Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Esherick Minimod vacation with Paul, Phil, Drew, and Romy day 3 of 3. Paul prepared breakfast from leftovers. We packed, tidied, and departed. We drove Highway 1 south, missed the turn off Valley Ford Road, double-backed, and continued. The views were often obscured by heavy fog, finally clearing after we had driven south enough. We stopped at Hog Island Oyster Company for Phil and Paul to eat shuck-your-own oysters. We sat outdoors in what is called The Boat and the unreserved section was pretty full. Romy, Drew, and I don't enjoy raw oysters, so we waited for them to finish. Paul inquired about hosting an event. We all then drove back north a bit to Nick’s Cove (415-663-1033, 2320 State Route One, Marshall, CA) for lunch: cioppino for Paul, grilled oysters rockefeller for Drew, clam chowder and cast-iron mac and cheese for Phil, Romy and I split maryland-style crab cakes, Romy also had a dungeness crab benedict, and I also had a wagyu burger add cheddar with kennebec fries. Kitchen service was notably slow. The food was very good. Some loud construction was taking place nearby and maybe downstairs? We could hear it only sometimes when a door to a neighboring patio room was opened. It did not bother us much. From the architecture and decor this restaurant feels like it has been around for at least 50 years or so. It looks dated in places yet feels classic and comfortable. $149.39 before a $25 tip. Phil drove us back to 15th Avenue House. I rode UberX home. Rested a bit. Mounted our 32-inch TCL 32S305 Roku TV on the wall using a no-stud Hangman mount. It took about 45 minutes and was not hard. Dinner at home with Patrick: Good Eggs potato pizza with smoked mozzarella and greens, Hint. Edited and uploaded photos to Flickr. We opened and enjoyed the Alley 6 peach liqueur on the rocks. Unpacked. Washed dishes.