Thursday, October 16, 2008

Chapeau: so good until the last 5 minutes

This month the SF DICS took the Richmond by storm. Chapeau (on Clement @15th) delivered some amazing food and a comfortable atmosphere. There was a little snafu with the waiter at the end of our meal (the last 5 minutes referred to in the title of this post), but I am not going to let that taint my memories of the delicious food and the great company of my fellow DICS. 

Instead of describing the dinner, I'm going to just include some actual quotes along with pics: 

Ooooohhh! This asparagus soup is soooo good. 
(Complimentary starter).


OMG! Two giant slabs of foie gras? Mmmm. Wow, the presentation is great. Is there crack in this sauce? 


Yum. The reduction sauce on this steak is to die for. Um, no, actually I don't really want to swap any of it for some of your duck. Sorry.  


Whoa. What is this creamy custard stuff between the apples and the crust? That seriously makes this way better than regular apple tart. 


Ohhhh, warm and gooey. Chocolatey. 


Actually, these are mostly quotes from the other members of DICS. I didn't say that much because I was busy inhaling my food and scraping the sauce of the plate, and then trying to eat the shared desserts faster than the others. Suckers. I definitely got more than my fair share of the chocolate cake. And the bread. And the apple tart. 

Needless to say, my tummy hurt. But that is a price I am willing to pay.