August 27, 2009

Food and Wine Week

"Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance." - Benjamin Franklin

This week has been a veritable feasting of food and wine. On Tuesday I was invited to a dinner party and was amazed by the sumptuous menu of Chipino, Chicken cooked in aniseed, Mediterranean vegetables and a steamed egg dish with anchovy. It was all very very tasty and the company and wine was also brilliant!

The following evening I went to UVA wine bar in the Lower Haight. It was buzzing last night not only because it is a popular place but also because they were having a natural wine tasting as part of Natural Wine Week. It was delicious! Many wines, (all Italian and natural) and great food to go with it – we ordered the Wild Boar Ragu and a Spicy Pepper Pizza.

One of the many things I love about San Francisco is the availability of good food and wine and the people that love to consume it.

7 more days until training begins again. (I may need to work twice as hard to make up for the feasting)