Posted in Dining on Sep 26th, 2008
Since I started working at BART again I often eat a nearby Chinese restaurant. On most days I prefer a hot rice or noodle plate over a cold sandwich and drink. On a recent lunch with coworkers the topic of “How much to tip” came up. Most people tip below the standard [...]
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Posted in Dining on Jun 17th, 2008
Last week we went back to the Lark Creek Steak House in San Francisco for Dine about Town. You may remember that I wrote about my dinner there back in January. Yes I know Dine about Town is an opportunity to try new restaurants and I have already tried the Lark Creek Steak [...]
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Posted in Dining on May 19th, 2008
My fine dining posts may have given you the impression that we go out for fine dining on a regular basis. That is hardly the case. We do enjoy an occasional splurge but most of our dining are value meals. Good food at a decent or bargain price. Of course we [...]
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Posted in Dining on Apr 28th, 2008
I attended a nice wedding this weekend. The reception was held at a very nice country club in Palo Alto. The highlight of any reception is the food. The hot appetizers were great. Even though dinner was coming soon you are always very hungry during the reception. The problem is everyone else is hungry too [...]
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Posted in Dining on Apr 18th, 2008
As a business owner and entrepreneur I enjoy networking with successful people in any profession. Successful people give off a positive entrepreneurial energy that is contagious. It is also an opportunity for me to learn from accomplished professionals. However it is rare that you get a chance to spend some [...]
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Posted in Dining on Mar 2nd, 2008
Last Saturday we got invited to a crab feed. It has been a few years since I went to a crab feed so I was looking forward to it. All you can eat meals are not always good, but crab feeds almost always is good. The only bad experience I have had [...]
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Posted in Dining on Jan 26th, 2008
We went out for our first Dine About Town dinner of the month last week. I have written about about Dine About Town before. It is an opportunity to try a new restaurant in San Francisco for a reasonable price. For our first dinner of the month, we tried the [...]
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Posted in Dining on Jan 8th, 2008
January is traditionally the month we eat out a lot because of Dine about Town. Dine about Town is an event which many restaurants in San Francisco participate in. January is typically a slow month for tourism and restaurants after the holiday rush. So, in order to encourage people to dine out, restaurants participating in [...]
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Posted in Dining on Dec 18th, 2007
Its time for another post about fine dining. I have not wrote about food for awhile because I have not had the opportunity to go out for a nice meal lately. Until now. Last week we had the chance to celebrate my 41st birthday at Boulevard in San Francisco. Boulevard is [...]
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