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Last night we had dinner at Single Thread. I think it's the best meal that I ever had. Greeted by chef Kyle Connaughton upon entering. Starting with amuse bush on the roof. Every dish was perfectly executed. I often notice and complain about little things while eating out but there was absolutely nothing wrong with our food.

We are going to have a very, very special dinner tonight. 11 courses. At 5:30. Stay tuned. So the plan was to have a very, very light lunch. So what did we do? We had hamburgers at Gott's Road Stand. Blue cheese burger for me and green chile burger for my husband. No fries though. And if you buy Gott wine in a nearby grocery, there is no corkage fee. Please don't judge. I can drink Sauvignon blanc with everything.

When I cook salmon. I like to cut the thin belly part off to prevent uneven cooking. It usually gets cured in the mixture of salt, sugar, dill. This morning we had cured belly of king salmon, tomatoes, cream cheese on olive bread. The quality of tomatoes and salmon made it exceptional.

Thank you for reading my posts. It makes my trip even more enjoyable.

Dinner at home. Rib eye steak,, sautéed chanterelles, kale salad.

Lunch at Cindy back door kitchen. Duck burger (it was half eaten by the time I remembered to take a photo). I was told that it gas to be medium per CA regulations. It was delicious nevertheless. Paired with Misspent youth pale ale.

@BonVivant Thank you for encouragement! I can get used to this kind of life

A trip to V. Sattui tasting room resulted in purchasing these two very aromatic dry wines. Drinking at 10 AM is very wrong. Tasting wine at 10 AM is very different. It is also 1 PM east coast time. Pay phone looks so nostalgic.

Sandwich with olive bread from Model bakery. Made with left over roasted chicken, havarty cheese, quick pickles, black currant mustard. Bread was heavenly. Other ingredients seemed almost superfluous.

Dinner at home. My cousin who grew up in Vilnius, made cold beet borscht. Wild king salmon with chanterelles.

Pre dinner snack. Duck liver pate on crusty baguette. Black currant mustard, what a treat.

Another What The Food moment. Alkaline water. Really? Drano is alkaline, just saying.

Lunch at Heritage Eats. Bunh mi on Dutch crunch roll. Dutch crunch was really crunchy, I had to google it since it is something I have never encountered before. Now I am dying to make it at home.

Breakfast at Model bakery. Perfect temperature for eating outside, 71 degrees.

@KennethT Well said. I will go out of my way to avoid throwing food away. Buying cosmetically imperfect food cheaply is perfect for me.

Interesting find in Whole Foods. Imperfect potatoes two lbs for 99 cents. They look just find to me.

I swear it was not me!

“All great thinkers are initially ridiculed – and eventually revered.” Stay strong!

The bathroom was not very interesting but the art in front of it was not rated G.

Chef was there and very involved. The place has an impressive hearth and tables have drawers that hold silverware. Looks like they spared no expense.

Lunch at Charter Oak, chef Kostow casual restaurant. They only have brunch menu on Sunday. I hate it when it is not clearly mentioned on restaurant's website. I had plans to order from the lunch menu. But food was tasty despite my apprehension. We had cheeseburger and posole.

Milk as it should be? What The Food!

Due to expressed interest, I will continue to take pictures in restaurant bathrooms encountered on this trip. Tastefully of course.

Food themed t shirts

Beautiful black mission figs for mid morning snack. 3.99 at Trader Joe. Oh how I love the figs