Free Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich!

Starting on December 27th, Chick-fil-A will offer a free Spicy Chicken Biscuit to customers who make a reservation via this link http://www.getspicychicken.com It's the a new chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A. Don't forget to visit the website before your free sandwich is gone!

Get your Free Newcastle Brown Ale Glass nOw!

For limited time you can get a Newcastle Brown Ale Glass, a Geordie Schooner Pub Glass, for FREE. So take a look at the form and follow the instructions to get you free glass. No beer purchases necessary for Residents of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, HI, KY, ME, MN, MO, NC, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, or WV.

http://newcastlebrown.com/your_glass/docs/virtual_caps.pdf

Enjoy!

Starbucks happy hour ;)

Between May 7 and May 16, enjoy a half-price Frappuccino blended beverage at participating Starbucks in the afternoon – 3 to 5 p.m. Visit the following site for additional information. http://www.frappuccino.com/happy-hour

Free Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich!

Starting on May 21, Chick-fil-A will offer a free Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich to customers who make a reservation via this link http://www.getspicychicken.com/ It's the first new chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A in many, many years. Deal ends June 5, get it while its still there ;)

Free IHOP pancakes!!!

On Tuesday, February 23rd, from 7a.m. to 10p.m. IHOP will celebrate their fifth National Pancake Day and offer a short stack (three) of their famous buttermilk pancakes to everyone for free. If you missed your free Denny's breakfast two weeks ago, you've got a second chance to get some free pancakes.
http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/

Baskin-Robbins 31 flavors each for 31 cents

On April 28 from 5 pm to 10 pm local time, participating Baskin-Robbins stores will have ice cream scoops for 31 cents each as part of its annual event to honor the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. At the end of this promotion, Baskin-Robbins will donate $100,000 to this foundation, which assists the families of fallen firefighters and provides training to current firefighters to prevent deaths in the line of duty.

2.5 oz. scoops (or 3 oz. Soft Serve cones) are 31 cents plus tax where applicable. Limit 3 scoops person.

Baskin Robbins is usually packed with people when this deal is going on. Make sure to get there early to participate in this one, so on April 28th go earlier to enjoy some 31 cents ice cream at Baskin Robbins!!!

To locate a store near you please visit the site below:
http://www.baskinrobbins.com/Spotlight/franchisee.aspx

-David

Free Pinkberry Yogurt!!!

Pinkberry is offering a buy one get one free coupon valid from 2/12/10 - 2/19/10. See the link below for coupon. Go and take your girlfriend/boyfriend, family, and/or friends and get some yogurt!

http://www.pinkberry.com/newsletter/Pinkberry_Newsletter_ValentinesDayCoupon.html

-David

Free Auntie Anne's Pretzel!!!

Auntie Anne's is offering a free original or cinnamon sugar pretzel on Saturday, Feburary 20th from 10a.m. to 3p.m.

http://www.auntieannes.com/fpd/FPD.html

-David

Free Taco Bell!!!

Right now participating Taco Bell restaurants are offering a free Fresco Taco using the coupon in the link below. Get yours now!

http://static.tacobell.com/drivethrudiet/coupon.html

-David

ISA Restaurant (San Francisco)

San Francisco Trip:

Me and a couple of my friends decided to take a week vacation up to San Francisco to wine and dine at some nice restaurants. Our trip was basically planned around restaruants, we made reservations for dinner for each night of the trip. It was a fun and memorable trip, we ate at a lot of different place and visted plenty of places.


On the first night we ate at a restaurant named Evvia, however since the picures were taken on a mobile phone, that post will probablly come at a later time. The second night we ate at a restaurant named ISA. ISA is nestled in the heart of San Francisco's Marina District and serves small plate French crusine. Executive Chef Luke Sung, who is talented beyond his years, creates the types of satisfying combinations one can eat every day. His food is deeply flavored, elegant, yet straightforward.

ISA Chef's background:

"Sung arrived the United States at the age of 14 from Taiwan. After working for his dad Tony Sung at Eric’s Restaurant in Noe Valley and his uncle Ping Sung at Eliza’s Restaurant on Potrero Hill in High School, he started cooking while attending college with Chef Roland Passot at La Folie (of which we later dined at) for almost two years.

He then moved on to Masa’s with Chef Julian Serrano (now at Picasso Restaurant in Las Vegas) and spent almost two years with him. He traveled to New York one summer and staged at Restaurant Daniel with Chef Daniel Boulud and Chef Alex Lee. He also staged at Les Panisse with Chef Gray Kunz. After returning to San Francisco, he spent three years with Chef Sylvain Portay at the Dining Room of Ritz Carlton San Francisco. Sung now owns and operates Isa, named after his daughter, Isabelle, where he prepares French-style tapas in the Marina District."

Courses from the menu are ment to be shared, family style. So my friends and I ordered a few things.

