yummy deem sum

I went to a Summer Law Clerk reception that was sponsored by the AABA of the Greater Bay Area (that's Asian American Bar Association for those of you who couldn't figure it out). It was supposed to be a networking thing, but I just went for the free dinner. hee hee

Side note - I have never seen dim sum spelled as "deem sum" but this is how they used it on the restuarant's website.

The reception was held at Yank Sing, a high-end dim sum restaurant in SF's Financial District. I was at the reception with two of my fellow law clerks at the City Atty's office. One of the law clerks volunteered to sign people in, so the other law clerk and I just sat there talking to one another until we were given permission to get in line for the buffet (the other intern doesn't like networking events either).

So unlike certain buffet lines that I recently took part in, the servers here were very generous with the servings. I had each of the dim sum items: shrimp dumplings, pork dumplings, vegetable dumplings, scallop dumplings and a pork bun. There was also chicken lettuce cups, shrimp fried rice, beef chow fun, eggrolls and fried shrimp. Boy was I full after eating everything on that plate. It was all very delicious. And there was dessert - sesame seed buns and egg custard tarts. I felt like a pork bun myself after I left the reception.

I suppose this wasn't a completely free dinner -- there was a cash bar and I spent $6 for a glass of white wine. That's still a pretty cheap dinner for a place like Yank Sing. And best of all, I had breakfast for dinner!