Browse Day: June 5, 2011

I’m stuffed.

Mai was in town this weekend and we ate very well.  On Friday, we had Korean BBQ at Koryo and then sorbet from Scream down the street.  We ordered the combo meal for 6 but it was enough to feed all 10 of us.

On Sunday, we met up for a special brunch at Mission Beach Cafe.  We happen to know the Executive Pastry Chef who happens to live just upstairs from the restaurant.  While the restaurant was filled and there were lots of people waiting outside for a table, Ryan escorted us upstairs to the apartment and we got to hang out in Alan’s kitchen where lots of the desserts are created.  We ordered pretty much everything on the menu and they delivered the tasty dishes upstairs for us to enjoy family style.

This place is famous for their brunch and desserts and boy did we stuff ourselves silly with pancakes and bourbon syrup, short rib hash and eggs, and crab eggs benedict to name just a few.  It was quite a treat and we had a fun time hanging out.

Here are photos from our meals with Mai.

Early Morning Escape

Last night, I made plans with Patti to meet up with her this morning to watch Howard swim, bike, and run the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.  To get to the Marina Green by 7:15 for the 7:30 start, I left the house by 6:30 am and ran 4.5 miles from my house.  I got there in time to watch the swimmers jump into the bay and then the swim to bike transition.

Luckily, I had a good spot at the shore to catch Howard on his way out of the water.  Afterward, I ran over to watch him hop on his bike.  Patti and I got to hang out for a bit and got a free samples of Chobani greek yogurt and Zico coconut water. Sweet.  Congrats to Howard on completing his second Escape from Alcatraz and it was so much fun to see you today, Patti!!!

Yum

I made Thai Coconut Sticky Rice this week and had extra mangoes left over.  So I made a second batch this weekend.  I used my mom’s secret recipe and used her microwave method.  It rocks!