News - 2009
Daily Candy, San Francisco - The Froggy City
March 20, 2009
By Kim Miller
Bonjour, class. Welcome to French 101. Let’s begin with some translations.
Joie de Vivre: the luxury hotelier and owner of Union Square’s newest brasserie.
Midi: new home of executive chef Michelle Mah (Ponzu), which opens for lunch and dinner today.
La décoration: a Moulin Rouge-inspired wall mural, sleek downstairs bar with projection screen, cozy upstairs dining room with banquettes, recessed ceiling lighting, dark woods, and rainbow colored mirrors.
Boisson: cocktails include the Lavender French 75 and the Dark & Foggy.
Hors d’oeuvre: grilled jumbo asparagus for lunch and warm seafood salad or pork rillette with dinner.
Plat principal: lunch entrees include a grass-fed beef burger with fries; dinner selections like duck leg confit, hangar steak (best with frites), and a pan-fried skate wing.
Chocolate pot de créme: heaven.
