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Castro<br />
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There's a reason why this place always has a long line. The sandwiches are the bomb (do people still say that)!? Well, in this case I will. The Menage a Trois is one of over what seems like a million sandwiches. It's filled with halal chicken, real honey, honey mustard, bbq sauce, pepper jack, swiss and cheddar. Who would have thought to pull all of that in one sandwich? Once you see their menu, you'll be asking yourself that over and over again. Some of their sandwiches are filled with items like mozarella sticks. Can't wait to try their other sandwiches.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-66512345948521274362012-01-26T20:12:00.000-08:002012-01-26T20:28:58.818-08:00El Farolito: Super Carne Asada Burrito#75 Super Carne Asada Burrito from El Farolito<br />
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I was once surrounded by several delicious Mexican eateries when I lived in San Jose. Working in San Francisco, there aren't many good spots here unless you head out to the Mission District. All of the worthwhile restaurants are all condensed in this area and El Farolito is one of them. One of the best burritos in the city! Throughout my college years, I found myself here after-hours to help absorb all of the liquor I consumed while out and about. Great place to end the night since it closes at 3am. I've had my share of El Farolito burritos and It deserves it's name on the 7x7 Big Eat SF list.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0San Francisco, CA, USA37.7749295 -122.419415537.6745235 -122.577344 37.8753355 -122.261487tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-58921238477795716292012-01-01T20:15:00.001-08:002012-01-01T20:21:31.371-08:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For 2012, I'm keeping my resolutions simple. I resolve to make healthier choices for my mind, body and soul. It's going to be the best and biggest year of my life yet...</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-31666973298505324632011-12-14T09:09:00.001-08:002011-12-14T09:10:19.722-08:00That $&@# Kray!Rockin the faux fur to work today. Ready for tonight's Jay-Z and Kanye concert!<br />
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Financial District<br />
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The Katsu Curry here at <a href="http://www.muraccis.com/indexSF.html">Muracci's</a> is definitely good, but I think my expectations were a bit high going in. I blame that on the hundreds of 4-5 star reviews on Yelp and the line outside the door when I arrived. Luckily, we called ahead so we just walked right in to pick up our order.<br />
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1 1/2cups shredded cheddar cheese<br />
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There were a lot of "firsts" experienced this day. The first time I swam through mud, jumped over fire, walked a tight rope, went through a legit obstacle course and took an ice cold shower with hundreds of people. The dirtiest I've ever been in my entire life - hands down. Everyone should do something like this at least once.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-78265351205137664122011-11-03T16:49:00.000-07:002011-11-03T16:53:39.672-07:00Pucker Up!Look at whose lips are featured on the <a href="http://blog.sephora.com/">Sephora blog</a>!<br />
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<a href="http://www.ziptrek.com/">Ziptrek</a> tours are still in SF at the Embarcadero. They extended til the end of the month so go while you still can. It goes by quick and it's only one line so their full price may not be worth it to you, but if you can score a half price voucher from a deal site like I did, it's definitely worth that amount.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Oakland, CA, USA37.8043637 -122.271113737.603635700000005 -122.5869707 38.0050917 -121.9552567tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-21096625729606895332011-09-25T18:34:00.000-07:002011-09-25T18:36:02.812-07:00NY EatsAs with every visit to New York, there's never enough time to rest. Between wedding festivities for the bride & groom and hanging out with NY'er friends, we tried to squeeze in as many food spots as possible. This city never disappoints on the food front so I have a few places to share for next time you're in the Big Apple.<br />
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<b>Ippudo</b><br />
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This place deserved it's own post, so you'll find that by clicking <a href="http://operationwanderlust.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-love-ramen.html">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Grimaldi's Pizza</b><br />
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Thankful that there is now a 2nd location (the first being at the Brooklyn Bridge) because the wait at their famous original location can sometimes take 2 hours. Here, we didn't have to wait at all. I actually wanted to try Lucali in Brooklyn instead (all of my NY'er buddies say this is actually the best pizza), but they're only open for dinner each night which didn't work out with our schedule. The pizza here has such tasty cuts of meat and perfectly thin with a slight crisp. Definitely a must-try.<br />
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<b>Shakeshack</b><br />
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Basically the In-N-Out Burger of NY. My Cali folks may hate me for saying this, but I would take a Shake Burger over In-N-Out any day. To me, the bun and meat here is far better than that of my hometown joint. Plus, they serve frozen custard. Yum.<br />
