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chez papa bistrot  |  1401 18th street, san francisco, ca  |  www.chezpapasf.com

music: sympathique by pink martini

taking a cue from the bf, i put together this short video of a wonderful dinner we had at chez papa bistrot over the weekend.  after my whirlwind vacation, i wanted to share a delish meal with my special guy at a warm and cozy neighborhood joint, and chez papa bistrot fit the bill.  this place is oozing with french charm and romance - flickering candlelight, red walls, dreamy atmosphere - which also translates to lack of lighting, a.k.a difficult place to shoot (but i was determined)! 

the food?  let's just say it will now only take a ten-minute drive for me to arrive in the south of france.  we noshed on the following: petites assiette - seared sonoma foie gras, blackberry ginger compote, blackberry gastrique, fine herbs salad (i would gladly eat 10 of these apps!); grandes assiettes - duck confit leg, fennel puree, lardons, wild mushrooms, topped with perigourdine sauce (hers) & grilled flat iron steak, bordelaise sauce and pommes frites (his); and for dessert - lavender creme brulee (mine...errrrrr, ours).  the best part about a dinner date with the bf is how he can't complain if i reach over and steal a quick taste of his food!  ;)