26 July, 2016

Golden Garlic

Posted in : Dining in San Jose - CA, Restaurants on July 26, 2016 by : The Gourmez

Tags: affordable, authentic, calabazas south, chinese, crispy fish, cupertino, dinner, filet mignon, fried rice, garlic, golden garlic, pepper wings, review, rice jelly, san jose, sichuan, szechuan, tianjin, tianjing

I don’t get invited out to San Jose restaurants often, being as I live in the East, rather than South, Bay. But after Golden Garlic reached out to me, I headed to their website, and the pictures convinced me this spot was worth a trip. The De Anza location is one of two Golden Garlics
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23 December, 2014

Neumanali

Comments : 3 Posted in : Dining in Hayward - CA, Restaurants on December 23, 2014 by : The Gourmez

Tags: b street, cheescake, dinner, downtown, eden valley wine, filet mignon, fine dining, french, french toast, hayward, lamb, lunch, neumanali, new american, opinions, patio, review, scallop, trout, upscale, victorian, warm goat cheese

Neumanali is one of Hayward’s few fine dining restaurants. Bijou, just a few blocks up B Street, is the only other one that immediately comes to mind. Neumanali is tucked away by the downtown Hayward BART station in a beautiful Victorian that most people don’t even realize is a restaurant as they walk past. I’ve
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18 January, 2013

Elements

Posted in : Dining in Chapel Hill - NC, Gin, Restaurants, Spirits on January 18, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: an, chapel hill, cherry sauce, chicken diablo, cocktail, cucumber, duck, elements, filet mignon, gin, highway 54 east, jersey white sweet potato, korean chili sauce, michael huong, old fashioned, oyster, pumpkin creme brulee, restaurant, review, service, southern comfort, tempura

elements 2110 Environ Way East Highway 54 Chapel Hill Website Entrees: $18 — $26 Opened in the fall of 2012, elements is a farm-to-table focused venture of Chef Michael Chuong’s. He opened ăn in Cary in 2006. I have never made it to ăn, but it’s always been high on my must-dine list, so I
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