I’ve been in San Francisco all week on some business. Of course, I’m also doing a lot of good eating, thinking about why the fog rolls in (and why it’s good for some grapes), taking long walks through the city, and hiking in Marin.
I ate impeccably fresh Alaska salmon nigiri and broiled Kumamoto oysters at Sushi Ran, one of Chip and Elizabeth’s old haunts from life in Sausalito. I stumbled upon Essencia in Hayes valley, and learned how well sweet potatoes, cucumbers and cilantro go together.
Today I’m having lunch with Amy Sherman at A16. (I’m curious about the tripe — maybe Amy will walk me through it.) Then I’m driving over to Berkeley and down to Mountain View to have dinner at Google with our friend Michael.
It’s always fun to be out this way, but I’m really looking forward to getting back in the kitchen and adapting some of this restaurant food to home cooking. More on that later.