Potato-garlic puree, spring pea relish, ginger. $11
Sushi Ran, Sausalito CA
OMG, I’m in love with this dish! The short rib was SO flavorful and it just melted in your mouth. The potatoes were also delicious as was the pea relish. More please!
Fruit and granola cups, Marin Farmers Market.
Whole wheat hero, tri-tip with bbq sauce, cheddar cheese, bacon, avocado, mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion, mild pepper rings, pickle on the side. $7.99
Los Gatos Meats & Smokehouse, Los Gatos CA
Wow, this sandwich was SO good! . It was packed with so many delicious ingredients, and the beef was very flavorful and tender!
Canadian geese at Vasona Park.
Homemade bbq sauce, bacon, jack cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, pickles. $8.25
Sparky’s, San Francisco CA
Omg, I’m such a pig! But hey, we all crave burgers every once in a while, right? (Especially on the way home from the bars, hehe.)
Cute big band performance, Jane Warner Plaza.
Santa Cruz 75: bubbles, elderflower and lemon. $8
Bubbly Berry: bubbles, berry, lemon, pomegranate and hibiscus. $8
Solaire Restaurant + Bar, Santa Cruz CA
I don’t know why I think that soju cocktails are ever going to please my palate. I always have a false sense of hope that I’ll finally like how they taste. Well, I was wrong yet again! Solaire doesn’t have a proper liquor license so they’re stuck with serving hard liquor replacement cocktails. Both of these were especially sweet and nauseating.
Solaire menu.
Hotel Paradox pool area.
Breaded Korean style fried chicken thighs in a spicy and sweet sauce. Served iwth daikon non-spicy kimchee and a mixed green salad with strawberry dressing. $13.95
K-pop, San Francisco CA
Ugh, this chicken was kinda yucky! I guess I did like the flavor, but the chicken itself was really weird. I don’t think there was any actual meat in the fried chunks. It almost seemed like it was all fried skin and filler. The pieces broke apart like fried chicharrones with lots of fat under the skin. I was not impressed. The best part was the daikon kimchee. I wouldn’t have minded the salad, but the strawberry dressing grossed me out. I would have preferred it undressed if they had told me that it was gonna arrive with pink goo all over it.
Frida Kahlo sidewalk stencil, The Mission.
AAA grade big eye tuna, yellow tail, king salmon, tai(?), blue prawn, kani. $19.50
Sushi Ran, Sausalito CA
Mmm, the raw fish at Sushi Ran is SO fresh and delicious! I’m glad that we ordered this chef’s choice of nigiri, NOMS!
Marin County Civic Center, the last commission by Frank Lloyd Wright, San Rafael.
Whole wheat hero, mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion, mild pepper rings, pickle on the side. $6.49
Los Gatos Meats & Smokehouse, Los Gatos CA
The sandwiches at Los Gatos Meats are delicious! They smoke and roast all their meats and make their own sauces too. Come hungry because the sandwiches are huge – heck yeah!
Los Gatos Meats pink pig bbq grill, cute!!!
Vasona Reservoir.
Crispy-cut French fries with creamy cheese sauce. $4
Sparky’s, San Francisco CA
I’m such a bad person for ordering this at 2AM in the morning, lol! It actually wasn’t very good, but I needed something greasy and fattening to help end my night. 🙂
Tourists aboard a San Francisco streetcar.
Local shellfish (mussels, shrimp, fish), coconut milk, soffrito and croutons. $22.50
Bossa Nova, San Francisco CA
This is my favorite dish at Bossa Nova and I order it every time. Unfortunately, this time around they served it without any bread and it took a while to get the waitress’ attention afterward. That was a bit careless, but this seafood stew is so warm and comforting that it quickly eases any frustration. Mmm!
Ocean beach, Great Highway.
Pan fried Korean pot stickers. Happy hour $4
K-pop, San Francisco CA
I’ve never had man du before and I really liked them! These were more substantial than say Japanese or Chinese pot stickers I’ve eaten and the large whole shrimp were a nice surprise.
Hite beer. Happy hour $2.50
Rainbow flag in the Castro.
Chili, mint, lime, crushed pinenut. $9
Sushi Ran, Sausalito CA
Wow, this chilled squid salad was frickin’ amazing! It was bright and delicious and all the different textures were fun to eat. I could eat a bowl of this every day, NOMS!
Kirin light beer. $5
Random shrine, downtown Sausalito.
With nonfat milk. $3.50
Woodlands Cafe, Kentfield CA
I don’t know if the barista tried to perfrom milk art or not – it kinda looks like a dying leaf I guess. I was also disappointed that they didn’t have any ice cream that day. Bummer.
Penstemon ‘Marble Cream Riding Hood’ flowers (Plantaginaceae), Kentfield.
Vittle Monster 