Dinner in San Francisco recommendations

[robert]

Good place.

Ernest - SF Mission

New place from Brandon Rice, former sous chef at Rich Table. We went for the $95 / person chef’s menu, which was a lot for the money. [raw_trio] Santa Barbara spot prawns were excellent, we could have eaten a few dozen and called it a night. Oysters were fine, as were the mignonette and hot sauce. Live scallop sashimi with cucumbers and Half Moon Bay wasabi was great, reminded me of Connie & Ted’s. [chips_n_dip] SF Bay anchovies with onion dip and house-made potato chips. Delicious. [egg…

The Morris is nearby, opportunity for a Chartreuse bang-bang. Or pregame with a charcuterie platter.

The Morris Is More Than Its 100 Dollar Duck

[FullMonty] Started with The Full Monty ($50), since that’s what drew me there. Clockwise from left, duck liver mousse, pâté de campagne, rabbit terrine, smoky pepperoni, Jägerwurst, duck rilletes, fried trotters, and headcheese in the middle. It came with a pile of thin Tartine toasts. This was one of the best charcuterie platters I’ve had. Each item was excellent and different from the others. My favorite was the duck rillettes, I could eat a lot of that. The headcheese wasn’t the usual unc…