Thanks to TBJ for the inspiration.
Ingredients:
4 slices white bread (or 2 slices whole wheat + 2 slices white) // You may remove the crusts
2 large egg yolks
3 Tbs. of Maple Syrup, plus more for drizzling
2 Tbs. bourbon (or whiskey) // Optional, but this is the whole point
3/4 c. heavy whipping cream
1/4 – 1/2 tsp. powdered cinnamon
(This applies to meat eaters only, at this time)
Two simple tests using 2 dishes:
1) Siu Mai meat
This test measures the quality of ingredients being used by the restaurant.
These come in the small steam baskets and consist of something like a wonton skin wrapped around pork, with a little carrot cube place on top.
What form is the pork in? If it’s a pure ground pork meatball, then the restaurant has cut corners here. You should be able to see and taste individual cubes/chunks of real pork meat, along with real chopped mushrooms, dried shrimp, and maybe some bamboo shoots.
Yank Sing
Rincon Center
San Francisco
City View Restaurant
Commercial Street
San Francisco
You know of Yank Sing if you work in downtown SF. Snappy decor, fresh ingredients in their dim sum. But hold on a second. If you love your dim sum, and you’re not getting your dim sum meal comp’d, you can go somewhere else to get just-as-good dining.
New Hong Kong Menu
667-669 Commercial Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
415-391-3677
Grubgirl spotted the unbelievable prices at this hole in the wall as she was waiting for some co-workers to eat Dim Sum at City View restaurant (aka the cheaper-but-just-as-good version of Yank Sing).
What caught her eye? First, the white board that listed daily lunch specials for $4.95. Peering inside, the place was crowded Friday at noon. Not packed to the gills, but all tables were filled with an ethnic variety of faces that suggested that this place was legit.
