Ike's @ Lime Through January, Cha Cha Cha San Mateo, More:
FOOD PORN - Food blogger The Ulterior Epicure has compiled his top 25 entrees and 13 desserts of 2010, complete with beautiful, vivid photos of each dish. Many of them are from SF restaurants — click through for menu highlights from Manresa, Commis, The French Laundry, Alinea, Eleven Madison Park, and more. [ulterior epicure via Eater NY]
IKESTRAVAGANZA - We mentioned a possible Ike-less 2011...
Fried Chicken at Namu, Breakfast at Bar Tartine, More!:
THE RICHMOND—Namu is bringing the fried chicken bandwagon to the Bay, and is now offering Korean friend fried chicken (KFC, get it?) on its nightly menu. It's brined, fried and then tossed in special Korean sauce and served with loco moco gravy and chili sauce. [EaterWire]
THE MISSION—Kindly note that Cha Cha Cha is staunchly and officially a no-mariachi zone. [MM via SFist]
THE MISSION—Now...
A young professional crowd descends on this Mission hangout for lots of sangria and Caribbean-style tapas.:
The Scene
It's always a party at this festive restaurant's Mission location. The setting evokes a cavernous, old-school Irish pub, complete with an enormous horseshoe bar and brick walls....