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San Francisco’s Best Dim Sum Spots to Bring the Kids

by Sonia Gandiaga

Xiao long bao, house-made noodles and pork buns galore—take your little dumpling to one of these SF dim sum spots.

Fun, soft, small and delicious—dim sum is perfect food for kids. They can gobble them up with their little fingers, no silverware required. San Francisco boasts the oldest and largest Chinatown in the country and we’ve rounded up seven of our favorite spots there, from fancy and modern to small hole-in-the-wall dim sum bakeries.

Dragon Beaux

This is for sure one of the most sophisticated dim sum spots around. At lunchtime, you can enjoy some of the most creative dim sum in San Francisco like the delicious squid ink dumplings. At night they also offer hot pot with an extensive selection of meats, seafood, veggies, house-made noodles, and around 10 house-made sauces. If you are not sure of which dim sum to try, order the sampler and get the most colorful selection of dumplings in the Bay.

5700 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco
Online: dragonbeaux.com

Good Mong Kok Bakery

Good Mong Kok Bakery

Good Mong Kok is an excellent and affordable bakery for when you want your dumplings on the go. Try their steamed pork, shu mai, har gow, steamed chive dumpling and beef shu mai. The dumplings are plump and generous and packed with flavor. There is no sitting, but you can have a dim sum picnic at Washington Square park nearby.

1039 Stockton St.
San Francisco
Online: goodmongkok.com

Dumpling Time

Dumpling Time

This trendy, modern and affordable dumpling restaurant makes its home in Mission Bay. They make amazing xiao long baos (soup dumplings!) and focus on local and fresh ingredients to create their traditional dumplings. An added plus is their heated outdoor patio. Keep the kids occupied while you wait by watching the dumplings being made fresh before your eyes.

11 Division St.
San Francisco
Online: dumplingtime.com

Shanghai Dumpling King

This San Francisco staple has been preparing some of the most authentic dim sum for over ten years. There are not a lot of tables and if you come on the weekend be prepared to wait. But, the wait is so worth it. Feast on spicy pork and chive dumplings, plump and delicious shrimp and soup dumplings, and make sure to order their famous green beans!

3319 Balboa St.
San Francisco
Online: shanghaidumplingking.com

Good Luck Dim Sum

Good Luck Dim Sum is known to be one of the most consistent and affordable dim sum spots in the city. Try their siu mai and shrimp dumplings—so juicy and delicious! And their pork buns are to die for (and a kid fave). There are a few tables in the back but most people take their dim sum to go.

736 Clement St.
San Francisco

Wing Lee Bakery

Wing Lee is a classic Clement Street take out dim sum spot. What they lack in ambiance they make up for in tasty food. The shrimp and leek dumplings are outrageous—large shrimp pieces, tender, crunchy and so fresh. Also try their siu mai, pot stickers and bbq pork buns. So good, simple and inexpensive. Bonus: they are super fast, great for feeding those hungry little mouths that can surely not wait.

503 Clement St.
San Francisco

 

 

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Panera Bread Issues a Huge Recall at All of Its 2,000 Us Locations

by Erica Loop

On Sunday, Panera Bread issued a preemptive voluntary recalled of its cream cheese products over listeria concerns, specifically its 2-ounce and 8-ounce. cream cheese products. This follows a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes in samples of one variety of their 2-ounce cream cheese. If you have concerns about the cream cheese in your fridge, read on to get the need to know facts on the recall.

photo credit: Panera Bread

To start with, this is a preemptive recall. That means no one has gotten sick (yet). When samples from a single production day showed the presence of this bacteria, Panera took action immediately to stop the possible contamination risk by issuing a recall.

photo credit: Panera Bread

If you have any type of Panera cream cheese with an expiration date of 4/2/18 or before that was bought in one of the Panera Bread U.S. bakery stores, do not eat it. This includes the 2-ounce and 8-ounce varieties of plain, reduced-fat plain, reduced-fat chive and onion, reduced-fat honey walnut and reduced-fat wild blueberry cream cheese. If you’re still not sure whether you have the affected cream cheese or not, stop and don’t eat it.

Panera’s President and CEO, Blaine Hurst, said in a press release, “The safety of out guests and associated is paramount, therefore we are recalling all cream cheese products sold in the US with an active shelf life. We have likewise ceased all manufacturing in the associated cream cheese facility.”

Consumers who may have the cream cheese (or are completely, absolutely sure that they’re cream cheese is part of the recall) should contact Panera Bread Customer Service at 1-855-6-PANERA (Monday-Sunday from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. CST) or visit Panera.custhelp.com. Again, do NOT eat the cream cheese. Panera is offering refunds for the affected products.

