August 8, 2011

Boulevard’s coconut noodles sing at SF Chefs 2011 Sunday finale

Taste buds of those who love food never grow tired of new eating experiences, so we made a final lap at Sunday’s final day at SF Chefs 2011. We went on one more jaunt around the grand tasting tent in Union Square for a sip of Illy’s perfect cappuccinos. We stopped for a quick hello and how are you to Elizabeth Faulker of Citizen Cake. We took in one last moment of people watching while drinking pomegranate juice in the crimson POM lounge. We took some bites of an unusual edible flower topped marshmallow on a stick and a creamy buttermilk pannacotta with nectarines.


Then, of course, the best dish of all appeared before us like our final culinary reward. At the Boulevard table, golden haired Chef Nancy Oakes stood in front, siren-like, greeting tasters. Boulevard’s dish, like the Embarcadero’s French inspired restaurant itself, was an elegant and refined treasure. Plated on a pressed bamboo square, the delicate nest of coconut milk flavored noodles with fresh crab meat on top sung sweetly on our tongues. Light and heavenly, this was certainly one of the best things we tasted at SF Chefs 2011.