Sushi Sam’s. San Mateo. 7 girls. Seven omakase. Stars tonight: seared beef, baby lobster, uni. Note: Sushi Sam’s puts fancy gray salt & lemon on the majority of their sushi. Exciting at first; a little too much after the first two doses. Eleven bottles of sake. Mama gotta get a job. Girls food club is costing us an arm & a leg. Here’s everything we ate. Enjoy. Panna cotta & green tea tiramisu for…
Is what I want to eat. Sigh. I don’t really know a place for good hawaiian grinds in the Bay Area. I suppose I’ll have to settle for a baby pork chop. Here he is, prebath. Isn’t he lovely? I had a dream where we were debating whether he would get a television in his room. No. You can have a bookshelf.
Emmy got to spend some time with baby tonight & she did a fine job. We snuck away for some quick eats at Lam’s. The steam rice noodle with fancy & shredded pork with egg roll came in a huge portion. Perfect for a few not so hungry ladies. The pork belly was our protein & it was well seasoned, filling our bellies with belly. HB’s beef stew noodles had a soup…
That’s what I felt I won. He’s like, in the words of Dan: totes adorbs. He cries only when: Hungry Dirty diaper Tired Bored* *Not an exhaustive list People like to advise me that carrying baby all the time will spoil him. I won’t get anything done, they say. You can’t spoil a baby. At least that’s what the pediatrician tells me. I believe him. Baby was #3 on this list, maybe a little #1…
Sausalito Wednesday. Found a little spot for a late brunch. Fried oysters with teeny little pickles. All the food has fancy French names but I don’t remember any of it. The oysters were fresh and delightly crispy. The tomato based sauce was light & mild. Perfection. Deviled eggs for my handsome devils. I wish there were more to them but they are simple little devils. I like my devils spicy if can. …
Happy birthday LOML. I woke up at 4:48 a.m. because baby needed to eat & I was plotting your breakfast. I was ready to fetch breakfast at 5 a.m. but baby had other plans. He oscillated from sleep & feeding until a little after 7 a.m., when I finally made my escape. Uncle Benny’s knows how to make an impressive donut. I know you have a curiosity for cronuts but this lush maple bacon donut…
This is my favorite way to eat a meal. Eating double or triple times for the same time slot. It is genius & it is fun. First up is Indian. Trying Five Rivers Indian Cuisine at Westlake, I discover their goat curry is grreeat. It is spicy & meaty. The rice & naan are good. My Bay Area Indian go-to is Naan-N-Curry so I know I’m hurting to expand my Indian cuisine repertoire. …
A sweet visit from auntie & godmommy Emmy, leads baby bao to (almost) taste his first egg puff. Mom is no stranger to the egg puff universe. Notably, Quickly uses a thicker batter than most places, lending itself to a rich, dense cake of an egg puff. Baby seems not so interested as he seems to hold his breath when we try to give him a whiff. Drinks at Quickly are satisfying; papaya…
Is quite literally the cutest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. And I seek out cute things, like puppies & such. So I’ve seen a lot of cute things. But this baby? Oh my. A whole new level. Even this morning, waking up a little disgruntled, a little hello & his gummy smile was shining from ear to ear. After his breakfast, the little hairs on his head was standing up, in full ovation. …
Enter what’s touted as California’s best burger. Número uno. 4505 Burgers & BBQ holds my heart on a string. It’s on Divis, packed with sunshine, a farmer’s market & hipsters. Even the sign is goregous. I have a thing for typography & beautifully constructed signage. The burger is the bomb. I don’t revive middle school colloquialisms for nothing. This is the burger to beat. You know how I feel about Shake Shack (ride…