Do preemptive recalls such as this make you feel safer about what you feed your family? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

—Erica Loop

 

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Here’s Every New Disney Movie Coming Out Through 2019

by Red Tricycle

Photo: The Chive

Disney recently announced it’s movie release dates from now through the year 2019, and we are stoked! Here’s what will be hitting theaters:

2016:

  • The reboot of Pete’s Dragon, Release date: August 12, 2016
  • Moana starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Release date: Nov 23rd, 2016
  • Marvel movie is Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Release Date: Oct 26, 2016
  • Star Wars spin-off Rogue One, Release Date: December 16th, 2016

2017:

  • The live-action version of Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson, Release date: March 17th, 2017
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Release date: May 5, 2017
  • The 8th episode of Star Wars, Release date:May 26, 2017
  • The third installment of Cars, Release date: June 16, 2017
  • The 3rd Thor film, Thor: Ragnarok, Release date: November 3, 2017
  • An animated film, Coco, Release date: November 22, 2017

2018:

  • The film Gigantic, which is based on the classic Jack and the Beanstalk tale. Release date: March 9, 2018
  • The second untitled Star Wars spinoff, Release Date: May 25, 2018
  • A fourth installment of Toy Story, Release Date: June 15, 2018

2019:

  • A sequel to The Incredibles, Release date: June 21, 2019

To see a full list, click here.

Which one are you excited to see? Tell us in the comments below!

H/T: The Chive

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Chicken Bundles

by Erin Lem

Tasty chicken with herbs wrapped in puff pastry dough makes for a great summertime snack (or dinnertime meal). We like that it’s easy to adjust the size of these bundles–bigger for the adults and smaller for the kids. Courtesy of Bushel & a Peck, this recipe will soon become your family’s new favorite dish.

Makes 16 bundles

Ingredients:
3 Cups cooked chicken, cut up (approx. 2-3 chicken breasts, or 3-4 chicken leg quarters)
1 small container onion & chive cream cheese (8 oz, 227g)
1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 bunch of green onions, sliced
1/4 Tsp each rosemary, onion powder, garlic powder, and 1 tbsp dried chives. Any or all of these spices are optional. I used a free, pre-packaged pouch of the spices from an omelette recipe I had.
Salt & pepper to taste
2 packs (397 g each) puff pastry, thawed.
1 egg, and 1 tbsp water (egg wash)

Method:
1. Have your oven shelves set at the middle, and top places. Heat oven to 450 degrees F (if planning to bake them right away). Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment, and set aside.

2. In a large bowl, mix the cooked chicken, cream cheese, chopped artichokes, green onion and spices. Set aside.

3. Un-wrap one puff pastry, and roll out until it is approximately a 9×12 inch rectangle. Cut into quarters (bottom right photo)

4. Put 4 tbsp of the chicken mixture in a slight log/rectangle shape (following the shape of the cut pastry) in the centre of each rectangle.

5. Now, start folding the pastry by first folding over a wide side, then a narrow, than a wide, and finish with a narrow side, pinching the pastry at the top to seal it. Place onto prepared cookie sheet, and continue making the bundles until you’ve used up all the pastry and chicken.

6. Mix in a small bowl the egg and water, and brush over pastry before baking.

7. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until the pastry is golden and puffed. You can bake both sheets at once, but at the 10 minute mark you will need to rotate the sheets. Cool slightly before eating (so you don’t cut into a steaming, delicious hot bundle of burn your mouth off!)

Tell us how your chicken bundles turned out in the Comments below!

recipe and photo courtesy of Amy-Lyn of Bushel & a Peck. Visit her blog for more great recipe ideas.

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Date Night: Best Seattle Dining Deals

by Erin Lem

Let’s face it, after you pay the babysitter, there’s not a whole lot left over for dinner. That’s why we’re lucky that our friends at Seattle Magazine dished up 18 Seattle restaurants serving up affordable, and delightfully delicious meals. From the Korean Tofu House to La Medusa, you’ll be sure to find cheap eats to satisfy any palate.

$13
Korean Tofu House
University District
True value: Not only do you get exceptionally generous portions, but every meal comes with side dishes. You will not leave hungry.

While most diehard kimchi-heads will claim that the only reliably good Korean restaurants are either to the north or south of Seattle, Korean Tofu House in the U District is a happy, and welcome, exception. Dinner options arrive with a fleet of expertly prepared banchan (side dishes)—chilled bean sprouts fragrant with the taste of sesame oil, neat wedges of savory chive and jalapeño pancake, marinated fish cake, kimchi and sweet, glazed potatoes—all free. For the main event, offerings such as spicy seafood soup with shrimp, oysters and clams, beef bone broth, house-made dumplings and more hover around the $8 range. All come bubbling hot, brought to your table by a server who’ll gladly crack an egg into the tofu soup.
What we ordered: Beef bone broth ($8.99) + soda ($1) + tax/tip = $13 per person

Want to read about the 17 other restaurants? Read on!

This is our weekly guest post from our friends at Seattle Magazine, which keeps readers on the pulse of restaurants, personalities, arts, entertainment and culture that reflect the tapestry of our dynamic landscape. We’ve teamed up for an exciting partnership to bring you a weekly dose of fantastic Date Night ideas throughout greater Seattle.

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