Anita Baker - Before I revisited 1300 on Fillmore last Friday, I revisited the 80s and went to the Anita Baker concert at the Golden Gate Theatre. I'm not a huge Anita fan, but what the heck. She's one of those artists that had a bunch of hits, and you forget what they were until she starts singing one, then another and another. Gotta admit, her voice was pretty true blue, after the sound engineer got his act together. Announcing that she'll be 50 in January, Anita actually danced around on the stage quite a bit in her long cocktail dress. I can't remember the last time I saw a performer use a "wired" mic. Perhaps it was part of her act?
1300 on Fillmore - If you don't know about it, you should. Read my first review. I revisited this restaurant/lounge newbie at about 10:20p Friday evening and it was still jumping with a full house. Somehow (only because we were slightly late for our reservation) we managed to resist the intense lure of the lounge. Good looking diverse crowd, ranging from early/mid 30s to mid 50s - perfect. Described as "refined interpretations of southern favorites," the appetizers were again great, although I still haven't tried the entrees. We had the sauteed assorted mushrooms (just right), barbeque shrimp n' creamy grits (can't get enough), and cornbread (like mama's). I'm not a dessert guy, but you gotta try the beignets, which are served with two dipping sauces, chocolate and coffee. The sorbet "platter" was interesting (interesting good, not interesting bad). It came with an assortment of goodies (fig, fruit, etc.).
