2020 has been a succubus of a year, slowly leeching out my faith in humanity and steadily destroying small pieces of my soul. Its endless propensity for horrendous events/moments has never let up. It all started so benign. At the beginning of 2020, I was wrapping up my annual trip to San Francisco for the…
Tag: San Francisco
Title: Pain au Jamon
Story: Have you ever laid your eyes on something and your first thought was mmmmmm? That’s how I felt when I fiat saw this savory goodness at Tartine in San Francisco. Then I tasted it. Imagine the saltiness of the high quality ham and nutty gruyere cheese wrapped in the buttery heaven of a fresh…
Title: Bernini’s Medusa
Story: Whenever I am in San Francisco, I try to visit the Legion of Honor at Land’s End. The Legion, and the area surrounding the Legion, is absolutely gorgeous. On a clear day, you can see an amazing view of the Golden Gate Bridge. During one visit to the Legion, The Medusa by Gian Lorenzo…
Title: Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Fireworks
Story: In 2012, my mother, sister, nephew and I took a trip to San Francisco for my mother’s birthday. It was just pure luck that while we were there, it was the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. On the anniversary, San Francisco put on a major show with music and fireworks. From our…
Cobb Salad at Luka’s
Story: I love San Francisco. Having traveled there six times, I always like to visit old and new places. I also try to plan a day trip to Oakland, which is just a short ferry ride or BART ride from San Francisco. On my third visit to San Francisco, my mom and I made a…
Title: Character (pun intended and unintended)
Story: This is my uncle whom I cherish very much. He was supposed to be taking a picture of my mom and I on one of our many visits to San Francisco. What he didn’t know was that he had my camera facing towards him. He had taken an accidental selfies. This is one of…
Title: Sunset over the Golden Gate
Story: Watching the sunset over the Pacific ocean is a thing that everyone should have on their bucket list. If your in San Francisco, make your easy to Crissy Field to catch one of the most amazingly brilliant and colorful sunset you will every behold. Trust me, your eyes, spirit and heart will thank you.
2015 Year in Review
As I reflect on how my life has changed in the past year, I’ve come to realize that 2015 was a year of adventure, cooking, traveling, eating delicious meals and trying new things. After 2014, a year where I focused on cleaning up my finances by paying off all my credit card debt, I realized…
Travel
An Affair to Remember (original published on August 11, 2014) I am having a love affair and his name is “Travel.” Traveling is thing I do when I want or need to escape my normal life. My first adult vacation was a visit to San Francisco in 2003 with one of my closest friends. For that trip,…
Savory Sweet Neat 