We started off with the organic Loch Duart salmon carpaccio with lemon, creme fraiche, cucumber, egg, capers & crostini. The salmon wasn't too salty and was soft, the the capers brought out the saltyness of the dish and the creme fraiche balanced it out with a settle cream flavor. The crostini, little toasts, were crunchy and when paired with the salmon carpaccio it was delicious! The taste of this dish reminded me of creme cheese on a toasted bagle, except this dish tasted better. The taste of this dish was accented by the various texture of the cucumber, egg, and capers as the differnt size changed the chewing feel and dynamic.

We then proceed with the Dungeness crab salad, with avocado, apple, grapefruit & tarragon dressing. The Dungeness crab brought it a tint of sweetness while the grapefruit added hints of sourness, it was both light and refreshing.

Next up we had the Grilled local calamari, with honey spice, flageolet beans, lemon zest & arugula. This dish was flavorful, it reminded me a little bit of how my mom cooks calamari, kind of Chinese in nature but with bit of French flare in the dish. When you take the first bite, the sweetness and hint of sourness from the lemon zest bursts in your mouth with flavor and fades away with the flavors of the flageolet beans. The dish was great; however, I was a little dissapointed because the insides of the calamari was remvoed, the part surrounding the plastic like lining of the squid, of which i enjoy quite a bit, but that's just my personal preferrence.

Following the previous dish, we had the Dutch valley Veal sweetbreads & mushroom fricassee, with mirepoix, white wine, mash potato & potato rosti. The dish was well balanced with just the right amount of ingredients, and the texture contrast of the dish is superb. The potato rosti was fried just right, crispy on the outside and soft and on inside; when eaten with the soft and tender sweetbread the texture of the two are a perfect match.

Next, we had the local petrale sole with mash potato, broccoli di ciccio, capers & lemon brown butter. The fish wasn't bad but it was not one of the more memorable dishes of the meal.

We then proceeded with the seared scallops, with brussels sprouts, bacon, potato puree & truffle jus de poulet. The scallops were good, the outter layer seared just right and tender on the inside. The mash potato has bits and pieces of bacon inside, it wasn't dry as it was flavored with bacon's natural oil. The mash potato was also in two dishes above (the fish and the sweetbread dish).

The most memorable dish of the night was the Hudson valley grade A foie gras, with apples, huckleberry, port & custard brioche. This dish made the night. The waiter told us that this is one of the best foie gras dish in town, and I would not disagree. First bite of the foie gras and my mouth was bursting with flavors. It was extremely soft, and almost melts to the touch. The huckleberry added a sour sweetness to the taste. This dish provided a ecstastic pallet experience and should not be missed.

-David 

Free Ice Cream Day!!!

Ben and Jerry's is offering free ice cream at selected stores on Tuesday, March 23rd.

Go to the website below and check for the location nearest you. (In the map search section make sure to select the "Participate in free cone day" box.)http://www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/scoop-shop-locator/index.cfm

-David

Epi-what? Epi-FreeNess

Free Food at Denny's!!!

For those who don’t know, during the Super Bowl, Denny's announced that it is offering a free Original Grand Slam for one day at its restaurants nationwide.

Denny’s is offering free breakfast for customers nationwide from 6 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon on Tuesday, February 9th. The breakfast offered is called “The Grand Slam Breakfast” it includes two pancakes, two sausage links, two eggs, and two pieces of bacon. Denny’s offered the breakfast so that Americans could see that in this time of recession, they could still afford a breakfast at Denny’s.

See the webistes below for additional information and locations:http://www.dennys.com/superbowl/splash1.html

http://www.dennys.com/LiveImages/Users/SuperBowl%20PressRelease.pdf

-David

Epi-what? Epi-FreeNess

Dine LA is back! You will be able to enjoy special three-course, prix-fixe menus, at a discounted price. Remember its almost Valentines' Day, so plan something special and take that special someone out a little bit early and avoid the crowd. Dine LA will be available during Jan 24 – 29 and Jan 31 – Feb 5, 2010.

Prices will be as follows:

Lunch
$ Deluxe Dining: $16
$$ Premier Dining: $22
$$$ Fine Dining: $28

Dinner
$ Deluxe Dining: $26
$$ Premier Dining: $34
$$$ Fine Dining: $44

See the websit below for participating restaurants.

http://discoverlosangeles.com/play/dining/restaurantweek/aapart2010.jsp

If eating out early for Valentines is out of the questions restaurants are also having Valentines' specials on February 12, 13, and 14. See the folowing website for additional details.

http://www.opentable.com/promo.aspx?m=6&pid=102&ref=7201&cmpid=em_01-28-10_hol&spMailingID=2852046&spUserID=MTc1MTEzMTM4MTES1&spJobID=82660435&spReportId=ODI2NjA0MzUS1

Restaurant week is also happening in Orange County, in the Newport Beach area. The special three-course, prix-fixe menus will be from January 22 - 28.

http://www.newportbeachdining.com/restaurantweek/restaurantweeksplash.asp

Now go out and have some fun! Enjoy some mouth watering food at the restaurant that you always wanted to try.

Epi-what? Epi-dineTastic