After two days in San Francisco, we set out for Los Angeles, driving scenic Highway One and stopping for three nights along the way, in Monterey, Morro Bay, and Santa Barbara. Our first leg, from SF to Monterey, was riddled with signs for farms stands selling strawberries and cherries. We got sucked into a few. [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Driving Highway One
Posted in baked treat, california, tagged olallieberry, swanton berry farm on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Manresa
Posted in california, dinner out, tagged manresa, san francisco on August 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Before leaving for California, I did some research and was excited to find Manresa, which is consistently on top 10 lists, including epicurious.com‘s top 10 farm-to-table restaurants in the US. Logistically, it would have made sense to eat at Manresa on our first night driving the coast, as it is a hour plus drive south [...]
Slow Club
Posted in brunch, california on August 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For our first brunch in SF, we went with Christina’s recommendation and met up with Jenn and her sister, Sam, at Slow Club. Perhaps it is obvious from the name (a reference to the slow food movement), but the restaurant focuses on local, seasonal ingredients, cooked in a way that really makes them shine. Looking [...]
A16
Posted in california, dinner out, tagged a16, san francisco on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had been wanting to go to A16 forever. Well, ever since I volunteered for a James Beard House dinner cooked by the chefs of A16. They were the nicest chefs I worked for at the Beard House, and their food was delicious. Then, Nate Appleman, who was the head chef at the time, won [...]
Hamburgers and stone fruit
Posted in california, market, tagged ferry plaza farmers market, san francisco on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our first day in San Francisco, we made a mad dash for the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and got there about 30 minutes before closing time. Luckily, it was a busy Saturday at the market so most stands stayed open until the very end and still had great produce left. I think the photos speak for [...]
San Francisco!
Posted in biweekly photo, tagged dim sum, sfo on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nothing says welcome to San Francisco like airport dim sum at SFO. Yes, it is overpriced, that said, it’s actually quite well done. We were waiting for Christina to pick us up and I was starving, so I ran upstairs and bought these: red bean paste-filled sesame balls (my favorite), vegetable dumplings, and mini sausage [...]
A return to the scene of the crime
Posted in dinner out, tagged red cat on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dave and I had our first date at Red Cat in Chelsea, almost five years ago. I still remember what I wore that night. We went back a few nights ago for the first time since that date. I wanted to wear the same dress, but quickly realized that it had, long ago, been donated to good [...]
Lobster roll, take two
Posted in biweekly photo, lunch out on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The lobster roll seems to be the “in” dish this summer. From the much lauded one you can get at the Brooklyn Flea (I’ve yet to get my hands on one), to the great sandwich I had at Mermaid Inn, they are everywhere. I guess that’s summer in NYC. My parents, Dave, and I went to [...]
Cookshop
Posted in dinner out, tagged cookshop on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, we had dinner at Cookshop with Sonya and Seon. I had been wanting to try it for a while now due to the fact that there are many connections between the chefs at Savoy and Cookshop. Like Savoy, Cookshop highlights local, seasonal food, thoughtfully cooked and beautifully plated. Sonya and I both started with [...]
Birthday cupcakes
Posted in baked treat, biweekly photo, tagged cupcakes on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dave’s friend Tim turned 30, so I made him 30 chocolate cupcakes. Dave referred to them as, “Ridiculously good tasting.” We took them to a BBQ Tim hosted last night. They didn’t have a big rectangular plate, but I made it work… (The “AA” above was continued onto the green plate you can see in [...]
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