic array of bacon delights. This displayed the spectrum and variety across the field of dreams otherwise called BACON. Crispy Fatted Calf Bacon Bacon & Rabbit Presse, Bacon Cream Bacon Rabbit Presse, Pureed Turnips, Date, Bacon Cream Bacon Heart Attack Dinner, Course 6: This is where we can safely say “Over the top, dude.” Sweet and earthy, fatty and chewy, this dish was ridiculous. By that, I mean so absurdly rich and [...] Bacon Beef Heart Confit Beef Heart Confit over Hobbs’ Bacon, Lentils, Onion Flowers The fifth course of Dissident Chef’s Subculture Dining “Bacon Heart Attack Dinner” was a serious boost; another great dish with more complexity than the Spam (which was awesome). The beef heart confit flayed like a welcoming, flickering Maori tongue atop green garlic, Hobbs’ bacon, [...] House-made Beef + Bacon Spam, bacon broth House-made Beef & Bacon Spam, bacon broth Bacon Heart Attack Dinner Course 4: In square bowls came a lovely little spam and broth, to be sopped up with great bread. I felt like a character in a Dickens novel, wanting some more, [...] | ||||||
