Wake up in the early morning sure is not fun; catching morning flight is a tragedy. However, I got around to sat down and had a plate of expensive BUT mediocre breakfast. I mean, you wouldn't really expect anything in the airport to be a Michelin 3 stars, but still.
Anyways, I sat there for a good amount of time, enjoyed my breakfast at a table for one, and wondered where other travelers are heading to. That is just my favorite thing to do.
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飛行日記。
Had a BBQ welcome dinner at home with new roommate and some friends. Roommate brought desserts from this Chinese Bakery with lots and lots of beautiful icing and decos. BBQ was delicious, desserts were yummy, and sake was working. We gathered and talked about random stuff; life, movies, food...bits and bots. We were happy, that is one thing for sure not random at all.
Cheers.
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1941 Irving Street
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好友相聚把酒言歡，烤肉很美味，甜點很美味，人生很美。
Home cooked Korean BBQ is the best. Actually, any kind of homemade food is good. We went to Korean Supermarket to buy all the ingredients we need to prepare a table of goodness. Apparently, we are becoming domestic.
To be honest, I am not trying to master any type of cooking skills. I just feel like being responsible to myself by cooking. The processes of preparing to cook and more importantly, to clean, teach me the lesson to be more responsible. Cooking at home is not just about having a feast and getting services from your parents like we used to be; when you live by yourself, you have to do it. And through these steps you realize how lucky and spoiled you were.
Doesn't make sense to you? It's all good.
我越來越享受在家做飯，享用之後收拾乾淨的過程。應該說，越來越懂。
I had a hard time categorizing this place. But fusion is fusion, it still has it's origins to follow and to re-create. Samovar is definitely a successful fusion of Asian Tea that attracts majority Westerners to visit and enjoy the sunshine on the terrace like today.
I ordered the Tea Soup with Smoked Duck. It is interesting. The traditional Tea Soup Bowl is usually very self explanatory: a bowl of (white) rice with tea as soup. But here, they add flavors into it. Furthermore, they make it substantial. I guess it's just like the American culture; just like San Francisco.
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730 Howard Street
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沒想到我在這裡喝過最有台灣味的飲料，是在這間洋化日式餐廳裡。
Some places you went with someone, and you'll never go back by yourself or anyone else. It's called memory locked down, in other term, secret places. It doesn't matter if the food or drinks is good or not, it's a place you hung out.
Up until now, I haven't went back to this place yet.
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90 Grant Avenue
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應該不只有我吧，有些地方只跟某些人去。不過，我往往是個想太多的人。
A continuous of homemade food, today me and my roommate made Chicken Donburi for dinner. I've been having this too many times that I have nothing special to tell. But one thing I wanna mention is, when life gives you shit, deal with it. K, bye.
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做飯速度越來越快了啊。
Being aboard makes you handy. I was never interested in cooking when I was at home, simply because the eating culture in Asia is way too convenient. I was very spoiled by the diversity and accessablility. However, ever since I moved here to the State, I somehow started liking to cook. To make my won food makes me content. Of course, the most important is, I can satisfy my crave of home food.
I like soups---all kinds. Living in San Francisco is a great privilege because it is not a food desert. I get all I want most of the time. But when it comes to real Chinese/Taiwanese food, it becomes a shame. Therefore, I present you my first attempt of making this household Chicken and Black mushroom Stock. Sure it's a yummer.
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兩年沒喝香菇雞湯，自己做，更香。
