Sunday, April 24, 2016
Breakfast: one green apple. House chores. Cut my hair, showered. Recharge Spa work for Drew: jobs. Caught up on journaling. Rode Muni L to Soma. Brunch at El Capitan (1123 Folsom Street) with Danny, Romy, Drew, Phil, and Paul. We shared two carafes of sangria, the house ceviche, two dozen $1 oysters, chicharrons, plantain chips. Entrees: pulled pork sliders for Phil, chilaquiles for Paul, cow burger medium with cheddar and fries for me, elote and chicken wings for Romy, cow burger medium with gouda and fries for Drew, only oysters for Danny. Everyone liked everything except I was the only one who like the ceviche. The others thought it wasn't fresh, but I thought it was fine. Everyone agreed the oysters seemed really fresh. We encountered several problems with the music. When first turned on its extreme loudness prevented us from having a conversation, and there were no other patrons in the restaurant. We asked several times for it to be turned down. Then, later, we realized that the same track was on repeat; we must have been listening to the same song for 20 or 30 minutes. Eventually the volume and repeat problems were resolved. The entrees did not come out all at once, and their timing seemed obviously poor when everyone was eating but Paul was still waiting for over 5 minutes for his chilaquiles. Neither Drew's nor my burger was medium as ordered—they were both cooked a few minutes too long and turned out medium well. Afterwards we visited Flora Grubb Gardens, a very small cafe serving terrible coffee and tasty desserts amidst fine gardens and that just happens to sell most everything you see. Afterwards we drove down the crooked part of Vermont Street because most everyone had not yet experienced it. Back to their place for a nap. Rode Lyft Line home. Dinner at home with Patrick: Blue Apron korean bao sliders with gochujang mayo and sweet potato tempura. Watched Archer s6:e10 (Reignition Sequence) on Netflix instant watch with Patrick. I thought this was one of the funniest episodes in a long time.