SF Micromoon

I know the idea of not going on a honeymoon immediately after the wedding is utterly unromantic. But frankly, we were too tired, busy, mildly ill, and broke after the wedding to go anywhere. But between entertaining out of town relatives and wrapping up wedding odds and ends (you'd be surprised how much there is to do) we found two days to get away to our favorite city. I even managed to go to a few new restaurants!

I finally ate at The Slanted Door. I know, it's bizarre that I hadn't ever eaten there. I'd gone for drinks (great cocktail and wine menus) but never for food. N remedied that. I have to say, the papaya salad was great.

The famous shaking beef, however, was mediocre. I mean, c'mon, it's just stir fried beef chunks. Mangosteen and Bodega both do much better versions at much lower prices, in my humble opinion.

Dessert was delicious. Pear cobbler with Ciao Bella vanilla gelato. I could have used more ice cream for that much cobbler, but oh well.

Afternoon snack of one Oyster Rockerfeller and one Oyster Casino at Hog Island.

And a bowl of their chowder. I love that it's chock full of a few kinds of clams, has a few vegetables in it, and is creamy but not thick. Sipping this, reading a book, nursing a stuffy nose, and looking out on the ferries going in and out of the fog-covered bay was the perfect way to while away an afternoon.

Back at Hog Island for $1 happy hour oysters.

Met back up with N for before dinner drinks at Frisson, a hip lounge restaurant we'd never been to. Very tasty drinks, and it looks like $5 happy hour would be the way to go here. Additionally, their $5 non-alcoholic cocktails are available at all times for designated drivers. N had one, and it was a stunning blend of green tea, mango, and a few other things. Fruity and intense with the dry aftertaste of tea, it's the kind of drink that makes you almost not miss the alcohol.

Kokarri for dinner. This is another San Francisco classic that I never got to visit while I lived there. It was amazing! I am partial to Mezes because I like the small plates style of food, but meat and fish entrees at Kokkari are stellar. We especially enjoyed our assortment of lamb innards and the grilled squid.

The next day I had lunch at OSHA while J met up with a law school friend. I was coming down with what would become a severe cold and couldn't muster up the energy to walk with him from Embarcadero to Montgomery. I slunk into OSHA and had a tuna tower...

...and a nice hot bowl of tom ka gai soup. I also bought some ACME baguettes and Cowgirl Creamery cheese to take home with me. I got the St. Francis Drake and the Pierce Point. Both deliciously creamy, with the Pierce Point taking the winners' position by a slight margin.

It was a great micro-honeymoon, and just what we needed. This is what I miss most about SF: being able to walk out my door and see sweeping views like this one of the Bay Bridge. That spider sculpture is temporary, but that gorgeous view of the bay is always there.