Ms. Goofy had a birthday that we recently celebrated. We braved the rainy elements and traveled to San Francisco to Osso Steakhouse. This steakhouse is located on top of Nob Hill. You climb the cable car steep streets to area of fancy hotels like the Mark Hopkins, Fairmont and Ritz Carleton. The weather was dismal but that may have been a blessing. We did not experience the usual traffic nightmare and had smooth crossing both way. We also parked in the parking lot of the Masonic Auditorium which is right next door. Tonight we will have a no price disclaimer. The parking and dinner was very e ..read more

Elena's Mexican Restaurant is newest latest trending new restaurant in San Francisco. It is owned by the Originial Joe's restaurant group. We had to go check it out. This restaurant is located in the West Portal neighborhood. It is far away from the downtown madness and closer to the ocean. It was quiet the drive to get to this location and parking Karma had left me. There are only coveted metered spots that one will be lucky to find. I parked several blocks away in a residental neighborhood and walked in the pouring rain. We arrived at 12:30 p.m. and had a 45 minute wait. I understand w ..read more

Ms. Goofy knows what I like. She bought me a 25ounce bone-in New York strip Snake River Farms American Wagyu steak. The marbeling in this beef is fantastic. I actually was a little afraid to cook this very expensive hunk of beef. It was a little thin to use the reverse sear method. I just cooked it the way I know best. I built a two level fire. Charocals on one side for a direct sear and no charcoal on the other for indirect finishing on my trusty Weber grill. The grates are cast iron. I cranked up the heat to smokin hot fire. The steak was branded on both sides. Flames were jumping resultin ..read more

  The Women's Auxillary of the Galileo Italian Club sponsored a Sunday brunch this Saint Patricks Day. These events are a great way to eat a whole lot of food. This particular picture shows the omelete station to the right and in the center is a combination of home made and store bought pastries. I partook of both stations. There was an early visit from the Easter Bunny today. It was kind of fun to see young children getting excited to see an oversized bunny hopping around the club. This was a fun and tasty event ..read more

Dinner and a show was on the menu tonight. We love going to our local playhouse and seeing plays. This weekend was one of my all time favorites; The Music Man. I was standing by as an understudy just in case one of the performers needed a break. I do know this musical word for word and song for song. We had a nice dinner beforehand. The picture is a little sub-par because the lighting was pretty dim. This stuffed pork chop was perfect. They never called me up on stage but it still was a very enjoyable night.   ..read more

 I got married on my birthday. It is convenient and I am guaranteed not to forget the date. We returned to Originial Joe's 'North Beach' in San Francisco to celebrate this occasion. My parking karma was in full swing evident by the metered parking spot right in front. Pork chops & raviolis for me and short ribs for my bride that I married 31 years ago. Originial Joe's is not the most fancy restaurant in San Francisco but what they do, they do in style. Everything was delicous. Ms. Goofy ordered her favorite ooey gooey butter cake and I; gelato spumoni. We had a blast. Thi ..read more

It is that time of year again. For those of you that know; know. It is that time of year that Costco sells Snake River Farms corned beef. These are American Wagyu beef rounds that have been corned. (not corned brisket). They are so very special. We always buy a couple and put some in the freezer. Yummy!!!!   ..read more

Smokey maple bacon mustard is on the plate today. This is a very good rendering of a real bacon infused product. Terrapin Ridge Farms actually uses bacon in their offerings. It is a tad sweet for my preference but it has all the right moves otherwise of maple, smoke, mustard and of course bacon. I like it.  I need to make a sandwich.  ..read more

I do like my spumoni. If it is offered on the menu, I will order it. It is interesting to see what I will get. I have seen many variations of spumoni. I do not think there is a correct spumoni. I do remember spumoni as a child being vanilla ice cream (only) with nuts and unidentifiable mixed dried fruts. I did not like it back then. Taste change and now I am on a quest to find the best.   ..read more

  It does not get any better than this. Breakfast consisting of leftover cornbread smothered with apple maple bacon jam and coffee. This particular product has flecks of real bacon throughout. It is a great way to start out the day ..read more