Description:
"This is no place for someone living paycheck to paycheck. In one of San Francisco's most fashionable residential neighborhoods, the small, smart eatery caters to folks with fat pocketbooks who plan ahead: tables are booked weeks in advance. Michael Tusk, who has cooked at the legendary Chez Panisse and Oliveto, oversees the kitchen. The menu, which changes daily and marries French, Italian, and American traditions, includes such inviting -- and delicious -- dishes as fresh pasta with scallops, duck breast and leg confit, wild nettle sformato (Italian-style custard), and more. The wine list is top-notch but pricey, and the service is both professional and friendly. Reservations essential." Fodor's Travel Wire