100 Things to Eat [in San Francisco] Before You Die

Although lady-running brands like Lululemon and Tres Ladies would have us believe otherwise, there are in fact women in the world who run for reasons other than building up a calorie deficit they can then stuff with pie or cupcakes. Even more shockingly, some of us even enjoy rich, high-calorie food without mentally calculating how many miles we have to run to "atone" for it. A world in which I need permission from my training log to have pizza for dinner is not any kind of world I want to live in.

In celebration of this fact, I'm joining my friend Katt in her New Year's resolution to eat everything on the 2012 7x7 100 Things to Eat [in San Francisco] Before You Die list (and not running a single extra mile because of it). Several other friends are already on board, so I foresee an even more spectacularly tasty year than usual. :)

The List:

1. 

   Custard French Toast from Nopa
   Salt cod fried rice at Mission Chinese Food.
2. Roasted chicken & bread salad at Zuni Cafe - Done and DONE! Absolutely divine -- you *must* try it.
3. Dry-fried chicken wings at San Tung
4. Carnitas taco at La Taqueria
5. Chasu ramen at Katana-Ya
6. Custard French toast at Nopa.
7. Morning Bun at Tartine Bakery - Good, but I must question -- out of everything they have to offer at Tartine, why the morning bun? It's kind of dry & stiff & gummy & gets all stuck in your teeth. I'll take a croissant or a slice of tea cake any day of the week.
8. Cellophane noddles with crab at The Slanted Door
9. Eggs In Jail at Outerlands
10. Kelvin-made ice cream at Smitten
11. Pork sugo with pappardelle at Delfina
12. Porchetta sandwich at RoliRoti
13. Soup dumplings at Kingdom of Dumpling
14. Warm egg salad sandwich at Il Cane Rosso
15. Any seasonal flavor at Scream Sorbet
16. Katsu curry at Muracci's Japanese Curry & Grill
17. Pizza margherita at Pizzaria Delfina - potentially the best pizza margherita I've ever had.
18. The $24 prix fixe at Cotogna
19. Benwaffles at Bar Jules
20. 

    Benwaffles from Bar Jules
    Salumi misti plate at Perbacco
21. Tonkotsu ramen at Izakaya Sozai
22. Vietnamese roasted pork sandwich at Saigon
23. Duck and sausage jambalaya at Boxing Room
24. Loaf of bread straight out of the oven at Tartine Bakery - I've had it, say, an hour or two removed from the oven, but not straight out.
25. Pistachio meatballs at Zare at Fly Trap
26. Spicy baby octopus stew at La Ciccia
27. Tuna tartare at Bix
28. Clam chowder at Anchor Oyster Bar
29. Amatriciana pizza at Ragazza
30. Pupusas at Balompie Cafe
31. Prime Rib at House of Prime Rib
32. Pork belly bun at Chairman Bao Bun's truck
33. The Little Star at Little Star Pizza - Love it!
34. Argentine beef empanadas at Venga Empanadas - quite good, as I recall (though admittedly I'm not sure I'd put it in the top 100 food items in SF).
35. Salted caramel ice cream at Bi-Rite Creamery - fantastic!
36. Soft garlic pretzels at Absinthe's bar
37. Whole wheat pasta with hen & liver at Flour + Water - I've never had a pasta at F+W that I didn't like, so I'm excited about this one.
38. Burger and fries at Spruce's bar - Haven't had the burger, but everything else at Spruce was FABULOUS.
39. Egg custard tart at Golden Gate Bakery
    

    Pork Belly Bun from Chairman Bao's
40. Pierna enchilada torta at La Torta Gorda
41. Langos at Bar Tartine
42. Maccaronara with ricotta salata at A16
43. Nojo sundae at Nojo
44. Beer sausage at Rosamunde Sausage Grill - again, pretty much everything at Rosamunde is amazing.
45. Duck larb at Lers Ros Thai - Lers Ros is definitely where we take out-of-towners for the best Thai, but I haven't had this dish.
46. Secret Breakfast at Humphry Slocombe
47. Chips and salsa at Papalote - I've only had burritos here.
48. Seafood chowder at Bar Crudo Update! Had this & wasn't super impressed. Not bad, but kind of one-note in my opinion.
49. Ginger snaps at Miette
50. Chicken soup with dumplings at Leopold's
51. Pho ga at Turtle Tower
52. Carnitas at Nopalito
53. Tika masala burrito at Curry Up Now's truck - Don has this for lunch all the time because apparently the truck often parks right by his work. He raves about it but I have yet to try it (though the deconstructed samosa was uh-MA-zing) Update! OMG Jesus Christ. Go get it. Get it now.
54. 

