I love San Francisco.

I would say that its largely due the fantastic healthy and heaute-veggie restos there.  And like when we were in Paris, Ben and I have found that we take more photos of food than of ourselves or the sites.

Ipso facto, I am posting a food montage – because while we’re on vacation – I simply view our itnerary as time between meals.  Saying this, I had booked us up for reservations before we went away.  And stuffing my face almost took my mind off the fact that wordpress and our hotel connection was acting up disallowing me to post.

So, If any of you are going to San Francisco, I recommend the following four restaurants

1. Greens – a wonderful vegetarian restaurant right on Fort Mason.  This industrial warehouse turned herbivore haven is both huge and packed which just highlights the city’s fantastic culture of alterna-lifestyles.  I wasn’t that hungry so just opted for a simple choice of red quinoa and tofu veggie skewers garnished with chopped almonds and dried cherries.  But OMG this modest dish was so tasty as its lime cilantro curry had me wanting to lick the plate.

2. Alive – Ben I went to this raw food restaurant on Valentines day.  And while I have been to raw foodist joints in Toronto and NYC, this one was closest to fine dining that I have ever had with delicacies like savoury cheesecake and fennel salad appetizers as well as an avocado torte topped with mushroom nut whip.  Don’t even talk to me about dessert it was so divine…

3. The Slanted Door - Another place on the water, this place was recommended to me by a  client of mine.  It serves Asian fusion small plates and is so busy that I recommend reservig in advance.  We shared crispy mint and lettuce wrapped imperial rolls, duck confit asian slaw and a steaming plate of soft rice noodles with chicken and vegetables.  My tummy wasn’t feeling well that day or I would have dived into their raw bar, slurping down oysters on the half shell and ocean-fresh sashimi.

4. Farmer Brown - We were lucky that this farm fresh soul food restaurant was steps away from our hotel.  I had read about it in a vegan soul food cook book I recently bought.  Everything from beers being served in mason jars to the served warm corn bread, Farmer Brown feel like good old fashioned home cooking (maybe not my home… you’d have found Quinoa and steamed greens – but someone’s). I had cornmeal encrusted cat fish with candied yams and string beans while Ben ordered crispy southern fried chicken sided with stewed greens and macaroni and cheese.  The portions are huge, so go hungry!