Tajine Alami

So a month or so ago I got to go to Colorado Springs and we managed to find a Moroccan Restaurant.  It was great.  They have four and six course dinners (i recommend the six course because the four course felt more like two because the bread counted as a course) and I regretted not trying the bastella but oh well.  They even had belly dancing.  The baklava was great which is always important.

http://www.tajinealami.com/

10 Old Man's Trail
Manitou Springs, CO 80829

(719) 685-1119

Nassau Fish Fry

So on my aforementioned vacation I visited Nassau and our tourguide talked up two spots for eating.  One was this hotel and the other was a fish fry place. So we went to the hotel and they weren't serving dinner yet so we walked (see photo) over to the fish fry and it was closed. So we decided to check out the other fish fry places. We ended up choosing Old Andros.  It was soooo good. I had grouper, macaroni and some version of dirty rice (red beans and rice).  The macaroni was lasagne style with cayenne pepper or something but it was great.  Anyway if you ever find yourself in Nassau hit the fish fry places.  

Jestine's Kitchen

So I have really been slacking. In February I went on vacation and was in Charleston for a few hours and went to Jestines.  It seems like it is the place to go in Charleston, it was packed. It was great though. I had a shrimp po'boy and cobbler. The cornbread was so good too.   It is right on King Street not far from the Customs House and the port.  Yummy!!!

Jestine's Kitchen

www.roadfood.com

251 Meeting St

Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 722-7224

Ben's Chili Bowl

So it has been way too long since I posted anything on here.  I have been wanting to go to Ben's forever and I finally made it there and it was awesome.  I had a chili dog and red velvet cake.  It is definitely one of my favorite spots now. It is great because it isn't in the touristy part of town.  There are some great photos on the walls and if you are lucky you might catch the President and Mayor Fenty there...... you never know.  http://www.benschilibowl.com/ordereze/default.aspx

1213 U Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
202-667-0909

this also looks really good, think it's new http://www.bensnextdoor.com/ordereze/Content/PageDetails.aspx?PageID=2

Cafe M

So I am trying to catch up with all this stuff. A few days ago I had lunch with Amy and Catrina and we got a chance to catch up.  We ended up at Cafe M by Fourth Street in Berkeley.  It was sooooo very crowded everywhere on Fourth Street that day but I found rockstar parking which was a good omen.  Anyway this place was great. I had eggs benedict.  I have been trying them out when I see them on the menu and it sounds like a good idea and they were great. The hollandaise sauce a just a bit of spice which made it a little different.  Anyway this was a great place if you are in the neighborhood......

1799 4th St
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 526-4429

Tartine

Ok so can't believe I have never posted about Tartine. I thought I had, crazy.  Anyway, last week I had the day off and spent the morning at the Aquarium which was awesome and highly recommended.  Anyway later on I headed over to Tartine because I hadn't been there in a while and it sounded good.  It is in the Mission on 18th Street (btw guerrero and dolores right near bi-rite and delfina so pick your poison as they say).  Tartine sells all kinds of yummy cake and bread (which a lot of restaurants like Delfina serve).  They have a great chocolate cake and a great bread pudding.  They also make a great open face Croque Monsieur which I decided to give a try and it was delish. It had ham and sun dried tomato.  This place gets super crowded and you can't be afraid to share a table with strangers but it is worth it.  

Tartine

www.tartinebakery.com

600 Guerrero St.

SF

Millbrae Pancake House

So I distinctly remember March 13, 2002 for quite a few reasons but one of the things I remember is that sadly it was the last time I had eaten at the MHP if you can believe it.  It has been there for ages and pretty much never disappoints, kind of hard to mess up eggs and pancakes (ok it is possible but they have like tons of practice). Anyway I had been wanting to stop in and finally got a chance on Saturday. It was great. I met up with my friend Mary who you readers have heard about in other posts and we had a good time chatting mostly about singlehood and dating woes over banana pancakes and omelettes and toast and of course orange juice. It was the perfect day to stay in and yummy pancakes hit the spot.  If you haven't been there I give it a thumbs up! Good times!