Chapeau!
1408 Clement St
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 750-9787
My friends The Asian Marina Couple (TAMC) had gone to Chapeau! a few times (once even for Valentine’s Day) and raved about its French bistro food, the attentive neighborhoody service, and value-oriented prix fixe. Since they’re pretty picky about dining (yet also value-oriented like us GrubGirl groupies), I added Chapeau! to my list of places to check out. Finally I got the gals to go before hitting the Sex and The City movie.
I’ve been using recipes from Aviva Goldfarb’s The Six O’Clock Scramble: Quick, Healthy, and Delicious Dinner Recipes for Busy Families for a while now, and it’s a must have even for you busy-but-frugal yuppies that don’t have a lot of time but are getting sick of that “take out” taste of food you don’t make yourself.
Unlike usual recipe books, this one organizes meals in the form of weekly menus, grouped by season, that then translate into your shopping list for the week. (If you follow an entire week’s shopping list, she has them on her Six O’Clock Scramble web site, too.)
The no-longer-resident ABM thought I deserved a copy of Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco. (Why? I wonder…hmmm).
Broke-Ass Stuart is known for his writings in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and he’s the honorary, charter, uber GrubBoy. If only I were that motivated to go to as many places as he’s gone. I’ll go where no yuppie has gone before for y’all, but he hits up not only a ton of cheap (and not-so-cheap) eats in the various neighborhoods, but he gives you the scoop on cool attractions, bars, or events to check out, too.
Eos
901 Cole Street (at Carl)
San Francisco, CA 94117
415-566-3063
I’d been meaning to go to Eos for a while, and a friend let me in on his little happy hour secret. Well, except it’s not really a secret to those in the Cole Valley neighborhood, but I digress.
Sundays – Thursdays, from 5:30pm – 7:00pm, Eos serves fresh oysters on the half shell for $1, and has $5 wine and sake specials.
