San Francisco

Festive Images from the Great Dickens Christmas Fair

December 21, 2011
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A few weeks ago a google ad (of all things) appeared on the sidebar of a blog advertising something called “The Great Dickens Christmas Fair.” It caught my eye and I instantly thought that it sounded like something I would really enjoy. So I clicked on it. I rarely click on ads so when the [...]

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Pimientos de Padrón

September 12, 2011
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A few months ago I attended a “Farmers Market Boot Camp” session with Darya Pino, the creator of the blog Summer Tomato. While the title of the event sounds as though Darya had us running laps around the building and bench pressing bushels of beans, in reality a small group of strangers were led on [...]

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Mountain View Farmers’ Market

July 6, 2011
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I’m happy to report that my first visit to a California Farmers Market was fantastic. A few weeks ago, CK and I took a Zipcar to Mountain View to check out their Sunday market. We arrived at 9:30 AM, only 30 minutes after they opened and it was already jamming. I shudder to think about [...]

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Erin Eats at In-N-Out Burger. Finally!

June 22, 2011
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In the spirit of “it didn’t happen unless there are pictures” I present to you my very first In-N-Out meal. Does this mean I’ve officially been inducted into West Coast life? I didn’t go wild and order anything custom this time so my burger was just a straight-up menu item, although I did add pickles [...]

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Munchery

June 19, 2011
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CK and I have been in San Francisco for a little more than one month now. It took over three weeks for our belongings to arrive from our moving company and I’m proud to report as of tonight I’m down to less then a dozen boxes. I love having my kitchen equipment back even if [...]

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Crown & Crumpet Tea Room With Lilly J

May 26, 2011
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Shortly after I announced our move to San Francisco I learned that my fabulous friend Lilly would be in town for a wedding the week after I arrived. Thank God for Lilly guys because she got me off the crazy train and back into sanity. It was so incredibly fantastic to see a familiar face [...]

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Goodbye Boston

May 16, 2011
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It’s finally here! My suitcases are ready to go. The pink KitchenAid is packed and movers are busily taking our boxes away.  The only thing left to do is call a cab. We’ll spend tonight at the airport hotel and then tomorrow CK and I will board a plane to San Francisco. Somehow it still [...]

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Away We Go

April 27, 2011
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CK and I have some very big news to share. We’re moving to San Francisco! So yes, much like our families, friends, and respective workplaces you all realize that our now infamous “patient zero” trip back in February actually had driving purpose. Our last day in Boston will be May 17th when we’ll hop aboard [...]

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