Warning: There’s a lot of post’s about food in the following two posts… I hit a coupla jackpots this weekend. Plus, I am staring at the bridesmaid dress and trying to be good.
SFMOMA Café’s Summer Vegetable Salad is the best salad I’ve had in a long, long time. The crunchiness, crispness, and perfect amount of vinaigrette per bite was sublime. And though it may sound silly, my love of salads played a part in my decision to move to CA and more specifically SF.
Saturday morning, I journeyed to Mission and shopped for button’s at a discount store. Then AC and I headed to Ti Couz, for some of the most amazing crepes, I’ve ever had. I got the Nutella and Banana plus a Fresh Pressed Bowl of Cider to drink. I did get a few bits of AC’s savory seafood crepe, but my dessert for lunch was dreamy and de-lish. I will be headed back there. After a gorgeous lunch on an equally gorgeous day, we headed to Imagin-Nits, to pick up my new knitting materials. That’s right, after year’s of not being able to figure out what to do with my hands, except pick at junk food, I am going to occupy my TV time with wool instead. If all goes well, everyone’s getting some awkwardly knitted items this Holiday season.
This is also the weekend that the dreaded Church & Davis struck again. I’ve been trying to reduce my carbon footprint, so I’ve been trying to take the bus. Well, I got on the right bus but went the wrong way. Which would have normally been a fine adventure, but JJ from Aussie was sitting on my doorstep with no way in, while I was gallivanting my way across the city. After finally arriving 45 minutes late, I asked JJ where he wanted to go “exploring,” which was Castro. That was fine and dandy, ‘cept it was exactly two blocks from where my Church and & Davis moment had been. I could have been on time and relaxed if I’d only have known. Instead, I went to the same place via public transportation 5x in the same day (counting my Far East trip).
Castro was fun too. Everyone was out (literally and figuratively) and about. Rainbow flags everywhere and cute stores. But what struck me was the number of packed café and eateries around. Shall have to find out which ones are worth going back too. I did manage to score the ultimate geek accessory. Star Trek T’s, original, not TNG.
That night I went to dinner at Chiaroscuro, right next to the Transamerica building. This has been on my list of places to visit since Annie brought it up. It was really good. The wait was long, but the host was really nice and gave us a round of drinks. The food was timely and hot and tasty. I ordered the Tagliolini Carbonara. JJ and I split a heavenly plate of grilled vegetables. And while everything was yum, I could have, should have, will just inhale a plate of those instead. If you every have the chance to go, don’t forget to dip your bread in the amazing olive oil and lemon that they provide.
What was pointed out to me that was also really cool was the way the food was ultimately prepped by the kitchen. It was an open set up, meaning we could just look in, but more admirably, there was just a single table and the chef or sous-chef stood behind it. The cooked food was brought out to him, and then he plated it right there, sans any fancy footwork except culinary skill. It really makes you realize that some are in it for the love of food. The chef was also very nice, he came out at varying points of the night to talk to each table. The ambiance was lovely, dark and quiet, lit by candles, and while everyone was talking the sound stayed at each table, so the feeling was still intimate and private. JJ’s High School friends were really cool and made me feel totally part of the group rather than the interloper that I was.
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