SF..a food mecca of sorts

To my dear readers, I am sorry for the long hiatus of sorts; of blogging, of trying new restaurants among other things. I had a recent epiphany while commuting on the bum-infested public transit system we in the bay call BART. I missed writing. I read often on my ipad, like most commuters do, and suddenly felt my vocabulary, and proper syntactical usage slowly slip into oblivion. Let's backtrack. Almost 16 months ago today, in an attempt to transform my life, moved back from the far east food epicenter of the world, Hong Kong to another food mecca of sorts; San Francisco. Lucky for me, both cities prove to be filled with foodies who enjoy both the delicate/explosive, cheap and expensive tastes that both cities have to offer.

Don't get me wrong, I miss all that Hong Kong has to offer, food wise and all the lovely international friends i have made, but that is it. The comfort and familiarity of the US customs and immigration desk, stepping off the plane onto US territory felt as comforting as a Westin Heavenly bed.

Like Hong Kong, San Francisco's food scene is heavily segmented into many different categories. There are the hole in the wall authentic ethnic food places commonly found in the neighborhoods of that particular ethnicity, the cute one-off restaurants nestled between coffee shops and boutiques, and the high-end WOM restaurants that hold reservations as long as Santa's Naughty/Nice list.

As a foodie, I love all of the above but my favorite places have to be the hole in the wall places. The exciting thrill of finding something "new" that has not received a million hits on yelp seems slightly more satisfying. But, most of all I love these places because they are cheap and fulfilling , a win win of sorts. No frufru tablecloths, and ambient music, just nitty gritty grungy good food.

Although my food adventures in SF do not come close to the level of glamour that I experienced in HK, I hope to equally provide entertainment, and/or instill the hidden foodie in you to try something new around you! With that , I give you my first post!