wayfare tavern

say hello to the new kid on the block...tyler florence's wayfare tavern.

while i was celebrating ___ years on earth, wayfare tavern was celebrating only a few weeks on the mean streets of san francisco. the restaurant is everything i love in a dining establishment: from the tastefully executed decor to the superbly presented dishes and traditional/local inspired cuisine...this place is so inviting that you'll want to lounge around here for hours. the place had the magical buzz of a thriving, new restaurant - a palpable and contagious energy in eager anticipation of the food to come. the same menu is served day and night so there is ample time for you to enjoy one of san francisco's newest and buzz worthy treasures. i mean, how many times have you watched tyler florence cook on the food network and wish you could reach inside the tv to grab that mouth-watering dish he prepared? here are the stand-outs from the night...

figs on a plate: luscious, fresh figs (fig season is my birthday gift from nature), roasted onions, fresh & creamy burrata, sunflower seeds and drizzled with a honey-black pepper dressing.

my 2nd favorite dish of the night - seared sonoma foie gras (sooooo buttery it should be illegal), roasted plums, grilled sourdough, tarragon and sea salt.

the best $11 i have ever spent: the occidental sour - macchu pisco, st. germain elderflower liquer, mondavi moscato d'oro, caramelized pineapple syrup, lemon, lim, egg white, peychaud's...all of the cocktails have the most charming names and by the look on everyone's faces, equally delectable. the cocktail menu was dreamt up from the famed cocktail ambassadors, the bon vivants (one of the founders is a si prep classmate...wildcats!).

not pictured: my favorite dish, and it was a SIDE ladies and gents...the creamed corn. we almost fell out of our chairs when the waitress let us know that there was absolutely no cream involved in creating this decadent, sinful and milky corn product that i learned only the freshest and sweetest corn can make when pureed. with the genius additions of smoked olive oil and chive blossoms, you too wouldn't have time to photograph something you attacked in 5 minutes.

wayfare tavern. 558 sacramento street, san francisco. www.wayfaretavern.com.

xoxo, courtney