jason carey commented 8 years ago

Well Soup Dumplings are Shanghai food.. so you might want to go to a Shanghai place for that

jason carey commented 8 years ago

Mission Chinese

jason carey commented 8 years ago

Why don't you call the restaurant and ask them?

jason carey commented 8 years ago

I remember when Jim Leff said Chowhound was for people who are the anthesis of "foodies"

jason carey commented 8 years ago

Koreana

jason carey commented 8 years ago

Why don't you go to Daimo instead?

jason carey commented 8 years ago

Mission Chinese delivers..

jason carey commented 8 years ago

Well frankly LA is much better for Mexican food than SF/Oakland.. Maybe for Chinese , Mission Chinese..
Chinese American Style.. nothing good here.. I think you are barking up the wrong culinary tree here for the things you want, LA is better.
Pizza.. http://www.unapizza.com/menu
And for a good square slice, Golden Boy

jason carey commented 8 years ago

why do you feel the need to spend that much money?
Buy this instead.. great

http://www.klwines.com/detail.asp?sku...

jason carey commented 9 years ago

Yes.. their room in the Barlow was supposed to be open.. by now.. but I guess they aren't but they still do tastings by appt.

I thought it was open now.

jason carey commented 9 years ago

I don't feel like that is true .Most good wineries make good wine across the board.. maybe the ones in the tasting room wont be quite as special, but will give a very good indication of house style and are ususally good wines.

jason carey commented 9 years ago

Robert, I know people who love aged Zins. I like many Zins at 5-7 years and some young. I don't like 20 year old zins. My friend just had a 35 year old Joseph Swann zin and could not stop talking about it. There are so many styles of Zins. The Dashe Enfant Terrible series achieve a beauty and pinot like development after 4 years. You might like them as they are released.

jason carey commented 9 years ago

Wind Gap is great and they have a tasting room now.. Also try Harvest Moon.. they make elegant zesty Zins and a sparkling Zin that is fun as well.

jason carey commented 9 years ago

I too recommend thesse wineries.. but for instance.. Nalle which I suggested is loved by me and villified by the Critics for the most part.

jason carey commented 9 years ago

I don't go by the Wine Spectator or Wine Advocat most of the time for my tastemaking I do more so with Tanzer and W&S as that is more attuned to my palate, .., but even by their criteria, 88 is a very very good score which most of them say they drink by themselves on a regular basis..

jason carey commented 9 years ago

I think Miss Ollies is awesome.. I like all their food, but its not "fancy" like Pican. Also for the price of 1 dish at Pican you can feed 2 at Miss Ollies.

jason carey commented 9 years ago

Also remember that many of the wines you will be tasting will be from 2010-2011 both cool vintages so you might find the wines less rich than from more "normal" vintages like 2012

jason carey commented 9 years ago

Its not :authentic".. but Mission chinese delivers..
. of course Sichuan style food is intrinsically greasy, its an oil based cuisine.

jason carey commented 9 years ago

Yes I was not being literal.. but the truth is the quality producer cannot be had here unless on sale.. and the satellite regions mentioned above give much better wine at a lower price.

jason carey commented 9 years ago

You ain't gonna find Sancerre for under 20 anymore.. there area plenty of good Loire SBs forunder.. try A Quincy or Menotu Salon

jason carey commented 9 years ago

This is someone who shills for Burger King

jason carey commented 9 years ago

When.. When oh When?

jason carey commented 9 years ago

Well Mission Chinese is not "authentic", but it is good. Dong Bei Mama is not sichuan at all as suggested below, but a good place. Spices is Taiwanese , not Sichuan.

Z andY and Potsitcker in SF are good.. I Love Z and Y. In Richmond Sicuan Fusion and in Pleasant Hill, Sicuan Fortune House..

jason carey commented 9 years ago

Well as Maria said, many other things like one dried apricot have much more sulpher than wine.. that being said.. there are many with no or very little added.. One thing to remember, red wines generally have less added than whites, as they are more stable and the tannins help preserve it.

jason carey commented 9 years ago

I buy it all the time there..

jason carey commented 9 years ago

Well, It depends on the style you like. If you like Littorai... then Try Wind Gap, Copain.
Dutton Goldfield,

jason carey commented 9 years ago

SF is really the wrong city for this.