Great Restaurants

In the 70’s the gourmet revolution hit Berkeley.  Patty and I would go to a new restaurant about once a week.  Many weeks I would go to Che Panisse on Monday to look at that week’s menu.

We also, for special occasions go Narsai’s in Kensington

After concerts and plays Patty and I would go to Alexis on Nob Hill

Returning from Washington we went to Masa’s several times

Judith and I began going to high end restaurants in 1994 starting with Vivarois in Paris

and Esplanade in Domme during walking tour

1998 Alain Ducasse Paris (on rue Poincaire)  Truffle menu

Early 2000s
Le Bernadin

Daniel

2006
First kaiseki meal (and best, in Yufuin)

2007
China Club, in Hong Kong

Sens&Bund (Pourcel twins from Montpelier) in Shanghai

2008
Cyrus in Healdsburg

2009
Eleven Madison Park

2010
Taillevent (Paris)

2011

Saison (SF)
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Arzak (San Sebastian)
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2012

Gary Danko San Francisco with Judith, Carolyn and Brian

Gilt (NY, now closed)

Le Grand Vefour (Paris)

(Paris)
Restaurant Lesarte (Barcelona)

2013
iLatina (Buenos Aires)

PuraTierra

Don Julio (Bienes Aires)

 

Campton Place (SF)

Guy Savoy (Paris)

2014
Eleven Madison Park (NY)

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (London)

Sante (Sonoma Mission Inn)

2015
Kusakabe San Francisco

Commis (Oakland)

Casa ca Calcada (Amarante, Portugal)

Florilege (Tokyo)

 

 

2016
Le Cinq (Paris)

Le Vivier (Isle sur la Sorgue)

Marea (NY)

Betony in NY

Lameloise in Burgundy 2017

With Sandy and Keith and Dave and Diana.

Hajime in Osaka 2017

 

La Petite Maison Cucuron

 

La Petite Maison is our goto place for the fancy meal.  Always wonderful.

 

 

Azul Boco del Toro Panama February 2018.

Amazing dinner at an amazing price of $19.99