Food/Restaurants
Slow Sunday
It wasn’t exactly hot by the pool this morning. It wasn’t cold, either; just pleasant. I did, however, seem to be a tone darker after coming in. My plan was to head down to check out the Art on the Fence at the Honolulu Zoo. Local artists show their art there every Saturday and Sunday … Continue reading
East Coast Epiphany
The company conference on the East Coast is over. After a 3:30 a.m. ride to SFO by my Brazilian friend that drives for Uber, my Monday started much earlier than usual. Normally I would have packed lighter for a 2-night stay, but both Newark, New Jersey and New York City were predicting rain. Thus, I … Continue reading
Catching Up With the Relatives
My second cousin, V., and her husband, M., were in town from Hawaii one evening last week. They’d been in Reno for a family reunion the weekend before, then stayed with another cousin for a few days in Benicia-Martinez. On the night they were in San Francisco, I met them in Chinatown. V., although born and … Continue reading
What All The Cool Kids Eat
A friend of mine from another state introduced me to a new craze – cookie butter. He was in Cali for a conference, shall we say, when he got a request to bring some cookie butter back home. I’d never heard of cookie butter before. He told me that friends of his had brought some … Continue reading
My Gay Valentine
My Valentine’s Day actually began on Thursday, February 13th. My favorite food truck, CupKates Bakery, was advertising Strawberry Shortcake cupcakes as their special for 3 days, in honor of Valentine’s Day. I picked up 3 of them – one for my boy, A; one for my female boss, C; and one for myself. A. wasn’t … Continue reading
I Survived
Well, the needle drama was just that – drama, on my part. The lab at California Pacific Medical Center opens at 7:00 a.m., but there was no way you’d find me there at that time. My doctor had said that an appointment wasn’t necessary, so I strolled in around 8:30 a.m. last Thursday. To my … Continue reading
Oinkeroo Rides Again
So there’s this Italian waiter at an Italian restaurant that’s my friend on Facebook. He sent me a message telling me about this 4-course prix fixe Italian dinner with wine pairing at Ristorante Milano for $85, including the wine! Casatellani Winery out of Pisa, Italy would be introducing their wines with each of the courses. … Continue reading
Still On That Vietnamese Kick
My favorite analyst in the office, A., has been on a banh mi kick for months; he eats them 2 to 3 times per week! That boy has consumed more banh mi in the past several months than I have in my entire life! As for me, I’m still trying to explore new Vietnamese dishes. … Continue reading