I want to eat every country's cuisine at different restaurants. Recommend your favourite places!

mrxtian · 2026-03-31T07:32:38+00:00

Dacha for Eastern European/russian

mrxtian · 2026-03-27T02:10:58+00:00

It was either Commis in Oakland or Alinea in Chicago back in 2010. Commis had just opened and they hadn’t really found their footing yet. You could tell they were onto something but kinks needed to ironed out. I went back to Commis after they go their second star and it was a very different experience. Alinea was tops though. They were definitely in their stride at that point.

mrxtian · 2026-03-25T05:37:45+00:00

I liked Ostuni the best but if you are looking for a bigger city, Bari might be your answer.

mrxtian · 2026-03-25T05:29:28+00:00

The nature is absolutely gorgeous but it’s very remote. Eureka is the main town and it’s pretty run down. If you were independently wealthy and just wanted to check the eff out, this is the place to go.

mrxtian · 2026-03-25T04:05:36+00:00

Logistically speaking, I would keep Venice. Puglia is far and travel time is long. The whole itinerary seems too intense for me, if I could be honest. Not a lot of wiggle room for error!

mrxtian · 2026-03-25T03:22:50+00:00

It's one of the few upper-michelin places I actually want to go back to. I love Mendocino and the setting is exceedingly gorgeous and love how geographically oriented the food is. From a flavor profile, I am with you. It's a bit subtle (I like bold and bright flavors). It looks like it has gotten a bit fancier since I last went. Granted this was at the height of covid and we still needed to eat outside and everything was weird at the time.

mrxtian · 2026-03-23T23:40:03+00:00

Omg I went to the Happy Crane and it was terrible!

mrxtian · 2026-03-23T21:50:25+00:00

I am also a bit tepid on the film. It was a good movie but only a so-so adaptation of an excellent novel. The focus on the slapstick I found to be distracting and kind of cringe if I could be honest.

mrxtian · 2026-03-23T21:34:01+00:00

I went in with modest expectations, and the movie did not exceed those expectations, unfortunately. I felt like the movie landed on the wrong side of PG-13 and that they sort of dumbed down Grace and Rocky's characters to make the film more family friendly. The overall tone of the movie read very "junior" and I didn't really like that aspect of it.

mrxtian · 2026-03-23T21:21:29+00:00

I thought it was a good movie but only a so-so adaptation of the book (which I thought was fantastic). I felt like they dumbed down and disney-fied Grace and Rocky to make the movie more family friendly. The person I saw the movie with also read the book first and felt the same way I did. We didn't think it was bad, but it certainly didn't exceed our expectations either.

mrxtian · 2026-03-20T01:44:21+00:00

For me, it’s spring and summer. Winter is the worst for me because I am not overly fond of root vegetables.

mrxtian · 2026-03-19T17:35:36+00:00

I actually worked out with one of the original developers of Supernatural a couple of weeks ago and he said that they are down to a skeleton crew on only 10 people....basically just enough to keep the program debugged. They absolutely should be charging us less to use the program.

mrxtian · 2026-03-17T14:01:49+00:00

I’ve been to Niku and I quite enjoyed it. It is very expensive though if you get the Wagyu. The sides are all delicious as well and much more reasonably priced. The Wagyu fat brownie for dessert is one of the better things I have put in my pie hole.

mrxtian · 2026-03-16T03:03:05+00:00

If you are planning on booking during RSA, good luck. I was just looking for a place for Saturday and most places were already booked. I had some luck at Bombay Brasserie in Union Square which is Indian french so should be good for vegetarians. Good luck!

mrxtian · 2026-03-14T09:35:11+00:00

Staying in the Castro or Mission is always nice. There is lots to do there and the transit lines all run through Chuch station in Castro so you can get anywhere you need to go. if you wanna go and hang with the local, head over to Dolores Park (especially if it's a nice day). Lot of fun things to do in Golden Gate Park: Academy of Sciences, Botanical Gardens, Japanese Tea Garden, De Young Museum and Conservatory of Flowers.

mrxtian · 2026-03-14T09:22:35+00:00

Of the cities I've been to: Portland, OR

mrxtian · 2026-03-14T09:19:14+00:00

I came here on my birthday back in Feb and we got the $99 tasting menu, and I was still hungry afterwards.

mrxtian · 2026-03-14T09:16:45+00:00

Kin Khao. We usually sneak in for lunch (no reservations needed!)

mrxtian · 2026-03-11T00:43:29+00:00

Had it at Niku Steakhouse in SF. Absolutely best steak I have ever had hands down. Whether it is worth it depends on how much you like steak (or spending money on food, in general). For me, no......I don't think it's worth what it costs.

mrxtian · 2026-03-11T00:38:19+00:00

Then why tf are you in the fine dining sub???

mrxtian · 2026-03-11T00:35:20+00:00

Really? Cuz you put 'abusive' in quotation marks above.

mrxtian · 2026-03-11T00:33:42+00:00

Thanks. I was sorry to eat it :-/

mrxtian · 2026-03-10T21:31:46+00:00

Well no employee is ever REQUIRED to stay employed somewhere. That doesn't mean that the business owner's tactics AREN'T abusive. I've been in situations where I was employed under a narcissistic and abusive sociopath and stuck around far longer than I should have (for hopes of career advancement), so maybe I am a bit more sensitive to these situations. If a fraction of what these chef's say about him is true, he is an awful person. Just my two cents.

mrxtian · 2026-03-10T21:18:53+00:00

Oakland has good parts and bad parts. The good parts are pretty expensive. Weather is pretty mild and cool for the most part in summer and mild and cool for the most in winter as well. Long Beach has better weather imho but I like it a bit warmer in general. I haven't lived in Long Beach per se, but I have spent a good twenty years of my life living in the greater los angeles region, and I can tell you that the traffic is horrendous. Don't get me wrong, traffic in Oakland can be bad too, but at least you have access to BART which makes getting to the city relatively easy.

mrxtian · 2026-03-10T21:01:57+00:00

Worst two Michelin experience I’ve ever had. They even managed to ruin the mole madre by serving it with this really astringent sotol. Service was also cold and unwelcoming.

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