Happy Labor Day Weekend! We've had a full long weekend here in the sunshine state. Wednesday our friends Serge and Laureen came into town with their son Nicholas and we've been doing alot of eating ever since. If anyone appreciates food as much as Nick and I do, it's Serge and Laureen. We started out with crepes on Wednesday evening near their hotel. Thursday evening was dinner at a place called Palomino's right on the Embarcadero with a few other former comScore folks. This was actually the first bad restaurant we've been to since we got here. Nick ordered Garlic prawns and I'm not even kidding - there were 3 tiny shrimp cut in half to make it look like 6 - for $24. Absolutely ridiculous.
Friday I was off work, so we met up for breakfast at a San Francisco institution called Sear's in Union Square. They are famous for their silver dollar pancakes which are delicious. Every waiter in the place was in love with Nicholas, which is easy to understand. I swear his eyelashes are the length of my fingers! Friday lunch was at Nick's Crispy Tacos down the street from our house where I think we ordered one of everything on the menu. Friday night we ate at the Slanted Door - the Vietnamese restaurant in the Ferry Building - and it was just as delicious as the first time. Nicholas, unfortunately, did not agree, which he demonstrated by projectile vomiting all over the rental car on the way home, poor thing.
Saturday morning was back to the Ferry Building for the farmer's market where we picked up ingredients for dinner that night - flank steak with fresh rosemary, roasted eggplant, tomato and basil salad with lemon thyme salt, and baked peaches. Sunday morning came and for our last meal with the Matta's we went to La Boulange for a french breakfast complete with coffee served in cups the size of bowls. We've probably gained back all the weight we've lost, but it was worth it.
After our old friends left, we spent the remainder of the day meeting new friends. First we met a cousin of Tanya's and her husband, mother, and two friends for coffee in Russian Hill. They live south of the city, but come into SF every Sunday for church. All three of us couples were married in the summer of 2004, and I can tell we'll spend alot of time together over the next two years. Then Sunday night we went over to a former comScore colleague's house for drinks with about a half dozen other couples. They have a gorgeous house with a rooftop deck that looks over the whole city and we had a great time. We're finally starting to settle into things here and making new friends makes it feel a little more like home.
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