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heh. food scene. i don't want a 'food scene.' i just want good food. i don't care if it's on 3 plates with sauce designs, i don't care if it looks like a beef-f

heh. food scene. i don't want a 'food scene.' i just want good food. i don't care if it's on 3 plates with sauce designs, i don't care if it looks like a beef-flower, or if it photographs well for my 'stream.' btw the british school of cuisine is one of the most famous in the world. not scene-wise though, but good food is for eating, not instagram. sf is definitely not known for tasty food. it's known for showing off food. good for bored tourists. not good to live there. and no, sf doesn't habe good greek food or middle-eastern food. i've been to greece and the middle east quite a bit, and they have better food at has stations. sf is all show and hype. that's not what locals want.

dragonwriter 6y ago
> sf is definitely not known for tasty food. Yes, it is. It's mostly orthogonal to the trendy food scene, and if you follow the latter hoping to find the former you’ll likely be disappointed, but SF is known for excellent examples of both a wide variety of authentic ethnic cuisines and a wide variety of excellent unique creative/fusion offerings apart from the trendy scene.
- dongvsascript 6y ago
  so what is that food? the south is known for great bbq. chicago is the meat capitol, with deep dish and greektown. maryland for crab and maine for lobster, nyc has authentic jew-food that rivals what i ate in israel and jordan. what is the food sf is known for? because if i literally ask anyone i know, the answer will be 'fusion.' or 'pizza' with ranch and lettuce in it. you're known for california rolls. the big mac of sushi. known doesn't mean known just to you. you may have some good restaurants here and there that people can uber to. the rest is fusion of hipster and lsd microdoses. in a city i want to live in, i walk outside and pick from 5 good places. you take an uber across town to those. people are leaving now that work doesn't require them there. to a cities with better food.
  - bobsil1 6y ago
    Mission burritos, dosas, nouveau veg/vegan, food trucks
    - asdff 6y ago
      Is that not the menu of any CA town with over 100k people?
      - dragonwriter 6y ago
        Yes, lots of places in California, especially Northern California, are inspired by,or share inspiration with, SF. Can't think of any place I've known so many people (and not just of any one national background) who live well outside the immediate area go to regularly specifically because of the quality of some particular cuisine (often, people of non-US origin going for their own national cuisine) that is there, though.
    - dongvsascript 6y ago
      i find it funny you listed food trucks in that mix of street fast food and hipster fusion. world-famous cuisine indeed. mais j'ai une question. si tu ne parle rien le francais, why do you use french words where there is an english one already -'new.' is it just to make something that's the same, sound hip and cool? everyone's got big burritos, a classic indian food, vegan crap no one is interested in but vegans, and food trucks. what sf did was add weird twists to everyfay food, just to make it cool and different -not for taste. just like you did with the word 'new.' it's ranch and lettuce on a pizza. it's cool to try one time. the novelty wears off after that 1 time.
      - LetBinding 6y ago
        > vegan crap no one is interested in but vegans And SF has a large populace of vegans like me, who have a choice of dozens of innovative restaurants with mind boggling vegan food, from Michelin quality and expensive to cheap and homely and everything in between, that I literally can’t find in any other city. It’s cool if you don’t like this kind of food but you did ask what kind of fare SF is known for, so it’s not clear what your point is.

dragonwriter 6y ago

> sf is definitely not known for tasty food. Yes, it is. It's mostly orthogonal to the trendy food scene, and if you follow the latter hoping to find the former you’ll likely be disappointed, but SF is known for excellent examples of both a wide variety of authentic ethnic cuisines and a wide variety of excellent unique creative/fusion offerings apart from the trendy scene.

dongvsascript 6y ago
so what is that food? the south is known for great bbq. chicago is the meat capitol, with deep dish and greektown. maryland for crab and maine for lobster, nyc has authentic jew-food that rivals what i ate in israel and jordan. what is the food sf is known for? because if i literally ask anyone i know, the answer will be 'fusion.' or 'pizza' with ranch and lettuce in it. you're known for california rolls. the big mac of sushi. known doesn't mean known just to you. you may have some good restaurants here and there that people can uber to. the rest is fusion of hipster and lsd microdoses. in a city i want to live in, i walk outside and pick from 5 good places. you take an uber across town to those. people are leaving now that work doesn't require them there. to a cities with better food.
- bobsil1 6y ago
  Mission burritos, dosas, nouveau veg/vegan, food trucks
  - asdff 6y ago
    Is that not the menu of any CA town with over 100k people?
    - dragonwriter 6y ago
      Yes, lots of places in California, especially Northern California, are inspired by,or share inspiration with, SF. Can't think of any place I've known so many people (and not just of any one national background) who live well outside the immediate area go to regularly specifically because of the quality of some particular cuisine (often, people of non-US origin going for their own national cuisine) that is there, though.
  - dongvsascript 6y ago
    i find it funny you listed food trucks in that mix of street fast food and hipster fusion. world-famous cuisine indeed. mais j'ai une question. si tu ne parle rien le francais, why do you use french words where there is an english one already -'new.' is it just to make something that's the same, sound hip and cool? everyone's got big burritos, a classic indian food, vegan crap no one is interested in but vegans, and food trucks. what sf did was add weird twists to everyfay food, just to make it cool and different -not for taste. just like you did with the word 'new.' it's ranch and lettuce on a pizza. it's cool to try one time. the novelty wears off after that 1 time.
    - LetBinding 6y ago
      > vegan crap no one is interested in but vegans And SF has a large populace of vegans like me, who have a choice of dozens of innovative restaurants with mind boggling vegan food, from Michelin quality and expensive to cheap and homely and everything in between, that I literally can’t find in any other city. It’s cool if you don’t like this kind of food but you did ask what kind of fare SF is known for, so it’s not clear what your point is.