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And for 82, evidently.

And piles and piles of steamed Dungeness! Once the Embarcadero Freeway came down after Loma Prieta, all bets were off; but let's be real - if you were ever there before the quake, the wharf was the wharf, but the Embarcadero was not somewhere to spend a lot of time: Unless you liked hanging out under a double decker freeway. Not quite as bad as the old West Side highway however, which was always fun...

One of my favorite barbecue restaurants anywhere is (re) opening in San Francisco, at fisherman's Wharf. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-based-soul-food-staple-to-open-at-fishermans-wharf-in-sf/ Back in the day (let's see, I lived in the Bay Area from 1978 - 1994), when both the 49ers and Giants were playing at the dearly departed Candlestick Park (man, could it get cold in that place!), E & J on 3rd St. was often a stop after a game...warily. I believe that location closed after the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, and on subsequent trips to San Francisco over the years, we'd always make sure to get to the Berkeley branch, which remains open and I'm sure remains delicious. Seems like there are a bunch of changes happening at the Wharf, as Alioto's (closed for the past 5 years) will finally be coming down, and that area will be made into a pedestrian plaza. You really can't go home again.

At 82. Fairly legendary. RIP. Dance to the music, Sly!

Ummm... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hinds-tickets-1402113692799

It's a nice exhibition space and pretty cool Frank Gehry building. Saw a Mark Rothko show there earlier this year.

I wonder if the cover has anything to do with this?

Formaggio Essex carries a fair amount of salumis from Fra' Mani (and others). Mortadella from California and Italy. And a couple of really nice mozzarellas. I never have any problem with the (admittedly few) cheeses I buy from Di Palos, most of which are used for grating.

I had an itch: For crab cakes (jumbo lump). Scratched it: And these looked good when I went shopping in the morning: Steamed, with garlic slivers throughout. Served with tzatziki I'd made earlier, as well as za'atar dusted pita crisps.

Our condolences, @Mitchell101 . Glad you were somewhere that helped with your grief.

Our condolences to you and the family.

Marcella's Penne col Sugo di Funghi Coltivati. Okay, it's Penne with Mushroom Sauce, a dish I've been cooking ever since I bought the book it's in - which looks like 1987. The book is not in great shape; the recipes still are.

Exactly. I like that in the article you posted there's a reference to the Final Ward - it's a personal favorite, and the bartender who came up with it is as well.

Accept no substitutes! (Or at least call the drink something else).

As Richard Pryor once opined (and maybe not about AZ)...

No, and I'd put it way down on the list even if you were.

Wow kinda twilight zone-y. I was actually kinda ready to go one night, only because one of my all-time favorite bartenders was a fixture there.

Yes, and based on how Picasso wanted his pieces exhibited in a show which took place (I think) in 1937.

Well, I can certainly start with Healdsburgh up in Sonoma. I think you really have to want to drive to explore Napa and Sonoma, however. Certainly to get over to the Sonoma coast. More civil rights stuff in Greensboro, NC, but once you’ve seen the Woolworth’s and its museum… I’m interested in how many recommendations tend to go south and west of where we are, as opposed to New England and mid-Atlantic. And though I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it at this point, DC can be a very nice city, with some excellent food options. Annapolis is beautiful.

Provincetown - because it's the end of the continent (and where the "pilgrims" actually landed), and it's totally crazy. And our mishpucha are now opening a cocktail place, to go along with their 10-year old sandwich shop. Do not go in the summer, but just before and a bit after are fine.

Burlington. Gorgeous, on the lake, good food, good markets, much beer. You've been to Memphis and Nashville, but not Knoxville? You may not be missing much. but it's nice. Every little city has its cluster of hipsters trying to do good stuff.

Richmond, VA (and/or concurrently Charlottesville, because I believe Monticello to be a must visit, and also a lot of good people there). Pittsburgh - some really great museums, and quite historic. Those 3 rivers were important. We liked Madison (the final flight of Otis Redding) and Milwaukee.

Sometimes I take the easy way out...these are from King Dumplings, on Hester and Allen...right up there with the best of what I can buy frozen. I think 50 were $13. I get a nice, crunchy bottom on them with this pan frying/steaming method. Wild Alaskan (sockeye) salmon and Alaskan halibut, from Great Alaska seafood. Salted for a few hours, and then roasted in the steam oven - they come out cooked just right. Served with saffron (Basmati) rice pilaf, and sautéed broccoli and carrots.

Those are some cool cookbooks!

\ I made a big batch of this Japanese curry roux (from scratch via this kit), and store it in the fridge and freezer. Chicken thighs on the bone, carrots, Japanese sweet potatoes, red potatoes, onions, garlic, ginger, stock, soy, honey, chicken stock. Started by browning the chicken thighs, skin side down, then cooked the onions, ginger and garlic in the rendered schmaltz before adding the rest of the vegetables, stock, seasonings and chicken back in to braise along with everything else. Dissolved a few cubes of the roux and added them; it thickens quite quickly, so I tend to have some stock on hand if it needs thinning. Japanese curry rice with chicken. (Normally, a Japanese short-grain rice would accompany, but last night I made Jasmine rice instead, so I could have plenty leftover for fried rice).