Megan and I ended the afternoon at Rouge et Blanc with Malbec (me) and Sangiovese (Megan). I liked that the wine was served in tiny carafes, but other than that Rouge et Blanc was just your standard wine bar.
Now…any recommendations for good bars to hit while we’re here?
Is this glamour, or is this GLAMOUR?
I wanted very badly to come home with this hat from Jax Hats…mostly because when I put it on, I immediately felt compelled to purse my lips and peer out at the adoring masses over the tops of my sunglasses.
(P.S. Meghan purchased a hat, so the owner let me take a photo :)
Megan and I spent yesterday afternoon talking and strolling around Union Square (Julia and Meghan went off with their respective parents). I’m sick (of COURSE), so the first stop was a drugstore. We also checked out a street fair that sold some pretty incredible mugs and to-die-for hats and window-shopped at the incredible (and incredibly expensive) stores in the area.
Also, a nice young boy bought me some watermelon bubblegum. Aww.
At Julia’s birthday brunch at Perry’s on the Embarcadero (in the Hotel Griffon). Julia ordered pretty much everything on the menu, which was fine by me, ‘cause most of it got piled in my general vicinity. I supplemented my Cobb Salad (which was OK - why does no one ever put enough avocado in anything?) with part of Julia’s french toast, which was just perfect, and a bite of her bagel with lox (always my favorite). The Bloody Marys were boring boring - as basic as could be…and no celery stick, which to me is really the point of ordering a Bloody Mary.
Any suggestions for incredible San Fran-area restaurants that we should visit while we’re here?
Team NonSociety, in New York
I’m so proud of these women.
In this episode of “Better Bites,” lucky me heads down to Stuffed to learn about (and taste-test) cannolis.
Last night ended on the earlier side for Megan and me - we were about to drop from exhaustion - but we did manage to drag ourselves to a Chinese takeout place (the party was in Chinatown) before heading home. I’m usually pretty adventurous about food (especially when I travel), but last night all I could think about was chicken and broccoli. Unfortunately, this conversation was had:
“Chicken with broccoli, please.”
“We have no broccoli.”
“Ok…chicken with water chestnuts, then.”
My favorite of the three specialty drinks being served at Randi & Julia’s party involved X-Rated, which I alternated with Jack Daniels as my shot of choice when I bartended at Hogs ‘n’ Heifers back in the day. It’s bright pink, but not cloying at all - just delicious.
BIRTHDAY BUBBLES
3-count X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
1-count Fresh watermelon juice
Following an afternoon of pow-wowing (and a little hot-tubbing), we readied our slightly sleepy selves for Party #2.
I was a little confused by last night’s theme - I knew it involved pink, white, preppiness, and the ’80s - so this is what I came up with. Hey, between the four of us we pretty much have all the bases covered.
