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machine coffee and deli…

A recent office relocation has meant a lot more lunch hours for me in San Francisco’s mid-market district. With Twitter and Yammer’s somewhat recent move to the neighborhood, new restaurants have been popping up to keep up with new traffic.

I had been wanting to check out Machine Coffee and Deli since the Big Eat 2013 list had been released to try the ‘Crankshaft’ tuna melt. Of course I geeked out and did a little research before heading over. Machine Coffee and Deli is a small shopfront (blink and you’ll miss it!) by the people behind neighboring Show Dogs and Foreign Cinema. They serve Four Barrel coffee, breakfast goods and are known for their sandwiches.

It was a sunny Friday afternoon and I was craving some time in the sun. I ordered my Crankshaft tuna melt and the server said he would bring it over to me if I wanted to sit outside at Show Dogs. The sandwich was pretty heavy for lunch and I would definitely share it with someone if I go again. Not only was it a mayonaise based tuna salad, but there was cheese melted on both sides of the roll to tie it together. I liked the freshness of the arugula and the pickled bite of capers. If you are hungry and love tuna melts, go for it. A bit steep at $10 for the neighborhood but worth a try.

Machine Coffee and Deli
1024 Market St @ 6th St
San Francisco, CA
94103

Monday through Friday 8am – 5pm

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{food} craftsman & wolves…

The James Beard Foundation 2013 Restaurant and Chef semifinalists have been announced. San Francisco has some great nominees throughout the list, including pastry chef William Werner from Craftsman & Wolves. I loved visiting Tell Tale Preserves’ stand (Werner’s previous pop up patisserie) at the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market and am so glad that he has found the perfect permanent space for C&W.

Craftsman & Wolves, San Francisco | sparklingandsweet.com

The Rebel Within is THE standout item at C&W. It is a cheese, green onion and sausage breakfast muffin with a soft boiled egg in the center. The hype around this muffin is real. It is as good as it looks. It costs a steep $7 but is worth a try at least once. And it’s on the Big Eat 2013 list.

The large glass display case makes it impossible to leave without grabbing a couple of other treats. I had to restrict myself but couldn’t leave without a Valhorna chocolate chip cookie with sea salt sprinkled on top. In contrast to the $7 breakfast muffin, a $2 large cookie seemed like a bargain.

Craftsman & Wolves
746 Valencia Street (at 18th Street)
San Francisco, CA
94110

Monday through Friday 7am – 7pm
Saturday 8am – 7pm
Sunday 8am – 5pm

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{food} deli board…

Deli Board has become our favourite Saturday lunch spot. Their sandwiches are perfect to share between two, their Board sauce is deliciously addictive and they have the BEST deli pickles on the side.

Deli Board, San Francisco | sparklingandsweet.com

Last Saturday, we ordered the Boca sandwich since it was listed on this year’s Big Eat list. Boca has corned beef, pastrami, brisket, muenster cheese, Board sauce, brown mustard, pickles, all on a french roll. It did not disappoint.

I recommend eating it right away. The gooey cheesiness is optimal when still piping hot.

There is always a line at Deli Board, but the sandwiches usually come within ten minutes of ordering. They have daily specials so be sure to check out the board before ordering. A couple of weeks ago, we took a chance on the daily special Wazbinski sandwich— turkey, kosher salami, cream cheese, muenster cheese, cherry peppers, pickled onion, 1000 island, brown mustard, all on dutch crunch. I am now stalking the board to see when it will be featured again!

Deli Board
1058 Folsom St
San Francisco, CA
94103

Mon-Sat 11 am – 4 pm
Sun 11 am – 3 pm

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{food} 7 x 7 feature…

SO excited to be featured in 7 x 7 Magazine’s round up of Big Eat bloggers. 7 x 7 is by far my favourite SF daily read and I subscribe to their monthly print mag as well.

Check out the full write up here. Thanks to Rachel from 7 x 7 for reaching out and featuring Sparkling and Sweet!

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{food} 7 x 7 magazine big eat 2013…

7 x 7 Magazine has released their Big Eat 2013 list! They have added EIGHTY(!) new dishes this year and I can’t wait to dig in.

Last year, I didn’t get around to eating as much as I initially wanted to. The effort of lugging around a cumbersome DSLR camera and embarrassing my chosen dining companion by snapping tons of shots before they could sink their teeth into the deliciousness became a barrier to crossing more off the 2012 list. I am planning a more no holds barred approach this year with as little iphoneography as possible.

Some of my favourite dishes last year:

Meatloaf Sandwich | Fatted Calf

Carnitas | Nopalito

Dim Sum | Ton Kiang

Going through this year’s list, I have already had 13/100 items compared to last year’s 32/100 when I began. I welcome the challenge with an empty stomach and curious appetite! Some standouts I can’t wait to try:

- Spicy Miso Ramen at Ramen Underground… maybe it’s the winter season but nothing sounds better to me than a nice bowl of spicy noodles.

- Peking Duck at Hong Kong Lounge… it is rare that I find myself at the end of the city but I would definitely venture for some authentic peking duck.

- Caldo Tlalpeno at Nopalito… I was so impressed with the carnitas, can’t wait to try a new dish.

Want to see what else I have crossed off of the 7 x 7 2012 Big Eat list?

Bar Crudo’s seafood chowder

Kelvin made ice-cream at Smitten

Carnitas at Nopalito

Fried green beans at Coco500

Prime rib at House of Prime Rib

Argentine beef empanada at Venga Empanadas

Dim sum at Ton Kiang

Pizza margherita at Pizzeria Delfina

Meatloaf sandwich at Fatted Calf

Pickled eggs at Comstock Saloon and Deviled eggs at Park Tavern