Category Archives: .Bay_Area

MOVIE NIGHT: Bottle Shock

A nice wine surprise… 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Bottle Shock (2008) Bottle Shock: Fact vs. Fiction That Revolutionary May Day in 1976 When California …

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PLANT.ITINERARIES: Farm.Native.Nursery.Orchard

Farm Forward… fall hours… will try again, looks great! Andy’s Orchard… delicious! Capitol Nursery… herbs & natives:

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DAY TRIP: Yerba Buena Garden Festival

A day trip to cherish… Lady Bianca… a special day… Happy Birthday! AFROSOLO PRESENTS: LADY BIANCA & THE WEST COAST CARAVAN OF ALLSTARS Maison Nico… Transamerica Pyramid… an American dream… The Cube… Midnight March… Masaki Miki… Center for Architecture + … Continue reading

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DAY TRIP: SFMOMA

Yes, SFMOMA is open on Mondays! Starting the day at Sana’s Cafe… with Yemeni coffee… Aden Chai… savory pastries… Salesforce Park… gondola… Ruth Asawa: Retrospective! San Francisco’s Ruth Asawa (1979)

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DAY TRIP: San Francisco Historic Districts

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DAY TRIP: Sweet Mission

Short chilly day trip… starting at Heath… lunch at Tartine Manufactory… mushroom soup, sandwiches, apricot galette… Dandelion Chocolate… hot chocolate tasting… for a cold day… Baklava Story… absolutely perfect!

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DAY TRIP: Aptos

Seascape… peacefully relaxing… Mentone… happily delicious… Lemon curd… a bit sweet, and tart, and salty… creamy and crunchy… to be repeated!

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TOMATO.ITINERARY: Japanese Black Trifele

(Indeterminate) [Russian heirloom] Unusual pear- shaped 4-6 oz fruits, deep burgundy colored with green shoulders and a rich, complex flavor. Very productive, bearing early through late in the season. Crack-resistant fruits. Potato-leaf foliage. Purple & Black Tomatoes

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ART ITINERARIES: Accent Elimination

Cantor Art Museum… Accent Elimination… Nina Katchadourian

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ART ITINERARIES: Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt at Work… at the Legion of Honor

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