San Francisco, CA - Slanted Door

Slanted Door is Charles Phan’s nationally-acclaimed Vietnamese restaurant that anchors the north-east corner of the historic Ferry Building Marketplace, home to San Francisco's largest Farmer's Market. This upscale Vietnamese Restaurant originally started in the Mission District and became such a local hit that it had to move downtown. Floor to ceiling windows give way to breathtaking views of the Bay Bridge and Treasure Island from most tables.

The 175-seat restaurant serves lunch and dinner seven days a week, has a full bar with signature cocktails, and offers outdoor seating. The menu ranges from Vietnamese street food to complex meat and seafood entrees.

Here's a look at what we devoured:

Barbecued willis ranch pork spareribs, scallion, cilantro, honey-hoisin sauce:

Cellophane noodles, green onion, dungeness crab, sesame:

Crispy branzino, tamarind, ginger, crispy leek, thai basil:

Grass-fed estancia shaking beef, cubed filet mignon, watercress, red onion, lime sauce:

Organic chicken claypot, caramel sauce, thai chili, fresh ginger:

Cotton candy:

Valrhona chocolate & peanut butter cream pie with peanut crumble:

Take time to enjoy the view on your way out!

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Sausalito, California - The Trident

On a recent visit to San Francisco my friends and I decided to get in the car and take a little road trip to neighboring Tiburon and Sausalito. We pulled over first at this promontory point along the road to take a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge (above).

Our first stop was Tiburon, which reaches out into the San Francisco Bay. We had a walk along the water and visited some of the boutiques in town.

After all of that walking around we had worked up an appetite, so we got in the car and drove to Sausalito for lunch. We landed at The Trident restaurant, which is located smack on the water in a building that was originally built in 1898 to house the San Francisco Yacht Club.

 You really can't beat the location and the extensive menu covers all tastes.

Mahi fish tacos:

Classic fish and chips:

If you find yourself in the San Francisco area, I highly recommend a drive out of the city to visit these two picturesque towns.

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San Francisco, California - Chantal Guillon Macarons

If you follow my blog at all, you know that I just LOVE macarons. So you can imagine my delight when I accidentally stumbled upon Chantal Guillon in San Francisco. From the absolutely beautiful packaging to the adorable store, and of course, the fabulously delicious macarons, I felt like I had stepped into a macaron shop in Paris.

Flavors include both the classics like coffee, salted caramel, and pistachio, as well as some new seasonal twists like champagne, pumpkin and cherry chocolate.

Not only are the macarons delicious and the flavors inventive, they also stock my absolute favorite Parisian tea, Mariage Freres. (If you haven't tried their Marco Polo blend, you must!).

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