
Special soft tofu soup
$$, Korean, Japantown
"It comes boiling-hot to your table, at which point you crack an egg into it! It's so spicy and does a great job of warming your belly on a cold, cold night!"
Michelle Mah is the Director of Operations for The Slanted Door. After graduating from the California Culinary Institute, she worked in various restaurants. In 2005, she stepped in to captain Kimpton's Ponzu restaurant and was named one of San Francisco Chronicle's "Rising Star Chefs" of 2006 along with Corey Lee of French Laundry and Mike Yakura of Le Colonial.