June 20: The city was looking good. Actually--spectacular! All the locals were shocked by this freaky SoCal weather that has greeted the bay for the past month.
This is the best place to get a $3.50 banh mi in the Tenderloin. I am not just saying this because I know that Real Estate ate here. It truly is the greatest. :)
You can't avoid the street art.
Dash Jacket and Moon Pearl are on tour. This is probably the weirdest space they could have played: a meat-locker in the less-than-pretty part of Oakland.
June 21: Mojo Bicycle Cafe is rad. It feels a little like teleportation--bringing me straight back to Berlin. People sit outside, drink beer, and share conversation. It's intimate; it's cozy. Inside the music is comfortably hip. They offer Ritual and De La Paz. You sip, they fix your bike. Pop-up Rice Paper Scissors serves there too. This Thursday was part of Banh Mi Thursdays. The Beef Pho Roll was a clean appetizer/meal: sauteed hanger steak and herbs, wrapped in fresh rice noodle sheets. My friend had the Vegetarian "Smoked Duck" soy/wheat-based "duck" with king trumpet mushrooms. Though skeptical at first, I was proved wrong. The "duck" tasted like a sweet sauteed tofu. Shall I come again? Um, I'm on my way right now!
It chooses you.
June 22: I've been wanting to check this place out--Mixed Nuts. It's right next to my house and sells things dear to my taste, such as greenery/antique/housewares.
June 22: Tu Lan Vietnamese Restaurant needs no review except that it is really excellent all round for the food, price, and hole-in-the-wall feel. Later that day I checked out the San Francisco Historical Society located in the Old Mint Building. The current exhibit features Kim Novak's paintings, which were never before revealed to the public. The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: San Francisco and The Movies exhibit featured primarily posters and trivia. The funniest part was the Vertigo room. The narration tried to make visitors feel as if they were Carlotta herself, about to jump into the bay. The fog-horn playing in repetition was a nice touch.
I ended the day with a bikeride out to the Legion of Honor. (Hardly a bikeride--it takes about 15 minutes.) As I sat in deep contemplation, staring out onto the Golden Gate, I noticed a newlywed couple approach this stretch of incredible beauty. They totally stole my idea!
June 23+ 24: SF Pride--a lawless time in the city. I was late to work due to this human conglomerate.
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