I’m sure you can guess where I’ve been for the past couple of weeks. 😉

Clicking on any of the tiles in the mosaic below will bring up a slideshow of high-resolution photographs. Some are photos from the Ferry Building farmers’ market and others are from the beaches near Fort Funston. Most of the remainder from the following restaurants (listed in no particular order):

Alta
1420 Market Street (Fell Street)
Civic Center

Schroeder’s
240 Front Street (Sacramento Street)
Financial District

Starbelly
3583 16th Street (Pond Street)
The Castro

Hearth Coffee
3985 17th Street (Castro Street)

Pampanguena Cuisine
4441 Mission Street (Cotter Street)
Excelsior

Mission Chinese Food
2234 Mission Street (18th Street)
Mission District

Craftsman and Wolves
746 Valencia Street (18th Street)

Udupi Palace
1007 Valencia Street (21st Street)
Mission District

Stay tuned for more adventures in the City by the Bay later this year.

Pinakbet, a Filipino vegetable stew. This version has pork and head-on shrimp.

Sablé breton, yogurt mousse, lime curd, candied citrus

Beach.

Young onions.

Greens.

Beets

Baby kale.

Rainbow chard.

Apple tart.

Thali sampler, with poori (puffy fried bread) and naan.

Pizza margherita, with poached farm eggs.

Garlic-fried rice.

Shallots.

Greens.

“Travel cake” — with roasted banana, cocoa nib and coconut

Red chard.

Sign.

Carrots.

Chicken adobo.

Buckwheat and persimmon salad, with radicchio, cilantro and almonds.

Beach.

Tea-smoked eel, with rice noodles, Chinese celery, salted plum hoisin, braised pork and cognac soy.

Buskers.

Herb tea (visible are cardamom pods and cinnamon sticks, along with some black tea leaves).

Slow-cooked pork shoulder, with clams, escarole and crushed potatoes.

Menu.

San Francisco City Hall

Ceramic cup, with Earl Grey tea.

Beach.

Leeks.

Baby spinach.

Stir-fried pork jowl, with French breakfast radishes, radish greens, chicarrones and shiso