12 June, 2014

Cozymeal’s German Currywurst Dinner

Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in San Francisco - CA, Events, Food, Product Reviews, Restaurants on June 12, 2014 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bay area, cozymeal, currywurst, dining out, dining out alternatives, german, in-home dining, in-home meals, marica gagliardi, potato salad, samad nasserian, san francisco, table hopper, tablehopper

Last Thursday, I was a guest in a beautiful apartment on Telegraph Hill for dinner. Situated right near the top of the Vallejo Steps, the home was full of art painted by our host’s girlfriend. Kristie. You can see a few of those paintings behind fellow guest and food writer, Marcia Gagliardi, the mastermind behind
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22 May, 2014

Bay Area Foodie News

Comments : 4 Posted in : Events, Restaurants on May 22, 2014 by : The Gourmez

Tags: affordable, bay area, berkeley, chef-prepared meals, chefs, cooking classes, cozymeal, date night, entertaining, german, home cooking, millbrae, night out ideas, oakland, peranakan, professional chefs, restaurant alternative, samad nasserian, san francisco, san leandro

Today on the blog, I’m talking about Cozymeal, a new Bay Area startup that got me super excited when I talked with one of the founders, Samad Nasserian, about the company. Why did it get me that excited? Let me count the reasons why: 1. Intimate meals you won’t find elsewhere. Cozymeal puts on dinners
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3 October, 2013

Leopold’s

Posted in : Dining in San Francisco - CA, Restaurants on October 3, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bavarian, biokult sparkling rose, gasthaus, german, gruyere mashed potatoes, horseradish, leopold's, modern, poached egg, restaurant, review, russian hill, san francisco, short rib, trotters, upscale

Leopold’s Gasthaus 2400 Polk Street Russian Hill, San Francisco Entrees: $16–$20 Website Welcome to my first post on a Bay Area restaurant! I didn’t take any pictures of the interior or exterior — I wasn’t sure I was ready to blog at the time we dined, but apparently I was. So let’s roll right into
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31 August, 2011

Capital Club 16

Posted in : Dining in Raleigh - NC, Restaurants, Spirits on August 31, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bars, butternut squash, capital club 16, cocktails, currywurst, downtown, fig, german, moonshine, pimiento cheese, quinoa, raleigh, reviews restaurant, sausage, sir walter raleigh, social media supper club, southern

Capital Club 16 16 W. Martin Street Downtown Raleigh Website Entrees: $10–$18 About a week and a half ago, I went to Capital Club 16 with the Social Media Supper Club, which is always a fun time of trying a restaurant together. I quite liked Capital Club 16, which may be related to its reputation
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