Tag Archives: restaurants

Woo!  There’s another BBQ place in the East Bay.  When we tried to stop by the beloved and increasingly popular Commonwealth Pub, there was nary a seat to be found.  We are the type of people to celebrate having to … Continue reading →

So J has these Holy Grails when it comes to food.  The first one I encountered was pretzels from Philadelphia.  We went to Philadelphia.  We went to Lancaster County among the Amish.  We have never found a pretzel that lives … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago J and I went to Reform Club – a pop up restaurant.  For anyone not familiar with the concept of a pop up restaurant, it’s essentially group of food professional who take over another restaurant’s space … Continue reading →

J and the in-laws are crazy social people.  They chat people up left and right.  You let them out long enough and they will come home having made a friend.  In this case, their friend making ability yields some fun … Continue reading →

We’ve been trying to get some social time with J’s co-worker Meow and her husband Brown.  They finally suggested we all go out to dinner and because they know the food scene better than we, we left it up to … Continue reading →

This past weekend we finally got around to having an outing with our friend Valerie.   We were planning for weeks to go to Muir Woods with a picnic overlooking Muir Beach.  Sadly, the weather did not cooperate and the rain … Continue reading →

I’m sitting here at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport finishing my arugula and proscuitto salad and a ham and cheese brioche for breakfast  How is such a feat possible?  Because I’m at Surdyk’s Flight the airport outpost of Surdyk’s Liquor and … Continue reading →