Chocdoc and Chocolot take their hearts to San Francisco

[Kerry Beal]

I'm in the lounge at Pearson airport waiting to fly out to San Francisco this morning. If all goes according to plan I will meet @Chocolot at the baggage carousel and we will head off to the hotel together.

 

We will be attending the Fine Chocolate Industry Association meeting (EZtemper has a table and I will be doing a lunch and learn tempering workshop) then the Fancy Food Show.  

 

I am am of course doing my usual jet lag program so my rather sad breakfast this morning is the boiled eggs they offer in the lounge (the only protein apparently) and I'm on my second latte. I should be drinking the coffee black as per the prescription but I figure milk is more protein than carb and it makes the coffee palatable!

 

 

 

I do have some cheese and salami in my pack ('why no officer I don't have any food with me') as this is a high calorie but low carb part of the program.

 

 

 

[rotuts]

Wow !

 

Excellent !

 

More Good Eats

 

and perhaps a bit of Shopping !

 

looking forward to it !

[Darienne]

Here we go again, guys.  Just love Kerry's posts.  Always.  So much fun.  And so we live vicariously....

[Kerry Beal]

Just got the word that my flight is delayed by an hour. Glad I'm in the lounge!

[FauxPas]

How long will you be in San Francisco?

 

[Kerry Beal]

1 minute ago, FauxPas said:

How long will you be in San Francisco?

 

Until Tuesday.

[FauxPas]

Any special dining plans that you can share? 

 

[Kerry Beal]

28 minutes ago, FauxPas said:

Any special dining plans that you can share? 

 

@Chocolot has a list provided by a local foodie - let me see if I can find it in my e-mails and quote it here.

 

Yank Sing is classic for Dim Sum

For Xian Spicy noodles (sichuan peppercorn) Terra Cotta Warrior is still one of my favorites

Along the lines of Souvla is RT Rotisserie - Rich table's casual outpost, such good roastedmeats

 

Fancier but still casual...

Rich Table

Cotogna (Quince's sister restaurant, really good Italian)

Kin Khao is AMAZING Thai downtown

Farmhouse is AMAZING Thai in Mission

Tartine Manufactory for breakfast or lunch (not worth $ for dinner)

 

Fancy..

L'Atelier Crenn

Progress

Lazy Bear (so fun!)

[rotuts]

Nice !

 

thanks for taking the time to share  !

 

[Kerry Beal]

Wifi on the plane and no one sitting next to me - doesn't get any better than this!

 

 

 

 

[FauxPas]

I hope it's a nice flight. You must be in Business Class, is there a meal? 

[Kerry Beal]

1 minute ago, FauxPas said:

I hope it's a nice flight. You must be in Business Class, is there a meal? 

Yes - just trying to figure out how to get the photos off my phone - I have wifi on my computer - worked fine for the first pictures - now it's giving me a hard time.

 

 

[rotuts]

Thanks

 

Again !

 

[Kerry Beal]

Learned something new - you can airdrop photo's between phone and laptop - just need to figure out where they went - they go to downloads!

 

 

Totally insipid salad. 

 

 

Salmon - decided to do this rather than the beef - beef has always been too dry - this was quite tolerable. 

 

I can hear the little Anna voice in my head saying "you ate fish?"

Edited January 18, 2018 by Kerry Beal (log)

[JoNorvelleWalker]

13 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

Learned something new - you can airdrop photo's between phone and laptop - just need to figure out where they went - they go to downloads!

 

 

Totally insipid salad. 

 

 

Salmon - decided to do this rather than the beef - beef has always been too dry - this was quite tolerable. 

 

I can hear the little Anna voice in my head saying "you ate fish?"

 

 

Was the in-flight movie Airplane?

 

[Kerry Beal]

Just now, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Was the in-flight movie Airplane?

 

LOL - not sure - I have my computer, my phone and my book - internet is slow so I read while eG loads!

[suzilightning]

59 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

 

 

Salmon - decided to do this rather than the beef - beef has always been too dry - this was quite tolerable. 

 

I can hear the little Anna voice in my head saying "you ate fish?"

 

Why for god's sake !!!!   WHY!!!!!!!!!

[Kerry Beal]

Just now, suzilightning said:

Why for god's sake !!!!   WHY!!!!!!!!!

Because the beef...

[Anna N]

12 minutes ago, suzilightning said:

I can hear the little Anna voice in my head saying "you ate fish?"

Fish? You? Must be something in the air. 

[rotuts]

indeed

 

a steel tube

 

with lower pressure

 

and that NoLagDiet

 

QED

[KennethT]

I'm surprised the fish is less dry than the beef... Usually nothing is more dry than fish on a plane!

[Smokeydoke]

I have to get into chocolate, just so I can meet all you lovely people.

[Kerry Beal]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Someone needs to look in David Thompson's Thai Food and find me a recipe for the Nam Tok Beans to give me a reason to pick up some Rancho Gordo Cranberry beans tomorrow.

 

[Okanagancook]

No such recipe in that book, nor in Pok pok.  Can’t find one with Nr. Google.  On Eat your boooks nam tok brings up beef salad called nam tok.

[Anna N]

I wonder if they have  replaced the beef with beans.  Doesn’t strike me that dried beans are much in evidence in Thai cuisine.  But I am no expert. And I don’t like beans so unlikely to experiment.