Bay Area food ideas

Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants

Bay Area Places to eat:
TVFoodMaps.com

HAYWARD
Val's Burgers - burgers, shakes, fries and onion rings
Caesar's Chicken
Mae's Southern Comfort (San Leandro)

SAN JOSE
Naglee Park Garage - 505 East San Carlos Street. San Jose, CA 95112 @ the corner of 11street. 408 286-1100

OAKLAND
Porky's - Porchetta sandwich - Coi chef Daniel Patterson + Plum Chef Charlie Parker
Plum Restaurant - Chef Charlie Parker
Scend's Restaurant - Fried Chicken, Soul Food
Lois the Pie Queen - fried chicken
Lake Merritt bakery - fried chicken?
Casa Orinda - fried chicken?
Nellie's Soul Food - fried chicken?
Bake Sale Betty's - Fried Chicken sandwich
Soul's Restaurant - fried chicken, sould food?
Boot and Shoe service - pizza
Umami Burger - Soon to open?

SAN MATEO
Jeffrey's Hamburgers - burgers and frings (1/2 fries, 1/2 onion rings)

FAIRFIELD
Dave's Giant Hamburger - burgers and thick shakes

BIG SUR
Nepenthe Restaurant - Ambrosiaburger

SAN FRANCISCO
Pizzeria Delfina
Zero Zero Pizza - Pizza review - Gayot #10 - Excellent Fried Chicken+Waffles, Pizza good but crust soggy
Little Star Pizza - Gayot Top 10 list #2
Pauline's Pizza - Gayot #3
Pizzeria Delfina - Gayot #5
Gaspare Pizza
Irving Pizza - NY Style
Pizzetta 211 - Gayot #7
Tony's Pizza Napoletana - Gayot #8
Una Pizza Napoletana - hotshot East Coast pizzaiolo Anthony Mangieri relocated to SF
Gialina pizza?
Ragazza - nettles and preserved lemon Pizza?
Good Frikin Chicken - Fried Chicken
PPQ Dungeness - Fried chicken?
American Grilled Cheese Kitchen - try Mousetrap - Best Grilled Cheese in US

WOODSIDE
Village Pub - Woodside, CA

SAN RAFAEL/LARKSPUR
Pizzeria Picco - Gayot #6
Picco/Pizzeria Picco - Chef Michael Hill who later opened Zero Zero, made a name in fine dining with Oritalia, Waterfront and Bix

SACRAMENTO
Squeeze Inn - Squeezeburger with cheese

MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH IDEA
Meritage at the Claremont in Berkeley
Top of the Mark Hotel in SF
Cliff House Brunch in SF
Anzu at Hotel Nikko in SF - Dim Sum Style brunch
Seasons at Four Seasons in SF

Baraka - excellent Mother's day brunch - So sad they closed... :( - Chef Chad Newton
Garden Court at the Palace Hotel in SF - standard fare...

Hawaii

Side Street Inn - Honolulu - fried chicken, fried pork chops

• Poke Stop At Mililani Mauka Llc

  95-1840 Meheula Parkway

  Mililani, HI 96789

  (808) 626-3400

  www.poke-stop.com

Europe Trip Notes

SPAIN

Drive Barcelona to San Sebastian - at least 6 hours, Stop by Pamplona for lunch at Rodero (1 Michelin Star), 5 courses for 55Euros

Ferran and Albert Adria open Tickets, La Vida Tapa in Barcelona Jan 2011 - get reservations?

Sant Pau restaurant - Chef Carme Ruscadella in Sant Pol Del Mar - Reservations
Kitchen Opening Times
From 13:30 to 15:30 h.
From 21:00 to 23:00 h.
Closed
Sunday and Monday, all day.
Thursday: closed at midday
Holidays
The first three weeks in May
The first three weeks in November

Fast Good in Madrid - Ferran Adria Fast food take

Barcelona to Sant Pol Del Mar

La Boqueria Market in Barcelona
Inopa in Barcelona -Tapas place related to El Bulli chef - Closed on Mondays?
Las Ramblas for shopping and mushrooms
Restaurante Martin Berasategui near San Sebastian - Hours Info
Akelare restaurant in San Sebastian
San Sebastian - Chef Juan Mari Arzak - Arzak?

