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This looks awesome - can't wait to make it for dinner.

I agree with linznol.

Hong Kong Lounge has the best dim sum I've tried thus far in SF. It's definitely got a wait, but worth it to me.

And again, big fan of Burma Superstar (but the wait there is even longer).

I also really like Spices, the Taiwanese place. I think I prefer Spices 1, which is the smaller location. The other one is just missing something.

For Mexican, I really like La Taqueria and Pancho Villa (amazing salsa selection).

My #1 place for cheap eats though is Lers Ros in the Tenderloin. It's by far the best Thai I've had in SF.

For pho, I like Turtle Tower, but it's Northern Style - which is a little different. I usually get the chicken pho (pho ga) - also in the Tenderloin.

This pizza looks awesome. I'm definitely putting it on my "to do" list. Thanks!

I would love love love to go to Italy and try out the different pastas and cuisines of each region.

I really like Kombucha but it takes some getting used to. My mom used to try to get me to a drink a version of it when I was little, and let me tell you, it did NOT have fruit juice mixed in. It was smelly, warm and I wasn't having it.

These days I crave it at least once a week. I love the buzz it gives you and I think it tastes pretty good.

Poppy for sure. Yum! Wish I knew of a good hamantaschen place in the Bay Area... Any suggestions?

I love big, bold California cabernets.

I agree with Marilyn above (2nd post). Great recs.

My personal favorite in the East Bay though is definitely Emilia's. It's on Shattuck. One-man operation. It's so fantastic, I can't even put it into words.

My mom's Taiwanese beef noodle soup is AMAZING. It has super tender beef, five spice, and I'm not quite sure what else - all I know is that it's wonderful.

My Chinese mother makes the most amazing "lion's head" meatballs with cabbage. It's savory and soupy and absolutely amazing over rice. Yum!

I will absolutely miss Gourmet mag. I am a huge Ruth Reichl fan and I really felt that she helped bring food politics and slow food topics to light. I didn't see the articles as aspirational eating. The photography was absolutely gorgeous, but having good looking people in the photos doesn't deter me or make me more interested in any particular menus or recipes.

I will admit that I wasn't a subscriber anymore though. All of the content was online so it seemed silly to subscribe.

I'm guessing that Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie is done too now? Sigh.

A good scramble or frittata with whatever is leftover in the refrigerator. I always keep my fingers crossed that I have a decent cheese to throw in.

Either a poppyseed bagel with the works (lox, cream cheese, capers, red onions, dill and a squeeze of lemon) or the Grafton cheddar omelet from Egg, accompanied by their delicious cheesy grits and hash browns with broiled tomatoes. Yum!