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my favorite broccoli! yummers!
look at the size of these 'september snow white peaches'!...every tuesday, heather and i try to go to the farmer's market at the ferry building during our lunch hour. there we'll find a large variety of delicious fruits, fresh flowers, tasty veggies. while i like the pluots and artic snow white nectarines and peaches, i go there for the fresh broccoli [LOVE], padrones peppers (dark green spanish peppers - great sauteed with just salt and oil), and brussel sprouts. i never plan to buy much but always come back to the office with bags full of stuff.
We went to check out the relatively new Federal Building by morphosis in Soma. We also drive by this building all the time. In fact, on the way to and from work every week day but we've never gotten got of the car for a closer look. It was so windy in the late afternoon. It's a shame how much debris was flying around and had collected on the ground in front of the entrance area. It seems to us that they certainly spent a lot of money on the structure but nothing is being spent on maintenance. Already someone had broken the glass doors to the annex on the south side.
Hak's pix from our visit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hakeechang/sets/72157601406512867/
We love Flora Grubb Gardens! It's fantastic! Used to drive by the old location on Guerrero in Noe all the time and stopped by once. The new digs is AMAZING and so much bigger + better. Not only will you find interesting and unique plants but the normal usual greeneries are a cut above the rest. And they should be because this place is not cheap. I'm betting that it's worth the $$$ for the hard to find stuff, the top quality, the extensive expertise and excellent service found here. Also found here are books on landscape architecture among other related topics and cool accessories/home furnishings such as vases, bowls, hats, outdoor chairs and stools.
And we discovered another hidden treasure within the nursery - an awesome cafe call Ritual with a master barista who made me the best cup of latte I have ever had. Yeah, I said it - the BEST...even better than my starbucks. Now that's an endorsement.
best latte in sf
After the birthday bash we were super hungry and grabbed brunch at this cute chow place right outside of the Presidio gates. Damn good steak and eggs! Hak had the tasty crab benedict - YUM! We sat outside on one of the red wire benches.
We went to the Julius Kahn Playground in the Presidio this weekend for the Thacher's annual birthday bash to celebrate Cal's 5th, Gavin's 3rd & Audrey's 2nd birthdays. What a nice park and such a hidden treasure! Who knew it existed? It was the perfect place for an outdoor children's party. A grassy lawn, picnic tables, play area, tennis courts, basketball court, softball field - what more can you ask for really? Cass and Sam hired an awesome 17 year old who made amazing ballons (in the shapes of monkeys, spongebob, turtles...) for the children. We adults who wanted one lost out because time ran out. The party ended and the talented kid who earns more than Tony(!) an hour had to go! He's saving all his $earnings$ for his college fund. I know I've seen this guy before and realized it was at the Ferry Building where Sam found him. What talent!
