473596 Thu Dec 27 19:22:43 -0800 2007 4 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 3241528 Saw that Christopher Elbow will be having a store on Hayes St near Octavia..said opening late Fall..is it delayed or is it Fall 2008? ------ Miette Confiserie: Finally got to check out this candy shop Thurs 12/27/07. Closest Bart stop is Civic Center, turn Right on Hayes then walk 5 blocks to Octavia. It's across from the Park over there. It's bigger than the Candy Store that I visited a few months ago. It's a very cute shop. I got some unusual candy to me that I hope are good: 3400 Phinney Coffee Dark Chocolate bar - $4.50 - haven't tried yet. Freia Melkesjokolade -milk chocolate bar 100g - price around $5 (I think) - This is supposed to be really creamy said the sales lady, I haven't tried it yet. Theo Special Limited Edition Venezuela 91% Cacao - price around $5 I think. - haven't tried yet. My total was $15. They take credit cards. They have other candies in containers, Vosges candy bars, though no Mo's Bacon Bar when I went; lots of Miette cookies, macarons - 5 flavors to pick from, cupcakes $3 ea. Brownies: with or without nuts $2.5; mini Scharffen Berger cake $5; chocolate truffle tart $5; banana bread mini picknicker $3; carrot cake picknicker $5 No baskets either, I got to sample the 3400 Phinney bread & dark chocolate - they ran out by Christmas 2007. Bummer. ------ Thai House Express: The nearest Bart stop is Civic Center & it's about a 10 block walk in the Tenderloin. Windy & I tried these dishes: chicken soup $7.25 -had a small spoon for taste-just ok, bland chicken soup w/ thin rice noodles & lots of chicken. pork leg stew noodle soup $8.25-I requested no bean sprouts. They didn't have any wide noodles which I love so maybe that's why I didn't like it as much, got thin rice noodles instead. Soup was ok, veggie couldn't taste them. larb (under salad) $7.25-choice of ground chicken, pork or beef w/ chili, onions, rice powder & lemon dressing. We got pork. It was good. It was spicy w/ lots of ground pork & raw onions and some slices of cabbage that I didn't eat. 2 hot Thai tea $1.25 each. Just ok for me. Just flavored tea, not what I was expecting. I'd stick to cold Thai iced tea if I go again. Subtotal $25.25 + tax $2.15 = $27.40 before tip. Separate bathrooms (you need a key) both upstairs. Hrs: Noon to Midnight Everyday! ----- Belly Good Cafe & Crepes: We went here after shopping at Ichiban Kan in Japantown. It's next to May's Coffee shop. They have all kinds of crepes. Prices range from $3-$4. I got a custard & nutella crepe $3.50 - you get it wrapped or on a plate, & it comes w/ whipped cream unless you tell them. I thought it was ok because I love nutella, otherwise it's kinda boring. Can't taste the custard & it's so pale yellow like it's undercooked. I prefer it more crispy. I also got 2 pieces of ice-cream mochi $1.99. You have to get both in the same flavor so I picked green tea. Just ok for me. Cold & chewy that's all I could taste, not much flavor of green tea ice-cream at all. Total was $5.79. Probably won't go back again. pics: http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=t5dik17.56lk255j&Uy=217p0h&Ux=0 Thu Dec 27 19:22:43 -0800 2007 10677 hhc 1 3241816 I don't have to add except the woman who helped me at Miette was a true licorice evangelist. I've had laryngitis for days, and she was determined to sway me to the salty licorice whales. I got some and also some chewier licorice gums--she mentioned all kinds of flavor notes I could detect, if my throat weren't already numb from living on Ricola. Agree, the chicken soup at THE was very bland, although maybe what I needed. I liked the broth on the pork leg noodle soup better. The "custard" on the crepe was a spray of sweetened condensed milk. Thu Dec 27 22:22:22 -0800 2007 3241528 10966 Windy 2 3243187 I too, visited Miette's candy store for the first time last week --- I was skeptical for some reason but really left there liking the people and the store. At home tried the pretty candied almonds -- very good. So fresh! The almonds have that snap! Also tried a piece of the caramel-- delicious, and the rocky road (hmmm... different, not what I expected). I have a Lake Champlain hazelnut chocolate bar and malt balls left to try. Looking forward to it. Fri Dec 28 13:02:52 -0800 2007 3241816 11302 rln 1 3242155 The "opening late fall" sign at the Christopher Elbow shop has been up for ages, so it refers to late fall 2007. Fri Dec 28 06:37:15 -0800 2007 3241528 10032 david kaplan 2 3343319 Just saw on Christopher Elbow's website that the plan is now to open February 2008! website: http://www.elbowchocolates.com/ Location: 401 Hayes Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Mon Jan 28 23:00:45 -0800 2008 3242155 10677 hhc