2 Highlights: Bridge and Food

Hello from Denver! I made it back home last night and have 24 hours before the life of leisure officially ends. Writing consulting and supervising start tomorrow.

However, if I'm being totally honest, I'm looking at the leisure in the rear view mirror even today because: (1) OMG I need to get syllabi done and printed, (2) Our Christmas tree is still up. And decorated. And lit even as I type this. It's January 12. And (3) The rest of the house looks like humans don't live in it. It looks as if rabbits or some other beasts of the field have taken up residence and full control.

But! San Francisco, you guys! Yesterday morning we swung by the Golden Gate Bridge on our way to brunch and then the airport. The sun was even coming out, which was great because so many parts of the Bay area are flooded right now. We spent about half an hour taking pictures, hiking around, and just enjoying the view and the sound of the ocean waves.

You guys. The food. What can I say? It's California - San Francisco, no less - home of some of the best chefs in America. Believe it or not, food wasn't really the focus of our trip, as we are still seeking a rich benefactor to subsidize our lifestyles and therefore do not have thousands of dollars to part with for the sake of unbelievable gourmet meals. But still. Feast your eyes on what I enjoyed this week.

Hands down, this was the best brunch I believe I've ever had, at Plow in the city. I included a pic of the brunch menu below so that you can take a look at their offerings. I got The Plow: eggs any style served with (THE BEST) breakfast potatoes and (THE BEST) lemon ricotta pancakes, as well as your choice of breakfast meat (choices: bacon, homemade pork sausage, or homemade chicken apple sausage), I chose the chicken apple sausage because I'm a genius. Em chose the bacon and we swapped a few bites so that we could both experience Heaven on Earth for a few minutes.

Here's the kicker. We split a brown sugar crusted warm mochi cake for an appetizer, if you will. It was so good. Warm, buttery, crispy crust, mochi filling was moist rather than pseudo-tough. It was absolutely to-die-for. It really was phenomenal. If you're in the area, I highly recommend this place!

Other food highlights were:

Argentinian Tacos I had right when she picked me up from the airport. Sorry, I don't remember the name of the place, but it was in downtown SF, just a few minutes from SFO. I got their homemade sweet corn "bowl" filled with pulled pork and avocado. They serve a flavorful slaw to mix in it, and they have a variety of fresh sauces at the table. I used a creamy, spicy aioli as my sauce and could have stayed there forever.

And sushi! When her husband got home from work one night we were all craving some fishy deliciousness and went out for sushi. In addition to miso soup and tuna sashimi, I got this Tora Heaven Roll: Deep fried shrimp, spicy tuna, avocado, cream cheese, masago, and creamy spicy sauce. Done and done. Pair it with some Asahi and then go out for ice cream on the way home? Um, yes.

And that was my quick trip in a nutshell! Now the break is over, real life begins, and endless complaining will be my content for at least two weeks here on the blog.