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I didn't go during this visit, but I have to give some love to Peter Luger. If you are a steak lover, this is a must-try. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0New York, NY, USA40.7143528 -74.005973140.5217853 -74.3218301 40.9069203 -73.690116100000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-33098958428264776062011-09-25T18:27:00.000-07:002011-09-25T18:28:23.755-07:00SF Street Food FestivalIt's festival season in San Francisco! Today, we headed out to the Eat Real festival in Oakland but, that's not what I'm going to talk about. Instead, here's a snapshot of our time at the SF Street Food festival that happened a few weeks ago. It's a great food festival, but not my favorite. MANY vendors were not equipped to feed the masses all day. The best places sold out super quick so I wasn't a happy camper getting there hours after it began. Highlights of the day, watching the Mr. eat Don Bugito's moth larvae tacos and food from the Kasa truck (twice).<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0San Francisco, CA, USA37.7749295 -122.419415537.6745235 -122.577344 37.8753355 -122.261487tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-10822336136629209142011-09-22T12:42:00.000-07:002011-09-22T12:42:37.095-07:00Chairman Bao: Steamed Bao with Pork Belly & Pickled Daikon<span id="goog_1434247235"></span><span id="goog_1434247236"></span>#32 Steamed Bao with Pork Belly & Pickled Daikon at the Chairman Bao truck<br />
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Due to all of the hype, I have been following Chairman Bao on Twitter even before I tried their famous buns. At all of the food festivals, they always have the longest line. Just recently they made it onto the Zagat. I was pleased to find out that they were making an appearance at the Truck Stop (an area by my work that features about 3 food trucks per day). The line was long, but not as long and unbearable as the festival lines. So, I waited patiently and am so glad I did. Definitely the BEST food truck vendor at least in the Bay Area. I had the pork belly bun as well as the sesame chicken and they both met and exceeded my expectations. I could eat 20 of these in one sitting - that's how good they are.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-26948766269108816242011-09-15T10:44:00.000-07:002011-09-15T10:44:14.327-07:00Soul Train's 40th AnniversaryWhile spending some time at Millenium Park taking pictures at the Cloud Gate (aka The Bean), we couldn't help but notice an enormous crowd of people in one area equipped with a DJ blasting jams from earlier time periods. Our initial thought was that crowds were likely surrounding street performers, but when we walked through the crowd it was actually a massive dance party in celebration of Soul Train's 40th anniversary. <br />
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I spent a few minutes as a spectator and the music put me right into my happy place - so much that I had to join the diverse crowd which, btw, was filled with people of all ages. Not only did we join forces to create the biggest Soul Train line in history, we even danced the electric slide as a group also. This is probably the closest I'll ever get to my dream of being part of a flash mob so I had a blast and enjoyed every single moment. <br />
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Later that evening, we attended a free concert at Jay Pritzker Pavillion for the same celebration. We stood among the people of Chicago, visitors, performers like the Chi-Lites and Impressions - even Don Cornelius made an appearance and said a few words. We really just stumbled on both of these events and it was such a nice surprise.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0300-310 S Federal St, Chicago, IL 60604, USA41.8781136 -87.629798241.498949599999996 -88.2615122 42.2572776 -86.9980842tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-43695554039008008342011-09-12T22:07:00.000-07:002011-09-12T22:08:12.543-07:00I Love Ramen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57XK90mBN_x-ILnO1VezArKg8zxhlF91IG9NEpz19Lspwvt7BsnAIHry0RLtjIUgGJBL61pCyKIoWDLT2J7oc66x2SPzS5GGxCvL94aJm_LlntOfHdUI7sPfzPmzNTkKywszvts-S9ahS/s1600/IMG_3951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57XK90mBN_x-ILnO1VezArKg8zxhlF91IG9NEpz19Lspwvt7BsnAIHry0RLtjIUgGJBL61pCyKIoWDLT2J7oc66x2SPzS5GGxCvL94aJm_LlntOfHdUI7sPfzPmzNTkKywszvts-S9ahS/s200/IMG_3951.JPG" width="200" /></a>I am a soup fanatic who doesn't discriminate any type of soup. Plain old broth, hearty, Mexican caldos, pho, ramen, the list goes on. I can eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner days in a row and never get sick of it. So, that brings me to the best ramen I've ever had at Ippudo. Weeks prior to my NYC departure, I asked around and read a few articles and thought Momofuku was the one to try. It wasn't until I was in Manhattan chatting with friends until I realized I had been looking at the wrong place. Turns out, <a href="http://www.ippudony.com/">Ippudo</a> is actually considered the best. So, I followed the advice of my favorite NY'ers and headed for that restaurant and made sure we were there right before they opened. I'm glad we did because unlike many Yelpers, we only had to wait 5 minutes before we were seated. I ordered the Akamaru Modern and the pork belly buns and I wasn't disappointed one bit. He had the same with the braised pork belly and soft boiled egg add-on (highly recommend it!). The BEST ramen I've ever had. I've never been to Japan so I can't compare, but this will definitely do for now. If you're a ramen/ soup lover like me, don't go to NYC without stopping by.