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July 21-31, 2014

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Thursday, July 31, 2014
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Big bowls of salad were in order at Rustic Bakery:

... where a spinach tumbled with boiled eggs, mushrooms, and bacon ($10.50):

... and kale ($11.75):

... collided with chicken, pine nuts, parmesan and croutons. These green goods were flourished with some of Rustic’s famed flatbreads.

The bahn mi special ($9.95):

... had a sturdy baguette case with jalapeños delivered on the side for the heat-averse. This Viet-inspired nom pork and cilantroed sandwich was good, but not as reorderable as the salads.

Rustic Bakery
Marin Country Mart
2017 Larkspur Landing Circle
Larkspur, CA
415.461.9900

Wednesday, July 30, 2014
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We carried our hods to Brick & Bottle:

... where we laid into some happy hour mouth mortar.

The “brick and burger” ($13.00):

... was a mildly seasoned patty with brisket that wasn’t as interesting as the pimento version we had had previously. The fries were good though.

Pork meatballs ($5.00):

... had a fine, uniform grind in dispensed in dense dollops that weren’t our thing.

The battered and fried green beans ($7.00):

... were good, but not a reorder.

It has been a while, but we wonder it the non HH offerings are the better B&B option.

Brick & Bottle
55 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA
415.924.3366

Tuesday, July 29, 2014
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Delicate sheets of papadam and a dish of avocado salsa:

... was a delectable dose before our dosa ($11.00):

... of goat cheese, portabellos and spinach at Table Cafe.

We missed this neighborhood nook of relishable roll ups which also served up ‘cado with supremed grapefruit and chili jammed cottage cheese in a gem of a salad.

We look forward to targeting more Table tucker soon.

Table Cafe
1167 Magnolia Ave.
Larkspur, CA
415.461.6797

Monday, July 28, 2014
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Blue Barn’s doors have opened in Corte Madera:

... where a “detox” ($15.25):

... with chicken was a kale and quinoa collection with carrot, cukes, olives and feta. We were put off by the naming of the “master cleanse” vinaigrette, but this lemony liquid didn’t alter our intestines in any perceptible way.

The “cobber” ($14.00):

... had a less hippie vibe with romaine, chicken, bacon, boiled egg, croutons, tomatoes and avocado. It could have used hunks of blue cheese but perhaps they used it to paint the barn.

This salad and sandwich shelter may not have marvelous monikers but their green goods got us going.

Blue Barn
335 Corte Madera Town Center
Corte Madera, CA
415.927.1104

Sunday, July 27, 2014
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We Ran to Sushi in Sausalito:

... for a moriawase sashimi ($32.50) and sushi ($24.00):

... that was a swell seafood selection supplemented by some perfectly cooked black cod ($27.00):

... and a dish of Brussels sprouts with kimchee ($7.00):

... washed down by waves of cooling beer.

Sushi Ran still runs a swell seafood setup.

Sushi Ran
107 Caledonia St.
Sausalito, Ca
415.332.3620

Saturday, July 26, 2014
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George Howell’s CoffeeCon keynote speech:

... was a tour through the process of production and elusive elements that are meant to coalesce in a cup of coffee. He covered the bean’s backstory and detailed the wonders and disasters that are involved in the farming, processing and milling of the beans. This mesmerizing coffee talk was made even more interesting by the accompanying tastes:

...that illustrated the issues of complexity of collaboration among nations of caffeinators.

As Aeropress enthusiasts, we got a great tip from the pressman.

Instead of plunging the stopper down with steady force, we were shown that you can initiate the press and then hold it while the air does the work. Once most of the water has cleared, the balance of the pressing is easy. Genius.

We did a lap around the floor:

... and poured over the products before making a Ritual purchase for the road.

CoffeeCon was an educational and exhilarating expo.

CoffeeCon

Friday, July 25, 2014
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Crab cakes, salmon rillettes:

... oysters:

... and fried, yoga-posed prawns:

... were all part of a media preview party at the new locale of Ferry Plaza Seafood.

Even though it is a mere mile from the mother ship, it appears that they will reel in customers with their strategically situated shucking station.

The pearlescent platters made rubberneckers out of the gasteropod-estrians we saw sashaying by this evening.

This Nepo-tunistic extension of the Ferry Building net-work is a nice addition to North Beach.

Ferry Plaza Seafood
635 Union St.
San Francisco, CA
415.274.2561

Thursday, July 24, 2014
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Corte Madera Café has been replaced by Sausalito’s Lighthouse Café:

... where we breakfasted on a sausage scramble ($11.95):

... with spinach and mushrooms and a veg version ($11.50):

... with jack and Cheddar. Both were serviceable, standard issue morning grub in a funky, friendly, neighborhood nook.

Lighthouse Café
12 Tamalpais Dr.
Corte Madera, CA
415.945.8902

Wednesday, July 23, 2014
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We both went with malted vanilla with milk chocolate and peanut brittle as our alternate scoop:

... at Bi-Rite Creamery.

These “singles” ($4.00 each) are really doubles in that you can get an alternate flavor of foundational frozen filler.

The Tcho chocolate and the coffee toffee were both lactosian lusciousness that made us intolerant of inferior efforts elsewhere.

Next time we are in the mood for soft serve, we will have to check out their fast service nook down the street.

Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St.
San Francisco, CA
415.626.5600

Tuesday, July 22, 2014
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We both got the spinach salad ($12.00):

... at M. H. Bread & Butter.

Chicken, roasted carrots, feta and thin slices of watermelon radish were set off by grilled castelvetrano olives:

... (which were shuttled over in a dish seconds after the salad arrived). These pit-ticular briny bites were blissful bearings of scorchiness set off by a yogurt and preserved lemon dressing.

The pie:

... was a peachy portion of pastry-parametered perfection. We loved this fruit-forward demonstration of deft dough direction. Their pie is now officially on our rotation.

M.H. Bread & Butter delivers high falutin gluten.