Summer rundown

Wow. Even I am amazed that I've gone so long without posting something new. And, it's not like I haven't been eating. I've been eating plenty and had some great meals, some not so great ones, and some pretty random ones.

Here's an uber-brief rundown of the last two months. (Hopefully, I'll be able to catch up with more details sometime soon...but don't hold your breath.)

I met Mayor Gavin at the Cafe's two-for-one drinks in the Castro. Three days were spent at Lake Tahoe, where I cooked all the meals for our work retreat. My college dining hall tour continued at UC Berkeley's green facility, UC Santa Cruz's hall featuring organic and local foods, and San Francisco State University's food court, where there was no mention of green, sustainable, nor organic. Spork, which took over the KFC on Valencia and Hill, was kitschy and fun with some seriously good food, including Mussels and Pork with a Spork and an heirloom tomato salad with a huge slab of bacon. I would be willing to give up my first child for ice cream from Bi-Rite Creamery. It's nice to know that I have friends at Piccino. A road trip to Canada, including many meals eaten in a car, took me through the gorgeous, green landscape of the northwest. Portland's rock-n-roll Voodoo Doughnuts serves up one mean Mango Tango and future visits will include the Bacon Maple Log. I want to be Canadian. Being introduced to fried Snickers from Wunder Brewery means that I will now make excuses to go to the Sunset. I'm on a mission to find the best burger in the San Francisco and try all the prepared meals from the Nijiya Market. I've had my first hot dog from a cart on Mission Street and it was heavenly.