Look what’s in my neighborhood! Humphry Slocombe just opened in the Ferry Plaza in place of the my favorite gelato place. I lost my passionfruit sorbet for a scoop of Secret Breakfast. Yippee!
I got a scoop today and managed to eat the whole thing without Kumquat noticing. It was mine…all mine… 🙂
It’s been almost a year since we found out I was pregnant and I had to change what I ate and drank. One of the things I missed was going to Hog Island Oyster Co. and having raw oysters paired with a nice glass of white wine.
So, today we walked to the Ferry Plaza and took Kumquat to one of my favorite places to eat. She sat quietly in the corner while we had quite a feast. Since Kumquat is taking a bottle this week, I was in the clear to have my glass of Riesling with my meal.
The meal started with a half-dozen raw Kumamoto oysters (yum) and four baked oysters (my first time!) The raw ones were as tasty as I had remembered and the baked ones were actually pretty good. Then again, they were prepared with bacon so how could it be bad?!
We also shared a frisee salad that was topped with the prettiest beets I’ve ever seen. The color was a unique pink color that made me think it was raw hamachi at first!
Next was the ooey-gooey/crunchy grilled cheese sammich with the tastiest pickled radish on the side. And of course, we had my favorite clam chowder (pictured at the top of this post). Aaaah…delicious! By the way, there was a couple seated in front of us who each got a bowl, ate all the clams, and then left most of the broth (the best part) in the bowl!!!! I died a little inside when I saw that.
Afterward we stopped at the Humphry Slocombe stand at the Farmers’ Market outside for a HUGE scoop of Secret Breakfast. If you don’t know what it is, it’s bourbon ice cream with cornflakes hidden inside. Man, it’s been WAY too long since I’ve had it.
Brother and Joy came up to visit this past weekend and I took Friday off to enjoy the time with them. They arrived on Thursday afternoon and I got off work in time to drive back to SF, pick up their luggage, drive home, and walk to Hog Island for HH with them.
On the walk home, there was a really pretty sunset and the sky was pink and orange. The weather was really pleasant and it remained warm through the night…so unusual.
On Friday, we got up early and went for a short run to Chinatown. We stopped for breakfast at Washington Bakery and had some porridge and fried dough. Yum.
Later that day, we drove to Sausalito to check out a cute novelty shop and grabbed a quick bit to eat before heading over to the Walt Disney Family Museum.
The last stop was Humphrey Slocombe. I was bummed that I couldn’t get a scoop of Secret Breakfast but I got to try Fluffernutter, whcih really tasted like an Abbazabba!
On Saturday, I had hula rehearsal in the morning so Brother and Joy wandered Japan Town and had brunch on Fillmore. Afterward, we headed home and walked to lunch with Jes and Koa. It was so warm and sunny outside. Later that night, we drove down to Redwood City for lobster rolls and clam chowder at Old Port Lobster Shack before driving down to Shoreline for the Journey concert.
It was super crowded on the lawn but we somehow found Dot and the Masayas and hung out at the top where there was an extra bar and plenty of room to spread out. We stayed until the end and watched them perform their most famous songs.
It was a fun long weekend with Brother and Joy. I guess it’ll hold me over until Christmas.
Here are the photos from this weekend.
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!
Friday was filled with free food for me. At work, we had some catered food that was left over from clinic so I got a free lunch! Patty also had an extra order of Pad Thai from her dinner the night before and brought that in to share too. Score! For dinner, Jes and I went to Public House, which is the new sports bar that replaces Acme.
It’s in the same location in the ballpark and shares the space with Mijita, which is also owned by Chef Des Jardins (who was seated at the table right next to ours). She’s the one in the background with her hands clasped. I had a better photo of her but SOMEONE deleted it from my phone. *tsk tsk*
Anyway, back to the free food… Last week I got a call from Public House asking for my email address. They were going to have a preview night a couple weeks prior to opening day and I was going to get an invite! Woot! So, we went for our 6:30 invitation and received menus, a survey, and $75-worth of fake money to spend. We pigged out on deviled eggs, a BLT, sausage and peppers sammich, and German potato salad. We also had quite a few drinks including my #24 that was made with bourbon, sugar, and some other tasty stuff.
For dessert, we had Secret Breakfast!!! Yes, it’s the same stuff they sell at Humphrey Slocombe. Tasty. It was certainly a good day for my wallet and my tummy.
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