    Pho Ga from Turtle Tower
    Koulgn Amann at Four Barrel
55. A dozen Sweetwater oysters at Hog Island Oyster Co.
56. Chicken porridge at Bush Street's Out the Door
57. Sandwich No. 1 at Lucca Delicatessen
58. Pork shoulder fried rice at Sai Jai Thai
59. Hamburger at 4505 Meats - love their charcuterie, but have yet to try the burger.
60. Huarache with cactus salad at El Huarache Loco
61. Spaghettini with tuna heart at Incanto - I will eat anything, any time at Incanto.
62. Dim sum at Ton Kiang
63. Pozole at San Jalisco (Fridays)
64. Sand dabs at Tadich Grill
65. Cookies-and-cream cookie at Anthony's Cookies - out of this world!
66. Paper masala dosa at Dosa
67. Meatloaf sandwich at Fatted Calf
    

    Faux Shark's Fin Soup from Benu
68. Foccacia at Liguria Bakery
69. Omakase menu at Kiss Update! This was really, really good, but I still maintain that nothing but *nothing* in terms of Japanese beats the pre fixe at Kappa, which is very close by.
70. Calamari with chorizo and black rice at Contigo
71. Fried green beans at Coco500
72. Peanut brittle cookie at Mr. & Mrs. Miscellaneous
73. Munsoned at Deli Board
74. Faux shark's fin soup with black truffle custard at Benu - To be honest, I'm not sure I'm going to get to Benu this year...
75. Super carne asada burrito at El Farolito
76. Steak frites at L'Ardoise
77. Fried chicken at Foreign Cinema
78. Bone marrow at Alembic - I'm not big on bone marrow so this was kind of 'meh' for me.
79. Crawfish beignets at Brenda's French Soul Food
80. Potato latke with pickled beets at Baker & Banker
81. Pickled egg at Comstock Saloon
82. 

    Bacon-Wrapped Mission Dog
    Breakfast eggs at Boulettes Larder
83. Rice burger at Sandbox Bakery
84. A cheese slice at Arinell Pizza - This is another that I'd have to say I'm not sure belongs on the list of top 100 food items in SF. I mean it's tasty, but it's a slice of cheese pizza.
85. Sesame balls at Yank Sing
86. Fried chicken sandwich at Marlowe
87. Coconut buns from King's Bakery
88. Malaysian curry laksa soup at Betelnut
89. Korean taco at Namu's Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market stand
90. Albondigas soup at Mijita
91. Bacon-wrapped hot dog at a cart in the Mission
92. Chicken liver on toast at Frances
93. Seven flavors of beef at Pagolac
94. Hawaiian Hangover cake at Bluestem Brasserie
95. Deviled eggs at Park Tavern
96. Ube ice cream at Mitchell's Ice Cream
97. Green goddess salad at Prospect - To be honest I can't remember if I had this or not. I definitely had a salad there but I don't remember which one it was. To be safe I should probably just go back. ;)
98. Chicken curry lunch special at Punjab Kabab House
99. Fried chicken and waffles at Little Skillet
100. Cracked Dungeness crab at Swan Oyster Depot.

This is serious business. Katt has figured out that we'll needs to hit 2-3 per week on average to make it happen, so there is a lot of work to be done. There may be a few pinch hitters due to allergies & geography (I've had Tamales Bay Oysters -- I don't need to drive an hour for Hog Island ones), but by God if we won't make a valiant effort.

Any of these you've already had? Any others we shouldn't miss?