We were lucky enough to both have our anniversary off this year (pretty good, considering it was a Monday). So we got to spend the whole day together, starting with this breakfast I cooked for Scott:
Scrambled eggs with chives, thick-sliced bacon, morning bun, fresh strawberries
I did not make the morning bun. And for those who don't know what a morning bun is, they are a Bay Area bakery specialty....a buttery, flaky, sugary coiled baked good...Scott can't resist them!
Next on the anniversary schedule was beating the heat (100 degree day!) by floating in the pool all afternoon (and trying to remedy our oh so white legs!). What a wonderful way to spend an anniversary, just floating and relaxing.
The evening held different plans for us. We've been dying to try Flour + Water, a San Francisco Italian restaurant that keeps popping up in my food magazines and in "best new restaurant" lists. It is a small place and difficult to get reservations (especially when you can't plan anything more than a week in advance due to your husband's work schedule!!) But luckily, they only reserve half the tables, leaving the other half for walk-ins. But even walking in, we had an hour wait (which we anticipated).
We ate at the bar, and unfortunately, I did not get to try any Italian wines that tempted me. I'll have to return in 2011 and have my meal with wine! But hey, our bill is so much smaller without the wine! Here's what we ate:
Antipasti
summer squash with young fennel, pearl onions & prosciutto chips
Pizza
osso-roasted bone marrow, fontina, rabe leaves & fresh horseradish
Dolce
poached cherries with celery seed cake & olive oil thyme ice cream
Gotta say, the pizza crust was to die for. And the fresh horseradish was a surprisingly mild topping that paired perfectly with the marrow. Mmmm, we were in pizza heaven! And the dessert! Who ever thought of celery seed cake? Delicious!
After dinner we headed over to North Beach to watch our friend Matt perform comedy at a bar. We haven't seen him for ages, so it was fun to reconnect, drink some awesome Sprite, and watch some comedy.
All in all, we had a relaxing day and a fun night out on the town. Next year, we'll need a babysitter for our anniversary...any takers?
4 comments:
Nonny and Grandpa will babysit!
had no idea morning buns were a bay area thing! i love them, have made them once. once i saw how much butter was necessary? nope, not again.
but if someone else makes them....
It all sounds wonderful!! I miss the morning buns.
The only thing I don't think I like is the marrow on the pizza?? wth?
We had vanilla ice cream with olive oil and salt a few weeks ago, it was really fantastic, different but delish!!
Happy Anniversary!!
xoxo
Morning buns? Yum! The rest of your day sounds fantastic! Yay for both having the day off.
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