more SF fire

….a few more articles articulating the awesomeness of being in San Francisco right now

A Love Letter To The San Francisco Giants by Drew
“This town is effing electric….Marina guys are wearing the same goddamn t-shirt hipster guys are wearing. HOW CAN YOU NOT BOTTLE THIS MOMENT UP? We’re in a vacuum. Enjoy it.”

Beards, Wigs and Panda Heads: It’s Giants Baseball by NYtimes
“Brian Wilson and Tim Lincecum have these real odd personalities…and people here have really taken to them because, you know, it’s San Francisco. It’s not like a P.C. city.”
“I like Tim Lincecum…and I think marijuana should be legal.”

I LOVE MY CITY!

GIGANTESSSSSS

Right now is a extremely FUN time to be a San Franciscan.
Theres so much fire in the air with the GIANTS going to the World Series.

I’m SUPER pumped, and not only because i get to sport my sweet-ass Giants jacket for the Series, [ahem, its from 1994…. thats RIGHT!.. 4th grade baby!! and it JUST NOW fits me, 16years later!!!]  but there’s something in the air that’s making me especially proud to be a Bay Area native and current SF resident.

This article sheds some light into what im talkin about…

“One of the greatest pleasures of the Giants’ journey to the World Series – and the list is long – has been watching the rest of the country freak out over the routine eccentricities of Bay Area life”
“There are definitely advantages to having the rest of the country develop the false impression that your region is filled with nothing but crackpots. It seems to motivate the team. And in a roundabout way, the weird looks from the rest of the country help preserve our culture.”

LETS GO GIANTS

pizza ecstasy…

Any true San Franciscan will be able to tell you that we have a PLETHORA of pizza places in this city.  And theyre not all restricted to say, the Italian district of North Beach, or the douchey late-nite bar-hopping hoods of the Marina. i could probably name at least one damn good pizza joint in each distinct neighborhood of SF.

some of my favorites from around town are Za, and Goat Hill. and of course i look forward to my weekly drunken, late-nite slices* from Extreme Pizza and/or Escape From New York.

{sadly, i still have yet to try pizza from Tammasos, Zero Zero, flour + water, Tony’sArizmendi Bakery, and probably a ton more. but optimistically, this means that there is room for my favorites list to grow!}.

ANYWAYS, there is one pizza place in particular that is just HEAVENLY to me… INCREDIBLE EVEN!
and recently a friend and I discovered an especially AMAZING combination of two special pizzas that just create one of the best meals in SF ever… EVER!

No, its not because the restaurant happens to be located below my yoga studio so that i have to stare as i pass by several times a week. or because they pretty much only focus on pizzas, so therefore have perfected the technique. or just because theyre hip by association….

NO.

its because DELFINA PIZZERIA in Pac Heights is just LEGIT BEYOND BELIEF.

theres nothing more i can say than that. you must experience it for yourself.

BUT i will share this amazing combo that i speak of.
it is achieved by sandwiching a slice of their Broccoli Raab {Star Route Farms Broccoli raab, caciocavallo, mozzarella, olives, hot peppers} + their special Purgatorio {spicy tomato sauce 2 farm eggs, pecorino romano}.

for some reason these pizzas dont photograph too well….but just take a look and imagine the possibilities!!!!! the spicy, the egg-y, the cheese-y, the chewy, the salty. and once you add toppings it’s just A-fucking-mazinG.

 

I LOVE DELFINAAAA
my next conquest is definitely the Chicorie Pie!!!   who’s comin with mee??

 

*these slices are not GREAT to begin with. but for obvious reasons, they are my faves while drunk.

Is nostalgia the new trend?

wanted to share Michael Bauer‘s article…because i concur!!

‘In San Francisco, we love the new but we also honor the tried and true… Restaurants are important personal and cultural markers; they are much more than just places to eat.’

****!!!!!******!!!!!****!!!!!******!!!!!****!!!!!******!!!!!****!!!!!******!!!!!****!!!!!******!!!!!****!!!!!******!!!!!****!!!!!******!!!!!

looking back on my 26sh years, many, many memories are anchored by food and restaurant experiences.
and i couldnt be more grateful!

…..my favorite faaavorite ‘classic place’ in the city??

TADICH GRILL!!

CIOPPINOOOO + bibs…duh!

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