Saturday morning Steph and I took a quick ride to the Chocolate Garage. It was a very nice morning ride and we got to taste some of the chocolates we had gotten in the past. The hot chocolate they have been serving at the Chocolate Garage is also some of the best I’ve ever tasted. We aren’t sure what has happened to the Saturday morning farmers market in downtown Palo Alto, but it seems to not be showing up any more. We didn’t usually get that much at it, but it is still sad to see it go, even if only temporary.
Steph and I cooked some tasty Tom Yom for lunch, and made a ton extra for eating later. This time we used the spice bags I bought, and it worked quite well. We also put in some cauliflower and corn to try out those new veggies.
Steph and I joined Lindsay for yoga at Yoga Belly and signed up for a 1 month trial membership. The class we did was 1.5 hours and was at about 95F. I was sweating so badly since I overheat very easily. It was a lot of hard yoga poses held for a long time as well. I wasn’t able to keep up all the way through, and I realized my balance has gotten pretty bad. I plan to go back and take a few more classes, since I like yoga and since it will be good for me.
After yoga we went to get pho at Pho Vi Hoa for the salt and liquid. It was the perfect meal for post yoga. We met Andrew and Jeremy there.
Steph and I went to brunch at Palo Alto Breakfast House. It was really tasty and large portions. I was able to save enough of my chorizo and egg for a second meal. We met Lindsay and Jeremy there. After brunch Jeremy, Steph, and I went back to Beachhead and played some Mario 3D. We ended up beating the game, but found out there was a whole bonus world and decided to leave that for later. It was really fun, but some levels we were bad enough that the game gave us the golden tanuki leaves at the start of the level.
Steph and I went to a restaurant in outer sunset that is called Kingdom of Dumplings. They have 2 locations, one for the restaurant and one for the factory. They make all their own dumplings and all the ones we tried were delicious. They had a spicy orange sauce for the dumplings which was delicious. It was a small Asian twist on the burrito orange sauce, and I want to try my hand at making some kind of the orange deliciousness. It was about 4 blocks from bo’s old place so I was hoping we could meet up with him there, but he had moved. We ate at the restaurant then walked down to the factory to pick up some of the frozen dumplings. We got to see them make a few for us while we were there, which was pretty neat.
I had dinner with Steph’s family for Chinese new year, and then we got them to play a few of the games we had been making. They liked the format of the Lizard Wizards, and we got to play a good number of rounds of Bot A Boom. Steph and I made some Tom Yom to share, and had a little left over this time. The rest of the food there was tasty, and since there was so much of it I took a good bit home.
We met Brian and one of his friends at San Pedro Square Market, drinking at MarketBeer Co. The place was very cute, and there were many options for food and drink around. I didn’t get anything, bust Steph got a tasty cider and pho.
Steph and I went up to SF to have dinner with Nick at an Ethiopian place near where he lives called “Moya.” The place looked really nice, but was closed for the long weekend. I’m guessing it is family run, and when the family is away they just close up. We drove to a place a little bit away that served Eritrean food. The difference between Eritrean and Ethiopian is minimal, so we were satisfied with it. It was hard to tell if the differences were because of the slightly different origins, or from the differences between the two restaurants. We showed up at the right time, because when we left there was quite a line. After dinner we stopped by a place near Golden Gate Park called Purple Cow. It is a tiny boba shop, but some of the best Boba I’ve had. If I’m ever back close to it I’ll surely stop by for a boba tea. We then stopped by Nick’s place and played a round of Mario Kart. The computer won, but just barely. Nick seems to be liking the city when he takes advantage of it, but as expected he isn’t doing nearly as much there as he had previously expected.
Steph and I met up with Tina, Adan, Lee, Kerry, Andrew, Candice, and others at Rabbit’s Foot Meadery. I had a sip of one of the drinks and it was decent. I think I got Lee curious about the product we were making and hope to get his feedback on it. The atmosphere of the place was nice, although a little loud. Since we went in the middle of the day it wasn’t terribly crowded, but it wasn’t empty by any means. The place was rather nice, and even though I’m not drinking anymore, I wouldn’t mind going back to hang out there.
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