The wait to get into Zazie for a table for two was one hour. But after waiting 5 minutes, one of the two tables on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant opened up, a first come first serve table. I snagged it and was on my way to foodieliciousness, #74 on the list of 100.
There are several choices of eggs benedict at Zazie, and in my opinion, there is one that is far more worthy than the others: "La Mer," poached egg on an english muffin with dungeness crab, spring onion, avocado, and of course their house-made hollandaise sauce.
La Mer looked and tasted like sunshine. One beautiful savory poached egg with sweet crab, creamy avocado, spicy spring onion, and the lightest, most lemony hollandaise sauce I have ever had. The combination of these flavors was perfect.
Warning: Order AT LEAST two eggs (you have your choice of one, two, or three). I ordered one egg and was about to eat my plate once I finished the actual food. It was so good, that I forgot to take a picture of the food, and had to resort to a photo of my clean plate after the fact.
At dinner time, I decided to get back to my Asian roots, so I went to Katana-Ya Japanese restaurant for the #5 item on the list: Chasu Ramen.
It's a tiny, very hip spot with a small sushi bar, and a line out the door. The only ramen I had had previous to this experience was the so very gourmet Maruchan Ramen that comes dry in a little plastic package. During my dumpster diving days, my backpacker friends made "Ramen Bombs": Instant mashed potatoes cooked in water with a pack of ramen mixed in. And if you were a super gourmand, you added cheese to the mix. Even I, the girl who ate walnuts off the grocery store floor in the bulk aisle, could never force myself to eat this substance that looked like worms emerging from a swamp.
So, real ramen was sounding pretty good. And it was. The wheat noodles were perfectly aldente, the barbeque pork was tender and savory, and the broth was a thick, almost creamy, miso. I would've loved a bit more of a kick...it's a dollar to add spice and next time I will spend that extra dollar. It was a nice intro to my first non-packaged ramen.
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