Saturday, August 20, 2005
Patrick and I visited my sister's family and their recently born baby girl. Errands in West Portal: dropped off a sleeping bag at a dry cleaner, picked up a DVD. Got bagel sandwiches from Noah's Bagels. Patrick had a rachel sandwich on cornmeal rye with cole slaw. I had a chicken salad sandwich on sesame with potato salad. Home. Ate. Napped. Sushi Night 001 at Sakana Bune (415-387-8561, 5701 Geary Blvd at 21st). At the suggestion of my co-workers, I decided to start a regular sushi night. We'll visit a different sushi restaurant each time. There are no other particular requirements. Sushi eaters of all levels are welcome. Sakana Bune is the favorite sushi restaurant of my co-worker Joel, who unfortunately did not attend this evening. In attendance: Melissa, Marina, Scott, Andy, me, Patrick, Ryan, Jason, Tony Q, Galen. We arrived around 6:00 PM, which was good because as the restaurant filled up, service got a tad slower. There were some interesting rolls which I hadn't seen before such as one that was slices of cucumber stuffed with sushi fillings. We ordered 2 large platters—one of sashimi and one of sushi—and most of us also ordered individual items and appetizers for the table. One roll we especially enjoyed had a deep-fried prawn and candied walnuts, similar to a Chinese dish called walnut prawns. I think it was called honey walnut roll. Dinner was $22 per person, which sounds expensive, but I think it's cheap for sushi. I remember paying $40 per person at Warakubune once. I believe everyone had a great time, and I'm glad the event seemed to go well. Melissa gave me a gift for Joel. Patrick and I noticed that Sakana Bune is very close to the restaurant we recently enjoyed very much called Aziza (415-752-2222, 5800 Geary Blvd, see April 10, 2005). Home. Researched digital cameras. The new Kodak EasyShare-One looks very promising. The touchscreen and wireless features are an innovation which I haven't seen on any other digital cameras (but I haven't been following the market very closely so it's possible that Kodak isn't first to market with them). Updated my RSS feed so that it shows the entire entry (as requested by sneeper). Before I was showing just the first 200 characters.