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The Piñata (and other cocktails) from Padrecito

I really can’t exaggerate how good the cocktail menu was at Padrecito, the upscale Cole Valley tacquería that tragically didn’t survive the pandemic. (Happily the bar director, David Ruiz, did and he’s currently running Stillwater with his wife in Fairfax—so check it out if you’re in the neighborhood). But nearly as awesome as the drinksContinue reading “The Piñata (and other cocktails) from Padrecito”

Operation Baguette (aka Projet Boule): Succès!

Wow, you guys. Mad props to the ancestors. Also, agriculture is clearly a team sport because I can tell you as an individual it is NOT worth it. You spend way more time and energy planting and processing grain than you get back in calories. You’d be better off spending all that time fishing andContinue reading “Operation Baguette (aka Projet Boule): Succès!”

ESC #39 and #40 plus bonus ESC: Beach Edition

Yep. Been passing this sign outside Sebastopol for years and finally couldn’t resist pulling over and taking a picture given its current, shall we say, mood. Plus Bill’s is a really great organic market I didn’t know about with a great little coffee shop. So, win/win. Playing catch-up here after a couple of busy workContinue reading “ESC #39 and #40 plus bonus ESC: Beach Edition”

ONE OK ROCK’s Tomoya explains the shouting technique on “Cry Out”

youtube.com/watch As you know, I ❤ Tomoya-san. And he’s got a great post out today to Tomoya Studio walking us through the drum line on “Cry Out,” one of my favorite ONE OK ROCK songs. They didn’t play it at their San Francisco concert that I saw in May, so I was psyched to seeContinue reading “ONE OK ROCK’s Tomoya explains the shouting technique on “Cry Out””

Friday Favorites: Recent Audiobooks

A quick list of audiobooks I’ve enjoyed over the last several months: The Vegetarian and Human Acts by Han Kang. Both of these were a tough listen for different reasons, but I’m glad I had to really slow down and pay attention to the way that Kang develops her characters. Even in translation, Kang’s layeringContinue reading “Friday Favorites: Recent Audiobooks”

Operation Baguette: Harvest Time!

Now to figure out how to thresh it: mortar and pestle? Wrapping it in a tarp and backing over it with my car a couple of times? The trials and tribulations of the urban wheat farmer 😉 I will tell you, though, even cutting my tiny “field” was a decent amount of work. Mad respectContinue reading “Operation Baguette: Harvest Time!”