On Thursday, I met up with Patty and Johnny who were in SF for a wedding in Sonoma over the weekend. I rushed home, changed, and jumped on Muni to meet up with them at their hotel. We had drinks and appetizers at Chez Papa and I had a great time catching up.
Last night Project by Project SF held their 1st Annual Plate by Plate Event to raise funds for APA Family Support Services. I volunteered to be one of their photographers so I got to attend at no cost and tasted food and wine from local restaurants and wineries. It was quite a production and Susie didn’t seem to rest all night. I bought Jes a ticket but he ended up having to volunteer for a couple hours too. He somehow got roped into pouring champagne at the front door for a good hour or two until I said something to one of the organizers.
I also got to meet Chef Dominique Crenn of Luce. She competed for the title of the Next Iron Chef and Jes and I have had many awesome dinners at her restuarant here in SF.
The food was tasty and the wine was flowin’ all night. I some pretty yummy appetizers and had a really yummy lemon cupcake with raspberry frosting (pictured above).
They also had a silent auction and we won tickets to an SFPC Christmas performance for $20 and I scored a bag for $20. The Lams bid on and won a painting that one of their friends created.
There were a few “celebrities” in attendance too. I didn’t recognize any of their names so I had to look them up ahead of time so that I knew who to take photograph. One of the girls was Jamie Chung from the movie “Grown Ups” and “Real World San Diego” (above) and the other was Tammy Jih from Amazing Race.
The DJ was spinning all night and there was also a band playing during the latter half of the event. It definitely was quite the party and we had a good time.
Here are the rest of the photos I took last night.
On Sunday, we drove up to Calistoga for Michelle’s Baby Shower. We scored a spot on the balcony with two tables, plenty of chairs, and reclining chairs in the sun. We had a feast of snacks including hummus, pita bread, cheese, olives, salad, salami, and fruit. I got a 30-minute massage and the girls all got a treatment of some kind that afternoon. The pools were all from hot springs and only a few went in the water. This summer has been so cold and windy that it was just nice to be out in a warm, sunny area for a change.
Michelle also received a bunch of really cute girlie gifts for their October baby. I had a fun time shopping at Target for her gift. Kids clothing at Target is so cute AND affordable! Congratulations, Michelle. Hopefully Miss Labor and Miss Delivery will be kind to you.
Here are the rest of the photos. I didn’t take as many as usual. Sorry.
It was Dayantha’s 34th birthday a few days ago and he came down to SF to do some celebrating. On Friday night, we all met up for happy hour and dinner. It’s so nice to have the 4 boys back together again.
We also made a phone call to Yoon since it was her actual birthday that evening. Sounded like she was enjoying her birthday at a water park. Aw…I just saw her in June and miss her already.
On Saturday, a few of us went to the 2nd Annual SF Street Food Festival in the Mission. I went last year and it was a crowded disaster. This year had a lot of improvements but it was still packed with people wondering if they’re waiting in the correct line. I made it to Hapa Ramen and got a taste of their cold soba salad and a bowl of ramen with shredded pork.
Afterward, we walked down to Dynamo Donuts to try their Maple Bacon donut but they were sold out. Dayantha was hoping to taste it since it was on an episode of Food Network’s “Best Thing I Ever Ate”. Oh well, we instead got to try the vanilla bean donut and the blueberry cornmeal donut. They were both pretty yummy.
Before heading home, we also stopped for ice cream at Humphry Slocombe. We had to stand in a pretty long line but I thought it was worth the wait. You know me and my ice cream…
On Saturday night we met up again in Japan Town for a late-night Korean BBQ dinner and karaoke just like old times. The food was tasty but our singing was not what it used to be.
I left the place saying “I’m too old for this stuff.” Here are the rest of the photos. Happy Birthday Dayantha!
Saturday was a day for the boys of my house. In the morning, we drove Koa to Fort Funston and he was riddled with excitement. Just look at how hard he was trying to contain himself in the backseat of the car. He really is a good passenger.
When we arrived, he couldn’t seem to get out of the car fast enough and raced down the field.
It was gloomy at the beach but he still had a great time running, sniffing, and darting from place to place.
There’s something so satisfying about watching a dog run off-leash.
When we got home, we took a trip to Safeway and Jes got the highly anticipated Coors Light Football Keg. He walked home with a smile on his face and it was cradled in his arms like a newborn baby. It’s not exactly the shape of a football but it’s brown, sits on its side, and has a tap!
There’s a CO2 cartridge that makes the beer fizz and it took a little trial and error initially to figure out how to make it pour out without a lot of foam. Jes was so excited about the keg that he didn’t care and just kept muttering to himself, “It’s ok. Foam is just future beer.”
Here is the keg in our fridge. We had to push everything around to make it fit.
Tonight we went out for Stephanie’s birthday and she chose to go to Palomino for her favorite gorgonzola cheese fries.
It’s basically a big plate of criss-cut fries with cheesy seasoning and a big dollop of gorgonzola cheese sauce on top. It’s pretty good and for Happy Hour it’s only 5 bucks!
We had a fun time celebrating, eating, drinking, and trying not to talk about work. Happy Birthday, Steph!
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