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Ube ice cream – Mitchell’s Ice Cream

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Project 365: Day 40

It’s been an uneventful day thus far, besides it sporadically being super windy and rainy outside. I was on the highway earlier and I swear that the car was occasionally being blown into the other lane, scary! I’m looking forward to a great gym workout after work. I gotta work off all that fried Southern food from this weekend and I don’t want to feel bloated for Valentine’s Day tomorrow!

Ube ice cream Mitchell's Ice Cream

Purple yam flavored ice cream. Junior size $2.20
Mitchell’s Ice Cream, San Francisco

I love all the tropical flavors at Mitchell’s! I’d say that Halo Halo is my favorite, but Ube is also delicious. I love that it has chunks of purple yam in the ice cream and I think the color is particularly pretty.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2011, 2012

S’mores creme brulee – The Creme Brulee Cart

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S'mores The Creme Brulee Cart

Chocolate creme brulee, torched marshmallows, topped with graham cracker cereal. $5
The Creme Brulee Cart, San Francisco

This was the second time I’ve gotten something from The Creme Brulee Cart and it was delicious! The Cart is sometimes parked at Market Street and Castro Street so I’ll grab something on the way home from the gym. When I saw the S’mores creme brulee on the their sign, I had to have one. They torch the marshmallows to order and you can let them know how charred you want them. I thought the graham cracker cereal was cute. Everything tasted amazing togther, not quite like real S’mores but delicious nonetheless.

S'mores The Creme Brulee Cart

Egg custard tart – Golden Gate Bakery

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Egg custard tart Golden Gate Bakery

Buttery, flaky tart shell filled with warm, creamy egg custard.
Golden Gate Bakery, San Francisco

It took me 3+ months and four visits to finally get these! The first time I went, there was a festival going on and I waited in line but all they were selling (or I thought) were mooncakes! I got a pineapple mooncake and left but immediately saw that other people were ordering these from the back area. Argh! There was NO way I was going to wait in that long line again! The second couple of times the bakery was closed because they were on vacation. That’s all the sign said! It didn’t say when they were coming back either, lame! Finally, on the fourth trip I was able to snag a couple of these and there wasn’t even a line, score!

These egg custard tarts were worth it! They are probably the best egg tarts I’ve had! I’m not even a fan of these, but I really like Golden Gate Bakery’s version. The crust is super buttery and flaky, very different from others I’ve tried. And the egg custard filling is amazing! These tarts are larger than most so there’s a LOT of filling but I didn’t mind because it tasted so good.

Egg custard tart Golden Gate Bakery

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Banana cream tart – Tartine Bakery

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Banana cream tart Tartine Bakery

Dark chocolate and caramel coated flaky pastry shell filled with sliced bananas and cream, topped with shaved chocolate and powdered sugar. 9″ tart $40
Tartine Bakery, San Francisco

Wow, this tart was amazing! Messy, but AMAZING! If you love bananas, you’ll absolutely love this tart. I’m not a huge banana fan, but I will eat this tart any day! I brought this to a Christmas party and it was a big hit. You can never go wrong with bringing a tart or cake from Tartine!

Banana cream tart Tartine Bakery

In the box just waiting to be eaten!

Banana cream tart Tartine Bakery

The pastry shell was pretty thick and because it was chocolate and caramel coated, it was fairly difficult to slice through. But after you did, you received a great surprise as the sliced bananas came pouring out. Amazing!

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2013

Pear and chocolate bread puddin’ – Arizmendi Bakery

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Project 365: Day 29

I think I drank too much last night, lol! I was hurting this morning, but thank god I didn’t have to work until noon.

Last night we went to the Foodspotting Ball Ball held at their San Francisco office near the ballpark. We arrived a little early so we ducked into District to relax and grab a quick glass of wine. Brooklyn who I know from Cheer SF was working and took great care of us! We were only there quickly but he sat us at a reserved table and gave us great service. Thanks, Brooklyn! I’ve always liked that guy!

The Ball was ok. We talked to a few people and everyone seemed nice and were having a good time. There was free wine and beer and a few food items. I thought there would be more food though. They encouraged people to bring food items in the shape of balls but I only noticed I person who brought chocolate rice krispy balls. There may have been more people who brought stuff but I didn’t see them. Everybody seemed to be gathered around the Beretta table because they were serving their delicious dungeness crab arancinis with a calabrese aioli. Noms! Every time they would bring out a freshly fried batch, the crowd with greedily swoop in and leave the table barren once again. I’ll admit I had a couple of them. They were the only thing substantial to eat anyway.

