al·i·ment ˈaləmənt noun, archaic - food; nourishment. verb - provide with nourishment or sustenance Our Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf's birthday celebration had to involve a great restaurant, right? Less than three blocks from our hotel in San Francisco, we found Aliment . Well, I found it online ahead of time and made reservations. So, after a full day at the Cal Academy of Sciences, we cleaned up, bundled up, and headed out the door and down the hill. I think, at first, our waiter was dubious about us being in there with two kids. But as soon as D opened his mouth and ordered, our little foodie won him over. He even brought D a complimentary dessert once he heard we were celebrating. Here's what we had... We started with salads: beet salad and squash salad. The squash salad had roasted kabocha squash, crushed hazelnuts, and a curry vinaigrette. We ordered two of their bar bites: riblets with kimchi and roasted Brussels sprouts with fish s...