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My brother has become quite the baker. His latest obsession is Anthony’s Cookies n’ Cream cookies, cookies made from crushed Oreos. He and my sister-in-law loved them so much, they tried to recreate the cookie at home. After a day of experimenting, my brother created a cookie almost EXACTLY like Anthony’s, just less greasy.
Check out the recipe after the jump.
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Barbara’s Fish Trap
281 Capistrano Rd
Princeton by the Sea, CA 94018
Rated: ♣♣♣♣
Whenever it’s a sunny day in San Francisco, I think about making a trip to Half Moon Bay to eat at Barbara’s Fish Trap. It’s such an event to eat fish n’ chips and clam chowder in Half Moon Bay. I could just plan a whole day around lunch at Barbara’s and stopping at a few of the many beaches off of hwy 1.
The scene:
The wait at Barbara’s is LONG! There’s not much in Princeton, but when you drive through the main road, you’ll see a huge crowd standing in front of one restaurant, and that would be Barbara’s. If you can’t stand the wait, you could wait in a shorter line, but still long, at their take-out stand on the left side of the restaurant.
The staff isn’t too friendly here though. I don’t think our waitress said anything to us except for “boxes?” at the end of our meal.
The food:
Food is not cheap at Barbara’s, but it’s completely worth it. The total amount for K and I came out to almost $30. They have a huge menu with tons of selections ranging from pasta, burgers, and grilled and fried seafood.
Clam Chowder – Their non-dairy clam chowder is so unique, I’ve never had anything like it. Despite the lack of milk and cream, this clam chowder is thick and creamy. It’s seasoned with lots of thyme and sage so it tastes just like my dad’s Thanksgiving stuffing. It’s loaded with big chunks of clams, lots of celery and onions. So good!
Fish n’ Chips – This is probably one of the best fish n’ chips I’ve ever had. The massive pieces of fish are so flakey and juicy and the batter is thin and crispy. Really, a must get if you try this place.
Calamari – Nothing too special about these. The fried calamari is just like any other fried calamari, but still good.
I’ve been coming to Barbara’s all my life, so it has a certain comfort level with me. I’ve been wanting to try Sam’s Chowder House, so I check that out on my next visit.
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Little Star Pizza
Neighborhood: Mission
400 Valencia St
(between 15th St & Sparrow St)
San Francisco, CA 94103
Rated: ♣♣♣♣
I’m not a big fan of deep dish pizzas, but I wanted to give Little Star a chance since it’s got a lot of hype. Deep dish pizzas were always too heavy for me. The crust is thick and there are way too many toppings. I’m more into the Neapolitan style pizzas with thin crusts and fresh ingredients. Nonetheless, Little Star does serve great deep dish pizzas.
The scene:
We took it to go, so I didn’t get a chance to fully absorb the atmosphere. I was expecting an old looking pizza parlor with a fat guy from Chicago handing us a pizza, but boy was I wrong. Who knew this is where the hipsters hung out in the Mission? It was a trendy restaurant with candles and cloth napkins. The cashier even had tattoos up her neck.
The food:
K has been wanting to try an anchovie pizza, so we ordered the “Little Star” with anchovies on top.
Little Star pizza – Spinach blended with ricotta and feta, mushrooms, onions, garlic. I have to admit, it was a dang good pizza. Although not as great as Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, I give it props for being a good deep dish pizza. The crust was crispy and firm, much like a pie crust made from corn meal rather than pizza dough. If you’re a loyal follower of TheCultureBite, you’ll know I don’t eat tomatoes. The tomato sauce on this pie was literally 3 inches of semi-crushed whole tomatoes. I just picked it off and passed it over to K. The bottom half of the pizza was very good, however. The ingredients are undoubtedly fresh and it was loaded with garlic. All pluses in my book.
I’m down to try Little Star Pizza again and actually eat in the restaurant. It’ll never be better than Tony’s by personal opinion, but it’s still good.
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Delica
1 Ferry Building
Shop 45
San Francisco, CA 94111
Rated: ♣♣♣♣♣
I’ve always avoided this place in the Ferry Building because I once tried a sample of the carrot ginger soup and I almost gagged. I’m no fan of ginger.
So, last week L and I were having a long internal debate on where to eat and chose Delica because it had the shortest line.
The scene:
Much like every other store in the Ferry Building, Delica was fancy. They’ve got 2 lines out the door – one for salads and one for hot foods. We automatically got into the hot food line not knowing the difference. Each of the food items are on display behind a glass case that stretched throughout the entire restaurant. Items such as chicken dumplings, tonkatsu, tempura, and other fried items as well as ginger kobe beef rice bowls, bento boxes, sushi and salads.
The food:
I totally was not craving anything hot because it was such a beautiful day in the city, but I went for the veggie curry.
Veggie Mushroom Curry – Oh my GOD it was good! It was the best Japanese curry I’ve ever had. It was very hot, creamy and… crunchy? Yes! The curry was topped with thinly sliced lotus roots that were fried so they have the texture of chips. The two types of mushrooms used in the curry were button and oyter. The taste of the dish as a whole was so unusally satisfying. I’ve never had any other curry like it. It seriously beats Muracci’s and Hotei out of the water.
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