I started a six-week stretch of travel this week. Some of it is grueling, but at least I am home most weekends and going to some interesting places. I decided that one of the ways to relieve the stress would be to create a blog entry for each week listing any interesting experiences - good or bad, culinary or otherwise.
This week was San Francisco. I love SF, but I also had a terrible head cold which, on top of a significant workload, limited any leisure time. There was really nothing of interest that happened. Flights were on time and incident-free. No crazy cab drivers. Kind of boring from that perspective, so I thought I would write about food.
My client in SF is located at the crossroads of North Beach and Chinatown, and my hotel was a short walk away sandwiched between Chinatown and the Financial District - both locations making for some outstanding local dining. I had a business dinner at Rose Pistola which is one of my faves, introduced to me by my friend Meryl back when she lived there. Also had an opportunity to grab a sandwich from Molinari's - a true Italian deli in North Beach. Fresh home-made mozzarella, prosciutto, roasted peppers on semolina bread with pesto spread - yum. Lastly, I grabbed food to go from R&G Lounge while I worked and watched the third debate. R&G is one of the larger Chinese restaurants and with a very non-descript exterior and its location on the edge of Chinatown, it had not occurred to me to try it. My client's CEO, however, grew up in SF's Chinatown and recommended it. It was excellent, though I suggest dining in with a group and sampling the seafood specialties.
Next week is Orlando. Not exactly thrill-city if you're there on business. Let's see what kind of trouble I can get into . . .
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