Afterward, under the influence of wine, I had the great idea of going to Badlands for another drink. Bad move! We followed that with another drink at The Edge, then headed home and crawled into bed. Ahhh…

Pear chocolate bread pudding Arizmendi Bakery

Bread pudding with pear, chocolate, bread flour, eggs, buttermilk, cream, sugar, cinnamon, brown sugar, butter, dried fruit, yeast, sea salt, and pecans. $2.75
Arizmendi Bakery, San Francisco

Noms! SO good, Arizmendi and getting back on my nommy list! I think there is coconut in this bread pudding too. I skipped the gym this morning because I wasn’t feeling so hot, and of course I ate crap all morning. On my way to Bart I went to Arizmendi and grabbed this bread pudding. Never had it before but it’s pretty darn tasty!

Pear chocolate bread pudding Arizmendi Bakery

Large chunks of chocolate and pear cover the top of the bread pudding.

Pear chocolate bread pudding Arizmendi Bakery

Probably not the healthiest thing for you, but it’s worth the calories (and fat, lol)!

Birthday cake pop – Starbucks

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Project 365: Day 28

It’s been a boring day so I needed a little pick-me-up this afternoon. Solution: Starbucks run, lol! Haven’t had these cake pops yet so I decided to try one. The pink birthday cake pop was all they had left and it was pretty good. I’m glad that they have something that I actually like. Everything I’ve tried lately hasn’t been very good.

Oh, I’m super excited to attend the Foodspotting Ball Ball tonight! Gonna take Silverfox. I hope there’s a lot of yummy food and drinks!

Birthday cake pop Starbucks

Vanilla cake and icing, dipped in a pink chocolate-y coating with white sprinkles. $1.50
Starbucks, South San Francisco CA

Birthday cake pop Starbucks

I was surprised how moist the cake was! They must add a lot of butter or dip it in simple syrup before coating.

Tall Americano Starbucks

Tall Americano with milk and sugar. $1.95
I love the new Valentine’s Day cup! Very cute.

Chocolate eclair – La Boulange de Noe

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Project 365: Day 27

Wow, it sure was cold this morning! My hands got frozen to and from the gym. It felt like I was back in Seattle. Maybe that’s my cue to move farther south, hehe!

Had a pretty good workout, but I feel like I’m not making it to the gym early enough so I’m rushing while I’m there. That’s not going to change because I hate getting out of bed. I was able to get a couple loads of laundry in while I was having coffee, though. Not mouch else happening today.

Chocolate eclair La Boulange de Noe

Choux pastry split lengthwise, filled with a chocolate cream and topped with chocolate frosting. $3.25
La Boulange Bakery, San Francisco

This was delicious! The consistency of the chocolate cream filling was just how I like it. I’m not a big fan of custardy fillings for eclairs. They remind me of Bismarck donuts, yuck! This filling was light and airy and nommy! There are SO many yummy pastries at La Boulange and it’s my goal to try all of them, lol!

Chocolate eclair La Boulange de Noe

I love that even if you’re buying just one eclair, La Boulange still takes the time to box it up and prevent the eclair from getting damaged in transit. Way to go, guys!

Chocolate eclair La Boulange de Noe

I prefer the first bite over the last bite, hehe!

Very berry coffee cake – Starbucks

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Very berry coffee cake Starbucks

Reduced-fat crumble top coffee cake made with blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. $2.25
Starbucks, South San Francisco CA

It says “reduce-fat” and it certainly tastes like. I was super starving the morning that I bought this (along with the mini vanilla bean scone) and neither item really satisfied me. Pretty to look at but not much flavor.

Petite vanilla bean scone – Starbucks

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Petite vanilla bean scone Starbucks

Moist, bite-sized scone flavored with natural vanilla extract and real vanilla beans. $0.95
Starbucks, South San Francisco CA

Every once in a while, I’ll torture myself with mediocre coffee and pastries from Starbucks because it’s convenient and I’m lazy, lol! This scone wasn’t very good. The online description says “moist”, but this was actually pretty dry and the thick layer of frosting was unappetizing.

Skinny vanilla latte Starbucks

Tall skinny vanilla latte. $3.25
Has non-fat milk and sugar-free vanilla syrup. I do love me a skinny vanilla latte, though, because the vanilla syrup helps to hide to bad coffee taste.