Favorite Restaurants:

Addis Ethiopian Restaurant, 6100 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA, 510-653-3456

Bangkok Thai Cuisine, 1459 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 510-848-6483

Banzai (Japanese -- the world's best sushi!), 1019 Camelia St., Berkeley, CA, 510-524-6625

Cactus Taqueria, 5642 College Avenue, Oakland, CA

Gaylord India Restaurant, One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, 415-397-7775

India House, 59 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL, 312-645-9500

India Palace, 319 West Superior, Duluth, MN

Jimmy's Restaurant (Thai-Vietnamese-Chinese), 3530 Pacific Ave., Suite F-F4, Lacey, WA, 360-491-0215

Mario's La Fiesta, 2444 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 510-848-2588

Marrakech (Moroccan), 1833 Fulton Ave., Sacramento, CA

Marrakesh (Moroccan), 634 Pearl St., La Jolla, CA, 858-454-2500

Maykadeh (Persian), 470 Green St., San Francisco, CA, 415-362-8286

Naan N Curry (Indian), 2366 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 510-841-6226

Norikonoko (Japanese), 2556 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA, 510-548-1274

North India Bar & Grill (Indian – my favorite Indian restaurant!), 80 W Shaw Ave, Clovis (next to Fresno), CA 93612, (559) 325-7788, http://www.northindiaclovis.com.

Paru's (Indian – vegetarian), 5140 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90027, 323-661-7600

Pho 84 (Vietnamese), 354 17^th St., Oakland, CA, 510-832-1338

Picante (Mexican), 1328 6th St., Berkeley, CA 510-525-3121

Plearn (Thai), 2050 University Ave., Berkeley, CA, 510-841-2148

Raj Venue (Indian), 92 St. Dunstans St., Canterbury, England, 01227-470021

Red Sea (Ethiopian), 5200 Claremont Ave., Oakland, CA 510-655-3757

Sadaf (Persian), 613 Pearl St., La Jolla, CA, 858-551-0643

Star of India (the world's best Indian restaurant!), 1820 Garnet Ave., Pacific Beach, CA, 858-459-3355, http://www.starofindia.com.

Zachary's Chicago Pizza (the world's best pizza), 5801 College Avenue, Oakland, CA, 510-655-6385