Creole gumbo – Eureka Restaurant and Lounge

Creole gumbo - Eureka Restaurant and Lounge
With house-smoked chicken and cajun sausage. $17
Eureka Restaurant & Lounge, San Francisco CA

Mmm, great smokey flavor and lovely ingredients. I really enjoyed this bowl of gumbo!

Bread and butter - Eureka Restaurant and Lounge
Bread and butter. Complimentary

The Lion King, Orpheum Theatre

Finally saw The Lion King playing at the Orpheum Theatre, Market Street.

Pear tartelette – Fiore Caffe

Pear tartelette - Fiore Caffe
This place is now serving full on lunches and dinners and even have a happy hour with discounted beer and wine. I haven’t made it for an entire meal, but I’m glad that this cafe is on my way to Bart so I can always duck in for a yummy snack to go. This mini pear tart was tasty! $3.75
Fiore Caffe, San Francisco CA

Christmas tree in the Castro

Christmas tree in the Castro in front of the Bank of America.

Arepa con relleno – Poquito

Arepa con relleno - Poquito
A plain arepa topped with pork fritada, green onions, sweet plantain, cheese, white beans, pickled onions. $9
Poquito, San Francisco CA

This was not what I was expecting when I saw “arepa” on the menu, but this was SO good! It pretty much had everything on it so it was pretty filling. The pork was delicious as was the fried plantain. A heavy dish, but very nommy!

African wood sorrel (Oxalis pes-caprae, Oxalidaceae)
Yellow Bermuda buttercup/African wood sorrel (Oxalis pes-caprae, Oxalidaceae), 17th Street. It’s wintertime in San Francisco so these weedy plants are popping up everywhere! I wouldn’t want these rampants weeds in my own garden, but I will admit that they’re cute.