Dogmom's Dish

Customer Service 101: Don't Like It? Yelp It!

Not every customer is always right...spotted @ Kennedy's Irish Pub & Curry House in North Beach (San Francisco). 

Happy Freakin' Friday: Bite Me Sandwiches

Not Your Father's Sardines: 8" Monterey Bay Beauties

Wow...ordered an appetizer of bbq sardines, expecting some fingerlings. 

Got these ginormous specimens instead.  Genetic mutation? Downstream from the nuclear plant?  Not sure, but they sure were tasty.

Check them out @ Cafe Fina on Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf.

Having Your Samoas & Eating Them, Too...All Year Long

It's that time of year...again.

What could possibly be better than a box of Girl Scout Samoa cookies?

Why, a box of Samoa cupcakes from San Francisco's Cups & Cakes Bakery.

Delish coconut cake filled with oodles of caramel.  Topped with shimmering chocolate ganache and toasted coconut. 

Gets my merit badge for most delish thang ever!

Cocktail Robots: Really?

See for yourself @ pariSoma in San Francisco on March 2 and 3...discounted Goldstar tix ($5) here.

Mama Needs a Cupcake: NYC's Butter Lane

Make mine a double!

Tucked away in the East Village between Astor Place and Ave A., this tiny gem serves up frosting shots (plain or w/coffee) + delectables such as the popcorn-topped Salt Caramel below.

(This guy needs to cross that threshold to happiness!)

 

 

Magical Mochi Pounding & Much More @ SF's Asian Art Museum

 

Mochitsuki, or mochi pounding, is a ceremony in which steamed glutinous rice is transformed into yummy, soft, chewy cakes.

Kagami Kai is a local group dedicated to the preservation of this Japanese New Year tradition. 

Yesterday at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, they wowed us with Taiko drumming, a mural painted on the fly and even a lion dance!  Audience members, including kids, got to experience the pole poking and Paul Bunyan-style chops into the mochi bowl.  

Even the smallest members of Kagami Kai got into the act, fanning the "workers".  As a result of everyone's hard work, we got to scarf the sweet peanut paste covered treats @ the end.

Thanks to Kagami Kai for being one of two teams who brought their A-game to San Francisco yesterday!

Let's Dance, Let's Shout: Pound Your Mochi Down To The Ground

Celebrate mochi making @ the Asian Art Museum (San Francisco) tomorrow @ 12:00 PM. 

The traditional Japanese rice pounding ceremony will be accompanied by taiko drums.

top photo courtesy of Simply Mochi

 

Back to Work Tuesday: Make Mine a Double

Ring In The New Year: Seattle Style

Forget coffee, Seattle is undergoing a cocktail explosion.

We discovered some fine libation lairs and a new 'zine, called Imbibe. 

Here's a real live hot toddy from the Hotel Monaco's cozy Sazerac bar and restaurant.