I arrived in San Francisco yesterday and immediately began to enjoy the variety of flavors and cultures this city has to offer. First stop was Piccino in the Dog Patch for lunch at a friend's restaurant. I had a delicious goat cheese and squash sandwich made from locally sourced and organic produce. So tasty!
Next I met a friend at over to Om Shan Tea, a small tea shop in the Mission. We enjoyed tea service at a low table next to the tapestry covered window. Although I did indulge in a rose and ginger tea, the build-your-own style meals offered in an array of healthy yet delicious snacks and entrees looked delicious. The atmosphere was grounded and earthy, but the owner was a little cold. This was a bit of a disappointment considering the kind, contemplative crowd otherwise occupying the venue.
This traditional style of tea service involves pouring hot water into a primary tea pot, which is where the leaves are steeped for about thirty seconds. The flavored water is then poured into a secondary tea pot where it can sit without over-steeping or transferred in small amounts into a miniature sipping cup. It's a fun process to behold and enjoy as the flavors of the leaves become more potent with each pour.
The tea set...
Sophie ordered a bowl of quinoa with sweet potato and nori that looked outstanding! It came with various condiments including dulce, cayenne pepper, Himalayan sea salt, and an oil of some sort.
Today I made my way into the De Young museum and followed a docent guided tour through the permanent collection. I joined a little late but from what I gathered it was focused on powerful feminine subjects in art. Very interesting...
This is the piece that the docent was discussing when I joined the tour It's a mayan 'stela' of Queen Ix Mutal Ahaw.
Afterwards I did a tour of my own around the museum and rediscovered my favorite sculpture. It involves varying shapes of reflective glass orbs sitting on a mirror table. Each of the orbs reflects the other art in the room along with the viewer in a distorted curvature.
By the time I was ready to leave the museum I was craving an almond pastry and a coffee. So I went to Tart to Tart on Irving St and found exactly that!
Tasty treats.... yum!
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