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Soundtrack of Mi Vida: Blue – Calvin Harris

San Francisco

Day 1

Philz Coffee -  Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee

Arinell Pizza- Cheese slice

Range-  Scallop crudo/salad, Roasted Chicken, Braised Beef

Bi-Rite Creamery – Roasted Banana and Salted Caramel Gellato

Laszlo – Chambord Cosmo and Hendricks Gimlet

Day 2

Philz Coffee-  Mint Mojito Ice Coffee and Turkish Delight

Tartine AM-  Morning Bun and Gougeres

Tartine PM – Loaf of bread fresh out of the oven with Brillat-Savarin cheese from Bi-Rite

Foreign Cinema- Apple Pop Tart, French Toast, and Grilled Duck salad

Out the Door – Fresh spring Rolls (9 bucks ! ! ! sorry couldn’t fight the thrifty scrooge in me)

Burma Superstar – Tea Leaf Salad and Rainbow salad

Day 3

Good Luck Dim Sum- turnip cake (HJ best) and various dim sum items

Ton Kiang -  Shrimp and Chive Dumplings. Owner was very welcoming and gregarious.

Roadside BBQ – Pulled pork sandwich. Texan staff showed great hospitality.

Schubert’s Bakery-  Swedish princess cake

San Tung – Dried fried chicken wings

Underdog’s taco shop – Nick’s Baja Fish Tacos and Makers Martini. Bartender (skinny white guy) took pride in his craft.

Katana-ya -  Chasu ramen (the leftover soup is still congealed in my fridge) and Extra spicy ramen

All that SF yummy = 3lbs more to love

Bah ! WHO pandemic warnings are for wussies ! We visited the El D.F. aka Mexico City in June so the pandemic was subsiding as was the air and hotel prices. We stayed at a hostel called Casa Comtesse in Condessa, a upper middle-class area of Mexico City. Upper-middle and any middle class is a sliver between the poor and ultra-rich. (Sometimes I forget that I the world majority is poor and brown). Overall we felt safe but the local police thought it best that we not walk around at 11pm and hailed us a cab one night. When I visit a foreign land I try to take in the people, food, and culture. I think HJ’s order is food, food,  and culture (between meals).  Here’s the rundown…

Comida:  Seafood at Contramar, tasting menu at Pujol (yes, pronounced Poo-hole), original al pastor tacos at Tizoncito, hot choco and churro at El Morro, and steak sandwich & salad at Sputino

Culture: Indigenous arts at the National Anthropology Museum, Contemporary Art Museum at U of DF and hiking around Teotihuacan.

People:  Like in all major urban cities, most folks were rushing around minding their own business. Subways are the best way to travel but also a great place to meet and hug some of the 21M DFers during rush hour.

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Mac and Cheese meets Bacon

Does Mac and Cheese always take 3 hours to make? Passed the taste test but the sauce could be smoother. Will dress it up with bread crumbs and parsley manana.

Soundtrack of Mi Vida: Damn Right I’m Somebody – TJ Kirk

It's been Me and McQueen the last few months.

Soundtrack of Mi Vida: I’m Waiting for the Day – Beach Boys