Food/Restaurants
The End Is Near
Today was the second (and final) day of Indian Market. Now the flurry of Indian Market will end and 50,000 or more people will leave town, but there are still myriad opportunities to spend money on very unique Native American Indian products on any given day! I maintained slightly better today than yesterday. My main … Continue reading
Vive La France!
For Bastille Day Weekend, I decided to do something French-themed every day/night. On Friday, I went to the Grand Opening of Muka over by Davies Symphony Hall. The owner, Jean-Luc, is a former bartender at my favorite neighborhood French wine bar, Amelie. He opened his own place, Moussy’s Cafe, in L’Alliance Francaise, which recently relocated … Continue reading
This Is For You, Nicola!
This afternoon I made a little stop at my favorite burger place, Pearl’s. I’m dedicating this post to Nicola because, when he was here studying English last year, he’d asked me about a good burger place. I suggested Pearl’s, as well as showing him where it was. He confessed to having gone there THREE times … Continue reading
Chill Out Sunday
My morning started off with the matinee of “The Internship” over at AMC 14 at 1000 Van Ness. Even though both Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are usually relatively funny, this movie kind of fell short. It was about them losing their jobs as salesmen, then applying for and getting internships at Google, although they’re … Continue reading
It’s Been An Interesting Week
On Wednesday afternoon, A. texted me to see if I’d like to meet up at Panta Rei. I said “Maybe,” but specified that it would be least 6:30 p.m. or after. My plans, as always, were to have a few drinks and call it a night. I arrived at Panta Rei first. The bartender, Roberto, … Continue reading
Memorial Day
It’s 9:30 a.m. and I’m still in bed, deciding what to do today. Should I go see a movie? There’s not even that much out – “The Great Gatsby,” “Iron Man,” “Star Trek,” “The Fast and Furious” and “Hangover 3.” I’m slightly tempted to see “The Great Gatsby,” would have seen “Hangover 3” were it … Continue reading
Second Day at Treasure Island
Our second day at Treasure Island has come to an end. Actually, we ended it by going for drinks at Panta Rei in North Beach! Today was even windier than yesterday, which was quite annoying. The views were still great, the food trucks were better than most, but people don’t really spend money there. Everyone … Continue reading
I Think I’m Turning Vietnamese
My friend is accusing me of turning Vietnamese, beings I’ve been out traipsing around the Tenderloin and other places in search of Vietnamese food to “practice” with. He said that I’ll soon be signing up for a Vietnamese language course! Well, after one semester of not studying, I’ve already forgotten most of my Italian. My … Continue reading