The List

For those of you who have not encountered 7 x 7's List of 100 Things to Try Before You Die in San Francisco it is a slightly intimidating list of things you should either eat or drink before you die. They range from the cheese course at Gary Danko to pig parts at Incanto. Most every neighborhood of San Francisco is represented as well as every type of cuisine in all price ranges.

Check it out for yourself here: http://www.7x7.com/content/eat-drink/big-eat-sf-100-things-try-you-die

Miss A made it a totally ridiculous/amazing spreadsheet that I stare at for several large chunks of time throughout the day.

Our first joint List Adventure was the Milk Roasted Pork at L'Osteria del Forno in North Beach. This restaurant was chosen for how easy it is to get to for both of us from our jobs Downtown. The restaurant is small and I noticed that quite a few of the yelp reviewers noted that they had to stand in line for a while to get in if they came sometime after 6:30 or so. Lucky for me and Miss A my eating habits resemble that of a senior citizen. 5:30 it is!

We decided that we didn't both have to order the dish for it to count. As long as you have tasted a portion of it you're good. Miss A ordered delicious ravioli with ricotta cheese in a marinara sauce and I ordered the milk-roasted pork. While good I do think I could die without trying it. Maybe it's because I'm not a huge fan of herbs, which played a large part in the overall taste. It was two thin slices of pork which I assume had been marinated in milk before going in the oven. I have heard of this technique being used with chicken. I wish I could better describe the dish but it didn't make too much of an impression. We stopped in for dessert at the bakery next door after our dinner.

Quite underwhelmed with our first List Experience. We both headed off with hopes that our next Crossing Off would be more mind blowing.