"Being showered with compliments by your closest friends is always fun. It’s more fun when you’re in a dining room adorned with golden chandeliers, big-leaf plants, and floor-to-ceiling windows with a Chinatown view. You won’t stop having daydreams about this fancy Chinese American restaurant for weeks, and that’s thanks in part to the dishes, which are remixed in a very San Francisco fashion—like scallion pancakes made with sourdough and served with crème fraîche, or cheong fun topped with local uni. If you happen to be celebrating a big raise, go all in on the whole-roasted duck, a tender behemoth that’ll run you $150. " - Julia Chen 1
Krescent Carasso