The Hungry Cat

Posted on April 21, 2014 by sybillesbeenthere

Santa Barbara – During our California holidays last December we ate in a really nice restaurant my best friend recommended to me. Again we were treated with delicious seafood and chose oysters as starter. Unfortunately the big seafood platter was out….maybe the cat? The restaurant has “siblings” in Santa Monica and Hollywood.

At this point I wanted to recommend a friend’s lifestyle blog called Citybabble that provides tips around the world for good places to go and see and much more interesting subjects. I really loved her latest post about the grand brunch in Zurich.

http://thehungrycat.com/

Ad Hoc – A temporary relief from hunger

Posted on February 16, 2014 by sybillesbeenthere

Yountville Napa Valley – When we visited some wineries in Napa we did not want to miss the ad Hoc….we heard so many good things about it. Although we were quite filled already from the day wine tasting we could not resist ordering an additional fresh bass (see Bob on the pic). The concept of the chef is to put food on the table that the people are sharing….a little bit like at the kitchen table at home – but on a very high level!
A place to go back….

http://www.adhocrestaurant.com/

La Mar – Best Ceviche north of Peru

Posted on January 8, 2014 by sybillesbeenthere

San Francisco – On our first night out in San Francisco we booked a table at La Mar. First we had pisco sour – one of my favourite drinks -at the bar. The pisco was just as it has to be with the whipped egg white on top…yummy but really strong!

Then we moved to the restaurant and ordered some ceviche and other typical Peruvian food that treated our taste buds really well. The atmosphere in the restaurant is really cool and modern in a historic building at the wharf.

if you are in SF you NEED to go.

http://lamarsf.com /