22 January 2011
First Annual Good Food Awards Marketplace in San Francisco
0 comments Posted by nanabuuui at 11:00 PMInstead of studying, I was aimlessly browsing the web and stumbled across this: Good Food Awards :D
Something about street food with free samples called out to me. I asked the bf if we could go. He was super excited, too! :D
The criteria is that the food must be responsibly produced, supporting sustainability and social good. There were seven categories:
- beer
- charcuterie
- cheese
- chocolate
- coffee
- pickles and preserves
We got to try everythinggg!! There was no beer, though. Boo :[
The event started at 8 AM and ended at 2 PM. We got there around 9:30 AM because I couldn't wake up early enough.. (sorry bf!!)
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| coffee love! :] |
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| fresh coffee beans! |
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| "whyy sooo serious?!" |
After a few hours of browsing around, trying out the samples, and purchasing our favorites to bring home, we walked to Chinatown and Little Italy to explore. The walk was nice :] we found some interesting buildings and passed a variety of shops. I definitely prefer the feel of SF's Chinatown to New York's. It's less dirty. There were a good amount of people at the markets. I know it's Chinatown, but it made me think of the markets in Vietnam. And I miss the scents, noise, and feel of the early morning markets :[
We got some keychains and toys, like the Scarecrow and Joker one there :D
Somewhere around Little Italy, we spotted four hookers o__O IN DAYLIGHT!!! They were just hanging out in an alley by a bunch of strip clubs. HRM.
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| we went up a bunch of steps for this view! :] |
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| and he got tired :[ |
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| I liked the turtle bread and crab bread from this display. TOO CUUUTE!! There was also a pet shop WITH THE CUTEST PUPPIES, EVERR! Makes a girl want a dog even more :[ Must wait for my future corgi. SIGH. |
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| We spotted a huge line in front of Golden Gate Bakery. We had no idea why, so I convinced the bf that we should get in line to find out :] The line moved relatively fast, and we got some scrumptious egg tarts, pork pastries, and sesame balls. |
18 January 2011
It's been a while since I have taken the bus. With my notebook dead for a majority of the day, along with my dead cell phone, I was temporarily liberated from the rest of the technologically advanced world. Yes, I was liberated. And the feeling was great.
I noticed the fellow bus patrons were connected to their MP3 players and cell phones, incessantly clicking away on their pads, etc. I admit my guilt in doing the same, especially when bored. But the action still
puzzles me.
The existence of these devices are to serve as helpful tools. But these tools often pull individuals away from the physical world, only to replace them in an unnatural space.
I enjoyed my freedom today, with the dead notebook and phone. I promise to make a better effort to live in the physical world :]
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