Thursday we began our day at Kitchen Story, a breakfast-focused restaurant on College Avenue that does Korean American fusion cuisine in Oakland
Linda had her usual two eggs with bacon and potatoes, but it was “millionaire’s bacon” - thick cut and marinated with brown sugar and spices and the potatoes are whole, splitt, and roasted
I had a breakfast bibimbap - a Korean dish with galbi (slow cooked short ribs), rice, vegetables, and a fried egg
Meanwhile, Bob Ross kept us company, painting a mountain scene in the background:
The check is presented clipped to a book rather than a tray or clipboard
Next we were off to San Francisco via BART. Linda had a reservation for. Pier 24, a photography gallery on the Bay and I was meeting an old high school friend, Katie Riggs.
I got to our meeting place a little early so I walked around a bit and found this lovely little public space between the big buildings on Mission
Even with the fire pit though, it was pretty breezy and a bit chilly so I continued on and found this warmer and cozy spot - also a public space - with sofas, lounge chairs, and a video mural. A lovely place to hang.
Katie and I met at a coffee shop and then strolled along the Embarcadero. She let me pick the direction and sadly I picked the one with the less panoramic views, but we did wader around the old Ferry Building and got some glimpses of the Bay.
We met up with Linda later at Katie’s place in Balboa Park and were joined by Katie’s husband and daughter for a delicious dinner of roasted salmon with roasted kale with feta and farmers market corn. Sadly no pictures of the meal. But we did get some pictures of the people this time:
