Tiara Cafe

This early Saturday morning, I convinced DK to go to downtown w/ me instead of running. I know terrible but I like his company plus he can drive. As a treat, I took him to Tiara Cafe. Weemo has been raving about it and she just went there yesterday for the goodbye lunch for Curly Fries.

DK before and After coffee

Our waiter Buck sat us immediately and made us felt like home. He brought me a hot steaming cup of coffee and recommended his favorites breakfast plates. DK ordered the Omelet La Soer - organic eggs whipped up into a duvet covering of mushrooms, ricotta cheese, spinach and salami, side of toasted brioche and potato pancake. I ordered Eggs R Us - two organic eggs w/ toasted Brioche. I felt like something simple and not heavy. I was looking forward to brioche since it's so hard to find it here in L.A.

Buck brought us complimentary pancakes to taste while we waited for our food. It was so fluffy and sweet that I wanted to change my order. But I'm trying to eat good so I kept my trap shut. Our piping hot food was sooo good. My eggs were cooked perfectly and the brioche was warm and buttery. Yum. Buck immediately brought me another cup of joe w/o me asking. DK and I definitely will be back with some friends since the service was great and the food was delish. This was a great way to start my Sat.

Onward we went to Michael Levine so that I can purchase supplies for next week's class. I ended up picking up some fabrics for my magic bag, zippers and more fabrics for the clutches i'm planning on making. I got to meet Pilar, my fav fabric cutter again. She gave me some extra fabric. Yay for free stuff. I'm ready to sew some more.

Taylor's Refresher

Guy's Dives, Diners and Drive-inns on the Food Network has been going around toting that Taylor's Refresher in St. Helena has the best burgers in the US. I have been to Taylor's in St. Helena 5 years ago and I remember it been a fabulous burger. The line to order was long but you could smell the burgers and garlic fries a mile away.

D discovered that Taylor's has a location at the Ferry Building in SF so we decided to try that one instead since we ran out of time in Napa. We took MIL D shopping at Union Square at the new Bloomies at the newly restored Emporium Building. We worked up an appetite ready to devour out food. Of course my eyes are bigger than my stomach. I ate until I was clutching my tummy. Best. Dam. $9 Burger. Ever.



Black & White Milk Shake - made w/ Double Rainbow Ice cream
Chili Bowl - House made beef & chili bean topped w/ cheddar and green onions
Wisconsin Sourdough - A burger w/ grilled mushrooms, bacon, cheddar cheese, mayo & BBQ sauce on grilled sourdough
Fish & Chips - Fresh Mahi Mahi battered and fried, served w/ fries, slaw, tarter sauce, lemon wedge and green onions
Garlic Fries - Tossed in garlic butter and parsley

Everything was my favorite. The mahi mahi was so fresh that when I bite into it, the juices came out. It was moist and juicy. I dipped my garlic fries into the chili. Two things that go so well together. Just heaven. The burger was juicy and huge. So.Dam.Good. Yep, I'm coming here again.