An old friend, Dave, drove in from the leafy Peninsula suburb, San Mateo, and met me at Range, 842 Valencia Street (20th); www.rangesf.com;282-8283. City and country folk feel at home on the Range calling this Mission hot spot run by a husband and Wife team one of the best restaurants to open in many moons. Chef Phil West and his wife, Camerson, use local organic ingredients and this restaurant has moved to the top of every one's dining list. The interior is comfortable and stylish, the food is sensational, and the prices are a bargain. Range has a personal feel and much of the interior design was done by the couple using elements from the nearby Mission stores. Open-beamed ceilings and a pristine glassed-in kitchen complete the look. Crowds gather nightly cheek to jowl to enjoy cocktails at the bar and soak up the industrial chic vibe. Dave, dressed in a suit which made him look downright medieval among the casual, tattooed hipsters joined me at the leather corner booth but by 7pm the place was packed and conversation was difficult. It didn't matter: Dave is a man of few words.
Range's menu changes often but generally includes vegetarian options; creamy chicken liver mousse; coffee-rubbed pork shoulder; souffles. Here's what I would suggest:
Appetizers:
cremini mushroom soup with sour cream and chives (7)
little gem lettuce with blue cheese vinaigrette, radishes and toasted pecans (8.50)
Entrees:
atlantic cod with a stew of quinoa, corn and baby artichokes, herb vinaigrette (21)
slow cooked pork shoulder with braised peas and morel mushroom sauce (20)
Don't forget desserts which are some of the best in the city.
June lady peach cobber with raspberry ice cream (8)
coffee (3)
I shared a few Adult Jokes:
A man bumps into a woman in a hotel lobby and as he does, his elbow goes into her breast. They are both quite startled. The man turns to her and says, "Ma'am, if your heart is as soft as your breast, I know you'll forgive me." She replies, "if your penis is as hard as your elbow, I'm in room 221."
A couple has been married for 50 years. They were sitting at the breakfast table one morning when the wife says, "Just think, 50 years ago we were sitting here at this breakfast table together." "I know," the old man said. "We were probably sitting here naked as a jaybird 50 years ago." "Well," Granny snickered. "Let's relive some old times." Where upon, the two stripped to the buff and sat down at the table. "You know, honey, " the little old lady breathlessly replied. "My nipples are as hot for you today as they were 50 years ago." "I wouldn't be surprised," replied Gramps. "One's in your coffee and the other in in your oatmeal."
Bacchus Kirk: Trivia Night. Team Name: Dirty Laundry
1.What major Bay Area company hastily replaced its CEO? Name new CEO.
2.Boeing Company is producing the new new thing. Name it.
3.What are the top 2 countries are on U.S.'s Failed State's Index?
4.Name mayor of major U.S. who pulled out of the upcoming election campaign.
5.John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in which industry.
6.The Vatican came out with top 10 commandments in which area?
7.Who was elected President of Israel?
8.Who's the father of Angelina Jolie?
9.In England, what is the hobby of those called twitchers?
10.Name author recently knighted in England; name the book cited.
11.Who are the nation's 2 largest natural/organic retail companies.
12.Name Politically Correct M.C.; original TV channel he aired on.
13.Acronym DINK means what?
14.Which movie grossed most at the Box Office this weekend?
15.On alphabetical list of countries, name the last two beginning with "Z".
ANSWERS:
1. Yahoo. Jerry Yang.
2. Dreamliner 787.
3.Iraq and Sudan.
4.Mayor Bloomberg.
5.Oil.
6.Driving Rules.
7.Shimon Perez
8.Jon Voigt.
9.Birdwatchers.
10.Salmon Rushdie; Satanic Verses
11.Whole Foods; Wild Oats.
12.Bill Maher; Comedy Central.
13.DUAL INCOME NO KIDS.
14.Fantastic Four.
15. Zimbabwe; Zambia
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