Morcilla - Blood Sausage

QuiQue Dacosta Restaurante at Denia, Spain


Barcelona + La Alqueria, Sant Pau, El Celler de Can Roca itinerary ideas

Best Places to Eat In Basque Region
Eating report: Madrid y Barcelona
Madrid or Barcelona

Mugaritz
Fagollaga


A Basque tour - Read this for San Sebastian tips/ideas
Alemeda in Hondarriba
Asadors en Madrid
Sagardi's in Barcelona - Better tapas than Taller de Tapas chain

Quite out of the way
Asador Etxebarri - Best Lunch? in San Juan
A Rexidora in Galicia
Off to Roses and Dinner at El Bulli

FRANCE
Driving distance and directions website - FranceThisWay

Italy
Naples -Serious foodies disagree on where you'll find Naples' best pizzas, but there are a few favorites: Located on the city's Via Sersale, Antica Pizzeria da Michele is one of the more popular spots -- as evidenced by the long lines (and its cameo appearance in the movie Eat, Pray, Love). There's also Pizzeria Brandi, oftentimes credited as the place that first served pizza margherita.
Rome - Pizza al taglio is a convenient snack to have while sightseeing. You could order from Da Michele by the Trevi Fountain (opt for the kosher aliciotti e indivia with anchovies and endives), or at Da Remo by the Pantheon (try the zucca pizza with pumpkin).

Kid's Links

Learning & Games

Learn to Read by Fall website
Learning to Read games and activities
Mostly Mommies website Games links and reviews
Owl & Mouse Educational Software - Letter Sounds, Bridge to Reading, Active Learning Projects,
Puzzle Pirates Family - Online game
Trial Kids Educational Games

School Zone Alphabet Express Preschool

Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair

Disney Preschool Bundle (Pooh Pre-School, Mickey Pre-School, and Stanley Wild for Sharks)

Blue's Clues Preschool

Blue's Clues Kindergarten

Scholastic Dragon Tales: Learn & Fly With Dragons

Educational Games - Free Online Educational Games for Learning

Spiral Knights - online game


TRAVEL IDEAS
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Redwood National Park, California
Niagara Falls, NY
Yellowstone National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Idaho

Top Restaurant Lists

Gayot.com Top 40 USA Restaurants

Restaurants To Try Before You Die

California
Brassica - St Helena
Addison
Masa's
Melisse
Michael Mina
Patina
Providence
Spago Beverly Hills
The Dining Room
The French Laundry
Cyrus - yes

Colorado
Frasca Food & Wine

Georgia
Restaurant Eugene

Hawaii
Chef Mayro

Illinois
Charlie Trotter's
L2O
Vie

Massachusetts
No. 9 Park
L'Espalier

New York
Blue Hill
Corton
Daniel
Eleven Madison Park
Jean Georges
Le Bernardin
Le Cirque
Spotted Pig
Per Se


Pennsylvania
Vetri

Washington, DC
CityZen
Michael Richard
Citronelle

Paris
Ladurée - yes
Benoit

DENMARK
Noma
Herman - a little more casual but no less delicious than Noma
Els - Authentic and seasonal Danish food

Barcelona
La Cova Fumada - freshly grilled seafood
Dos Palillos - clever combinations made by an Adriá-trained chef
La Boqueria Market - yes

Tuscany


Japan
Ginza Harutaka - Michelin-starred sushi
Tofuya Ukai - 100-year-old sake brewery
Hyotei - 35 Kusakawa-cho, Kyoto - Restaurant review
Tsukiji Fish Market - yes

Wii Games

Wii Games interest list
Scribblenauts
Wii Sports Resort
New Play Control! Pikmin
Marble Saga Kororinpa
Ready 2 Rumble: Revolution
Winter Sports 2009 The Next Challenge
Vacation Sports
Darts Wii Deluxe
M&M's Beach Party
Madworld
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis
Need for Speed: Pro Street (EA Best Hits)
Trivial Pursuit
Sonic and the Black Knight
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins
Solitaire & Mahjong
House of the Dead: Overkill
OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers
Ultimate Shooting Collection
Coraline
Fishing Master World Tour
Mario Tennis GC (Wii de Asobu)
Neighborhood Games
Story Hour Fairy Tales
Bleach: Versus Crusade
Cooking Mama: Minna to Issho ni Oryouri Taikai! (Dream Age Collection Best)
Ocean Commander
Cooking Mama 2: Taihen! Mama wa Ooisogashi!!
Summer Sports 2
Need for Speed Undercover
Winter Sports 2
Cake Mania: In the Mix!
Castlevania: Judgment
Sonic Unleashed
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Block Party
Tomb Raider Underworld
Big League Sports
FaceBreaker K.O. Party
Hasbro Family Game Night
Monkey Mischief
Monster Lab
FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play
Imagine: Party Babyz
Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors
Movie Games
James Bond: Quantum of Solace
Go Diego Go! Great Dinosaur Rescue
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess
Celebrity Sports Showdown
Think Fast
TV Show King Party
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader: Make the Grade
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
Samurai Spirits Rokuban Shoubu

