When driving back from Lafayette, I decided to take the Scenic Byway of Highway 182. When passing through Morgan City, I was struck by the motto of Danny’s Fried Chicken – It’ll Make You Smile!
Challenge accepted!
The chicken was delicious – very juicy and flavorful with a bite of spice. There was even a good crunch to the crust.
I admit that I did smile!
The mashed potatoes tasted like they were out of a box, though.
All in all, I give it a thumbs up!
I’m a bread hound. If I could live on (good) bread and water, I would definitely give it a try. While out here in the San Francisco Bay Area (home of the wild yeast Lactobacillus sanfrancisco), I have eaten nearly a loaf of sourdough bread a day.
I started my visit with a stop by Safeway. Unfortunately, at the time of night that my plane landed all they had was Semifreddi’s. While their rustic is good, what was still soft was the sour batard and it doesn’t have the tang I was craving. It is a nice, dense, chewy bread, though, so I mainly used it for sandwiches.
At Arizmendi’s on Lakeshore, I tried the city sour batard. Very good flavor, although the crust was darker and thicker than expected, making it tough to get through to the bread inside. I finally ended up tunneling my way through the loaf and dipping the quite delicious center into lightly salted and peppered olive oil.
So far my favorite (of this trip) has been Raymond’s. Made in South San Francisco, it had a wonderful sour bite and was chewy, with a great crust.
At the Grand Lake Farmer’s Market, I picked up a baguette of rustic olive bread from Phoenix Pastafico. It was filled with large black and green olives for lovely, well balanced olive flavor. It made the best tomato sandwiches!
I went to the Grand Lake Farmers Market today and was amazed by all the beautiful colors. Here are some pictures:
What visit to San Francisco can be called complete without some clam chowder or Dungeness crab? Not a one!
We were in the Castro today around lunchtime, so we stopped at Anchor Oyster Bar. I used to live up the street from there and would regularly come down to sit at the bar with a cup of chowder and some sourdough bread.
We started the meal the same way with a cup of chowder each and we ended up with three orders of bread, as I was using mine as a spoon. The soup is rich and creamy with lots of clams. After a chilly morning of photographing, it certainly hit the spot.
We both ordered the special – Dungeness crab meat burger on a toasted sesame seed bun with lettuce, tomato, and tarter sauce. Large pieces of lump crab meat on an overfilled sandwich. Just a hint of sauce to hold things together but not overwhelm the delicate taste of the crab.
In short, it was a terrific sandwich and a wonderful meal!
While I think they are a little stingy with the bread, the wait staff is quick and efficient.
Mouth Brothels 