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Crème Brûlée Cart

alexkiel — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:26:05 +0000

I was recently in San Francisco and much to my surprise, I had the most delicious dessert right in the middle of the the Financial District! The Crème Brûlée Cart is a little food cart that often sets up camp at Market and Sutter and offers workers a pick-me-up in the form of crème brûlée. What’s awesome about the Crème Brûlée Cart is that they torch the crème brûlée right in front of you! They offer classics like vanilla bean as well as less traditional flavors such as “The Yes Please” (which is Nutella and strawberries) and cafe mocha. While they were out of the vanilla bean when I went, I tried the latter two and they were so good! The strawberries were a nice addition to the Nutella and the cafe mocha had just the right amount of coffee and chocolate. Both had a light, creamy custard base and the caramelized sugar crust was torched to perfection. The cart can be found in other parts of the city – follow them on Twitter @cremebruleecart to find out their location, hours, and flavors of the day! If you miss the cart during the day, there is also a food truck that can be currently found at Market at Castro and is open later in the evening for those late night cravings! |Creme Brulee Cart|

Hours of Operation:

The cart – Market at Sutter: 12pm-4pm 2/7 – 2/11
The truck – Market at Castro: 5pm-late night 2/7 – 2/12

The Rotunda

JK Lesure — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:49:31 +0000

150 Stockton Street, Level 4
San Francisco, CA, 94108
(415) 249-2720

Being my birthday and all, lunch somewhere a little more fancy than the typical Thursday norm seemed in order. Some white wine at noon on a Thursday? Hmm, why not. The Rotunda is located at the top of Neiman Marcus and is one of the more notable spots in Union Square for that special brunch, lunch, or afternoon tea. Nearly every table gets a great view of the Beaux Arts stained-glass skylight, but seats facing the unobstructed views of Union Square are highly sought after and are usually reserved well in advance.

Once seated, a demitasse of chicken broth served with a small crunchy popover wets the appetite, followed by their signature freshly baked popovers served with raspberry butter. I usually find myself ordering the burger when I dine here, but since it was my birthday, something a little more decadent this time around seemed appropriate. The lobster gratin penne pasta had a rich sauce, the deep-fried lobster imperial rolls were crunchy and delicious, and the lobster club was a rich take on an American classic sandwich. For the finale, a banana bread pudding with candied pecans, banana chips, caramel and chocolate was a great end to a decadent weekday lunch.

Open 7 days a week:
Mon-Thurs: 11am-4pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-5pm
Sun: 12pm-4pm
Afternoon Tea:
Sun-Thurs: 2:30pm-4pm
Fri-Sat: 2:30pm-5pm