Movies to Watch / Music to get

2012 Movies

The Day He Arrives (Korean) director Hong Sang-soo
The Front Line (Korean) - starring Shin Ha-kyun and Go Soo
Life Without Principle - HK 2011
People Mountain, People See (director Cai Shangjun)Ted (Mark Wahlberg)
Prometheus
Looper
Taken 2
BrickSkyfall
Hobbit
ParaNorman
Brave
World War Z
Welcome to the Punch
Domaine
Savages
Martha Marcy May Marlene
A Dangerous Method
Hunger (Fassbender)
Shame (Fassbender)
People Like Us
The Cold Light of Day
Detention
About Time
Les Miserables (Hugh Jackman)
Real Steel
Hotel Transylvania
The IcemanSafety Not Guaranteed
Always (Korean) - starring So Ji-sub, Han Hyo-joo - Buy DVD


Identity (John Cusack, 2003)
Spread (Ashton Kutcher)

The Host
Identity Theft (Justin Bateman, Amanda Peet)
Premium Rush

2011 Movies
A Simple Life - Andy Lau (HK)
The Guard
画壁Mural
白蛇传说Its Love
Black Swan
Rachel Getting Married
Hop
Hereafter
Tempest
Drive
Old Boy
The Long Good Friday
Shifty
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Boy Wonder
The Switch
Skyline
Melancholia
Straw Dogs
The East
It's Kind of a Funny Story??
Inside Job
Paul
Big Bang
Unknown
Rango
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Brick
Sushi Girl
Bronson
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
The Fighter??
Brothers Bloom
The Dilemma
Love and Other Drugs
The Skin I Live In
The Inbetweeners Movie
Kill List

Melancholia
Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Hall Pass
Beastly
Red Riding Hood
Hobo with a Shotgun

2010 Movies
Let the Bullets Fly (Chow Yun Fat)
The Butcher, The Chef and the Swordsman (Chinese)
The X Files - I Want to Believe
The Tournament
Green Zone (HBO)
Extraordinary Measures
Defendor
Bitch Slap
Harry Brown (EPIX)
Who's Harry Crumb?


The Restless (Korean)
Wild Target
Paper Man
Adventureland
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Outlander
The Road (Max)
Dance Flick
State of Play
All About Steve
Last Chance Harvey
Disney's A Christmas Carol
District B13

Knowing
Confessions of a Shopaholic

Battle for Terra
Spiderwick Chronicles
Definitely Maybe
Star Wars the Clone Wars
Doomsday
Earth
Brothers Bloom
KillShot
Easy Virtue
W
Changeling
The Women
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
My Best Friend's Girl
Smart People
Untraceable
Mutant Chronicles
Nine

Religulous

http://www.movieweb.com/releases/year/movies/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_in_film

MUSIC

Daniel Powter - Bad Day
The Heights - How Do You Talk to an Angel
Cardigans - Love Fool
Jennifer Paige - Crush
Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight

Wii Links

Wii System Menu 4.2 Update Guide « psykus.domain
HOWTO: Safely Upgrade To System Menu 4.2 Offline « Ade's Softmodding Wii blog
Complete Wii Softmodding / Hacking Guide, Part 1: An Introduction « Some Random College Student's Blog
Wii - How to SoftMod, Guide.
New 3.1-4.1 Softmod for ANY Wii JAP Wii users guide v2 - GBAtemp.net
Preloader/Priiloader - WiiBrew AnyRegion Changer - WiiBrew

Homebrew Channel and Wii Unbrick Info

AnyRegion changer v1.1b mod05 jby QLeap

AnyRegion changer talk
Anyregionchanger home page
Anyregionchanger 1.1 - discussion

Wii Guide to changing Region and system menu
Guide to Changing your Wii's Region and System Menu - using Waninkoko's
Wii Softmod - 4.1 and below - Online tutorial

Pimp My Wii v1.3

Pimp My Wii - Safely Update Everything and Keep All Homebrew

Can you run homebrew channel and wad manager on the same SD card?

Starfall - needed with modchip to run recovery disc

How to PROPERLY fix inverted Homebrew Channel

homebrew channel 1.0.5 wad

Semi-brick fix discs for all three regions (updated)

Bootmii NAND backup and restore guide

Wii Bricks and unbricking help
WiiBrew - types of Wii bricks

Bootmii
Bootmii home page
Wiikey Firmware and Configuration discs
Wikidot - Wiikey

Wii settings backup tool - The procedure to run the settings tool is as described in the Twilight hack

Homebrew Channel and Wii Unbrick Info

Guide to Downgrading and installing Softmii

HackaWii

Quotes to remember

"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, no the lack of sleep." - Dale Carnegie

"Do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of." - Benjamin Franklin

"Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth and remove all doubt." - Samuel Johnson

The dreams of youth are The regrets of maturity. - from the movie Legend