Greetings from Boston - the last leg of my East Coast tour. I'm here for a design conference, but also enjoying the local seafood (lots of lobster!) and looking forward to visiting the art museum with an Edward Hopper exhibit.
But while I'm enjoying art and food Boston style, I just saw this listing on tablehopper for an event this friday, June 1, by the Red Poppy Art House. An art auction and food tasting extravaganza. The food is from some local favorites - Delfina and Chez Panisse! And I liked the one art piece photo they showed - could be worth checking out what else is there.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Hayes Valley Design Fest
Just a quick note while I'm reading about SF from NY. Every time I come here I think I might just stay, and then I come home and think, why would I leave? Here's another reason to stay in SF: Fun street festivals every weekend of the summer...
This one is the Capsule Design Festival in Hayes Valley - a design enclave itself. Check it out on Sunday and tell me how it is.
This one is the Capsule Design Festival in Hayes Valley - a design enclave itself. Check it out on Sunday and tell me how it is.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
BBQ Season
Memorial Day is officially the beginning of BBQ season and I can't wait! Last year I got totally into cedar plank grilling, so I definitely plan on experimenting with that some more.
Tablehopper recently published this link to a pretty interesting history of BBQ. Did you know it supposedly started in the Caribbean?
Along those lines, starting this Sunday, the 27th, the restaurant Front Porch is going to be offering a BBQ special on the first sunday of every month. (not sure why the last Sunday is part of the plan too - maybe it's just the kick-off.)
This info from Tablehopper:
~THE FRONT PORCH~ is going to be open on the first Sundays of every month through September, an all-you-can-eat Caribbean barbecue. The barbecue will go on from noon until sundown, with BBQ jerk steak, chicken, fish, and fresh veggie sides on offer. The price for a “roundtrip ticket” to the West Indies (i.e. all you can eat) is $25, and the price of a one-way ticket (i.e. one plate) is $17.50. There will also be a kid's plate price, and special prices on draft beer and select wine. No reservations necessary, and all the tables will be put together for family-style dining.
Sounds delish to me!
Tablehopper recently published this link to a pretty interesting history of BBQ. Did you know it supposedly started in the Caribbean?
Along those lines, starting this Sunday, the 27th, the restaurant Front Porch is going to be offering a BBQ special on the first sunday of every month. (not sure why the last Sunday is part of the plan too - maybe it's just the kick-off.)
This info from Tablehopper:
~THE FRONT PORCH~ is going to be open on the first Sundays of every month through September, an all-you-can-eat Caribbean barbecue. The barbecue will go on from noon until sundown, with BBQ jerk steak, chicken, fish, and fresh veggie sides on offer. The price for a “roundtrip ticket” to the West Indies (i.e. all you can eat) is $25, and the price of a one-way ticket (i.e. one plate) is $17.50. There will also be a kid's plate price, and special prices on draft beer and select wine. No reservations necessary, and all the tables will be put together for family-style dining.
Sounds delish to me!
Monday, May 21, 2007
Celebrate SF
I'm going to be out of town for about 2 weeks, so no promises on daily updates, we'll see how it goes. But the whales are on their way back to sea, so at least we can be happy about that. :)
While I'm gone this weekend, there's and event I'd love to see - Carnival SF, complete with giant puppets. Those of you who know me, may have met my giant puppet the mermaid. She never got to go to a carnival. She now lives with a "Children's Entertainment Specialist" (aka professional clown) and I hope has had opportunities to leave the house more than the one time she came out with me for Halloween.
Anyway, Carnival SF looks like a lot of fun - Los Lonley Boys are performing Sunday, there's a festival on Sat and Sun that I'm sure will be complete with lots of food-on-a-stick options, and the parade, with the headdresses and puppets will be Sunday morning starting at 9:30am.
So, have a fantastic week everyone, and a great holiday weekend!
While I'm gone this weekend, there's and event I'd love to see - Carnival SF, complete with giant puppets. Those of you who know me, may have met my giant puppet the mermaid. She never got to go to a carnival. She now lives with a "Children's Entertainment Specialist" (aka professional clown) and I hope has had opportunities to leave the house more than the one time she came out with me for Halloween.
Anyway, Carnival SF looks like a lot of fun - Los Lonley Boys are performing Sunday, there's a festival on Sat and Sun that I'm sure will be complete with lots of food-on-a-stick options, and the parade, with the headdresses and puppets will be Sunday morning starting at 9:30am.
So, have a fantastic week everyone, and a great holiday weekend!
Friday, May 18, 2007
Whale of a Time
I don't know how many of you have been as fascinated by the whales in the Sacramento shipping channel as I am, but when I read about how they had been injured by boat propellers it literally brought tears to my eyes. I guess you could say I'm an animal lover.
Here's the article about their situation yesterday that made me so sad. After reading that I felt compelled to stay up to the minute on their progress in hopes of hearing the good news that they were headed back to sea. Alas, that is not the case yet.
Today when looking for the latest news, I came across the NOAA incident report where you can see close up pictures of the wound on the mom and hear the sounds the wales make (mostly just the scientists oohing and the sound of what I think was a blowhole spurt) and the sounds that they are using to lure the whales out. The "travel" one is pretty funny. I think I'd run the other way if I heard that coming from someone!
I hope they make it out of there soon. The experts say it could take a while, and the fact that the mom is nursing might make her less interested in the feeding sounds. Or that the sounds they're using are from a different pod of whales from alaska, so it might be like we're yelling in Chinese to whales who speak English.
Gotta hand it to the Chron today - their headline at the top of the paper was: Wii, Wine, Whales and Warriers. I guess those are the things that matter to this town.
And in other animal news - just came across this article too on the chron site. Baby peregrine falcons were born recently atop San Jose City hall. It's a heartwarming tale...
Here's the article about their situation yesterday that made me so sad. After reading that I felt compelled to stay up to the minute on their progress in hopes of hearing the good news that they were headed back to sea. Alas, that is not the case yet.
Today when looking for the latest news, I came across the NOAA incident report where you can see close up pictures of the wound on the mom and hear the sounds the wales make (mostly just the scientists oohing and the sound of what I think was a blowhole spurt) and the sounds that they are using to lure the whales out. The "travel" one is pretty funny. I think I'd run the other way if I heard that coming from someone!
I hope they make it out of there soon. The experts say it could take a while, and the fact that the mom is nursing might make her less interested in the feeding sounds. Or that the sounds they're using are from a different pod of whales from alaska, so it might be like we're yelling in Chinese to whales who speak English.
Gotta hand it to the Chron today - their headline at the top of the paper was: Wii, Wine, Whales and Warriers. I guess those are the things that matter to this town.
And in other animal news - just came across this article too on the chron site. Baby peregrine falcons were born recently atop San Jose City hall. It's a heartwarming tale...
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