this post is filed under Cuisine - French, Location - San Francisco

Despite our apartment move, my mom and I still hit a lot of the places back by our old house. Here's a lunch from Chez Nous, a French-Mediterranean small plates place affiliated with the Bay Bread Boulangerie around the corner.

pommes frites with harissa aioli

heirloom tomato salad with manouri cheese and basil oil

peynirli borek-phyllo turnovers with feta, leek, and spinach

sauteed haricots verts with cashews and lemon

pan-seared scallops, sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, chorizo

The place seems to be doing less business than in the past (it was impossible to get a table for a while), but the food is still great. Pommes frites are addictive and the accompanying aioli is delicious. Heirloom tomatoes were simple but also great - I guess every restaurant is doing them now. Phyllo turnovers were nothing special but still good. Haricots verts were so-so, due I think more to the quality of the beans than anything about the preparation. The scallop dish was awesome. Scallops were cooked perfectly, and the pile of corn/tomato/chorizo was delicious.

thanks for the review. I want to check that place out now. Too bad I live in the East Bay.

posted by reader on August 1, 2004 09:26 PM

Nice site. I freqeuntly travel to HK, SF, Japan, China, and I live in Vancouver. I also love food but have yet to invest the time to share my experiences. I actually take food pictures almost everywhere I go now too just to remember the dishes. Kudos to you. You should open a restuarant someday.

posted by Darren on January 21, 2005 06:43 PM