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1New York, NY, USA40.7143528 -74.005973140.5217853 -74.3218301 40.9069203 -73.690116100000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-82374753066707442072011-09-12T21:55:00.000-07:002011-09-12T21:55:58.933-07:00The Rick Bayless ExperienceWhen you're from California, you don't think about eating Mexican food anywhere else because well, we have the best Mexican food outside of Mexico. Since it was recommended by friends and since <a href="http://www.rickbayless.com/">Rick Bayless</a> has quite the reputation (and we couldn't get reservations at Girl & the Goat or Sprout - both Top Chef restaurants), we figured we'd give his restaurants a try. So, we tried both XOCO and Frontera Grill while in Chicago. XOCO was his "fast food" type spot and Frontera was more of a nice sit-down spot. They were both delicious, but XOCO really blew me away. The tortas and caldo were so ridiculously tasty that we went back the next day to order food to bring home with us. It's a MUST TRY when you're there!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Chicago, IL, USA41.8781136 -87.629798241.6889521 -87.94565519999999 42.067275099999996 -87.3139412tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-94611229974271092011-09-12T21:41:00.000-07:002011-09-12T21:41:40.015-07:00Chi-Town EatsThere's so much to be said about the food here! We didn't eat a bad meal during our visit. Everything from the Chicago style hot dogs, deep dish pizza & italian beef sandwiches - everything was so satisfying. Here are a few places to try that are special to Chi-Town:<br />
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Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza</div>
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Al's Italian Beef</div>
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Portillo's Chicago style hot dog</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Chicago, IL, USA41.8781136 -87.629798241.6889521 -87.94565519999999 42.067275099999996 -87.3139412tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-37946962457144700042011-09-12T21:29:00.000-07:002011-09-12T21:29:48.498-07:00A Windy City Visit10 years ago, I came to Chicago for the first time to celebrate my good friend's birthday and you can also say it was a bit of a graduation gift to myself. With one of those same friends, we came back to reconnect with a city we remember loving so much. It was just as we remembered (maybe even better than we remembered). The architecture, food and love for music this city has is unbelievable. If it weren't for the nasty winters, I would consider living here. Thanks for treating me well Chi-Town!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Chicago, IL, USA41.8781136 -87.629798241.6889521 -87.94565519999999 42.067275099999996 -87.3139412tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-3044019194660930262011-09-11T14:34:00.000-07:002011-09-11T14:35:01.045-07:0010 Years Ago Today...I was starting my first year of college at my new apartment. I woke up, turned on the tv and saw the first plane fly into the World Trade Center. Shortly after, the second plane hit. It's a day I will never forget. Here's to the people that lost their lives, the people who were affected by it, those heroes that live on, the heroes that were lost and everyone I shared the day with. 9/11, I'll never forget.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-20533822057837112162011-08-28T14:36:00.000-07:002011-08-28T14:36:52.554-07:00Parking Lot Pimpin'A few weeks ago, I decided to clear my place of every single unused treasure and head on over to the Berryessa Flea Market in San Jose to set up shop with a few friends. This has to be one of the biggest flea markets in Norther California and always an interesting past time if you're ever in the area.<br />
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I've always wanted to own my own shop and this is probably the closest I will get to it haha. Even if we had to wake up at the crack of dawn and schlep our once prized possessions out there, it was a ton of fun socializing, people-watching, negotiating and bringing home some extra money (and a lot less clutter). We plan on doing it at least one more time before the summer ends. Go clutter-free home and more room in my closet for fall apparel!<br />
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If you love thin crust pizza, small restaurants, great service and simple quality food - this is your place. The margherita pizza was delicious, but I have to say - the best thing is the Arancini (fried risotto balls). I can't stop thinking about them and even though these aren't on the 7x7 100 list, if you have to try something here - it's that. Don't get me wrong, the pizza is good, but wasn't anything mind-blowing.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-31531445209097467172011-08-24T09:14:00.001-07:002011-08-24T15:35:17.591-07:00Hogwarts, Quidditch & Magic Spells<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div>I held off on watching any Harry Potter movies for this one reason. I wanted to have the full experience of reading the books first and see what J.K. Rowling is all about. So far, so good! On to book #2 and somewhere in between I'll manage to watch the first movie. Cheers to all of the existing HP fans out there!<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709586574512459343.post-12134488650764169372011-08-16T16:20:00.000-07:002011-08-16T17:29:11.638-07:00Konad Nail Art<div>Late in the game, but better late than never. Just discovered these weeks ago from one of my favorite (and nail obsessed) ladies, Valerie. Konad Nail Art is crazy cool. So many different things you can do. Here, I opted for polka dots. After Valerie helped me apply these via Konad nail stamps, I couldn't stop looking at them. I don't know if the nail craze is slowly fizzing out, but I LOVE it. Can't wait to try other designs and colors.<br />
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