Tom Recommends

tom recommended this 8 months ago

Souped up comfort food classics with a reasonably priced wine list and helpful service. I had the pork chop with spaetzel and a peach/nectarine crisp for dessert.

tom recommended this 8 months ago

Very Northern Californian breakfast and lunch: Farrow and coconut milk instead of oatmeal? A tofu scramble? Or the classics done well like a home made ny strip steak hash and buttermilk pancakes.

tom recommended this 8 months, 2 weeks ago

The true story of a small Texas town's reaction to the local odd-but-loved Bernie killing the town's least popular widow.

tom recommended this 1 year ago

Makes an excellent Zinfandel.

tom recommended this 1 year ago

Small winery with limited distribution, but a great sauvignon blanc that is crisp but less sour/acidic/grassy as many.

tom recommended this 1 year ago

Small out of the way winery in Sonoma that's notable for it's Zinfadel vines going back to the 1870s.

tom recommended this 1 year ago

Though located in a random suburban bit of Santa Rosa, we all agreed this was the best meal of our three days in the area. I particularly recommend the roast carrots and the Moroccan lamb chops. They have a few other restaurants in the area too - their seafood place in downtown Healdsburg is worth going to.

tom recommended this 1 year, 1 month ago

Part financial history, party travelogue, and part social study of how different countries reacted to the 2000's financial crisis. Written by the ever clever and witty Michael Lewis of Moneyball fame.

tom recommended this 1 year, 1 month ago

Probably the best place I've eaten at in Santana Row. Well done brassier fare.

tom recommended this 1 year, 1 month ago

Well done but simple standard American and French food served in a small indoor but big outdoor setting.

tom recommended this 1 year, 1 month ago

Homemade ice cream, sauces, whipped cream, and just about everything else. And a good hamburger, patty melt or reuben too. Oh, and don't forget the lime ricky.

bhargavnarayanan recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

A great satire about the tobacco industry that really doesn't take sides.

kelly recommended this 2 years, 9 months ago

Hip and happening, good food and atmosphere, nice covered patio.
Cons: Sometimes feels a bit too "scene-y".

tom recommended this 1 year, 3 months ago

Elegant pan-Mediterrian food on the Upper West Side. We had the prix fix lunch of several small plates which was a nice way to try many things on the menu.

tom recommended this 1 year, 3 months ago

Good for when you're looking for something nice for a special occasion. Burrata with grilled asparagus, mushroom risotto, gnocchi with duck confit and the grilled steak were all excellent. Extensive wine list as well.

tom recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

Good food (for an airline), helpful crew, decent website, wireless and usually on time. I know it sounds pretty basic but they're way ahead of Delta or United.

tom recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

Yes, this is the Wyndham's hotel restaurant on 24th st. But, it's far better than I would have expected. I had the fennel and orange salad, spaghetti carbonara, lamb chops and finally a chocolate cake.

tom recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

I usually notice motion blur or generally odd looking motion on LED/LCD TVs. Not so with this one. Great color and brightness too as well as a slime profile and light weight. Very low power draw and radiated heat.

tom recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

After eight years of renovations, entirely new galleries of Islamic and Arab art are opening again.

mattspitz recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

An awesome short film by Don Hertzfeldt. Apparently one of his first!