spent 10 days in the bay...arrived the first Friday at 7:30am, had a half hour to get ready for the first part of the trip...our annual SF girls food tour!
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first stop was Brenda's French Soul Food for cheesy shrimp & grits, beignets, and gumbo...my favorite, eating the beignets with the cheesiness
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2nd stop was a to go order for Kim Chi Burritos...I thought okay, a little spicy, I'm sure better right away...I didn't eat it til the next morning
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3rd, the old Paulette's, now Chantal Guillon for yummy macarons, my new obsession :)
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4th home-made ice cream at Smitten...cool to see, got coconut of course but liked the salted caramel better...I feel like salted caramel is a new trend :)
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5th, Anthony's cookies...like their unique cookies & cream cookie
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I couldn't have been in the city on a better day...weather was beautiful...so nice to sit outside at our 6th stop Zazie's for mimosas
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did a pankcake flight which was good, but my favorite was the dungeness crab eggs benedict
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took a break and played dress-up at Christina's...litterally played dress up in her amazing closet...we even left with a few things :)
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couldn't play too long, we had to get back out into the city!
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first happy hour at Amelie for some wine flights
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then met up with more of the gang for dinner at House of Prime Rib
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Michelle taught us that steak, yorkshire pudding, creamed spinach, mashed potatoes and some horse radish all in one bite IS the perfect bite
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8 stops total, couldn't do it without SF native driver, Christina who always gets good parking wherever we go...thanks for planning and driving!
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cheers to good times, food and friends!
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