#106: Find Your Neighborhood Coffee Spot.
They carry Stumptown’s cold coffee brew in the bottle, which I love. The inside feels homey, inviting, productive and simple with clean white walls. The goods are perfectly done: scones, muffins, cookies, bread boudin loaves. Like all hip SF fare, Jane caters to the gluten free/vegan loving crowd. There’s just enough white noise and chatter to read a book, or in my case, pull out my laptop. Some of the foods carried out were more colorful than…
#59: Put An Avocado On Everything.
Here in California, if you say “avocado,” you’re golden. One roll off the tongue, and you’re usually moved to the front of the line, given preferential condiment “whatever-you’d-like-sweetie” treatment, and generous proportions. 🙂 It was a testament to how an avocado-based sandwich turned a simple avocado from spreadable afterthought to buttery richness that enriched my lunch hour. It was Italian-style, California lunch hour (1pm). My hungry-man craving was in full effect. I could feel the hunger pangs…
#53: Visit The Ferry Building Farmers Market.
The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: On any given Saturday in San Francisco, you can feel the entire pulse of the city here. Today is no different. The market is alive, and it’s only 8:17am. It’s still early for this town, but just the right hour for farm-to-table shopping. Being Indian Summer, there are crowds and crowds of colorful people everywhere hopping in and out of booths. There’s about 10 reasons why anyone should wake up early and go to a farmers…