San Francisco in the Sun

A glorious weekend: perfect weather, a beautiful wedding, amazing friends, scintillating coffee, wonderful food. What else could one ask for? More time!

I wasn’t very good at taking pictures to document our trip, but my little point and shoot wouldn’t have done justice to the pastries or dresses or flowers or entire “joi de vivre” scenery anyway. Visiting the Mission bakery Tartine was a highlight. Everything I sampled was delicious, but the most surprisingly delightful treat was perhaps the gigantic gougère, with black pepper and thyme.

It was a crispy but soft, cheesy wonder.

The gougères made at Voya are tiny bite-sized morsels, perfect for snacking. Tartine’s giants easily make breakfast, or could be an awesome light lunch accompanied by some veggies or fruit.

When we walked up to Haight-Ashbury, hunger drew us into the Magnolia gastro-brew pub. They had quinoa on the menu! The coasters also had exquisite little drawings, and a message about slow food on the reverse.

All in all, this three day visit was just a sampler of San Francisco’s magic. I’m very excited to venture back in the near future, with resident friends and family the perfect excuse to eat another gougère in Dolores Park!

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