Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Breakfast at home with Patrick: A Tale of Two Toasts: (1) sourdough with labneh, Jordanian za'atar, and Persian cucumber; (2) sourdough with labneh-apricot-fig spread, slivered almonds, and ginger-syrup-infused satsuma and mint chiffonade. Mint tisane. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Siteimprove linkchecking. Sprint standup. Followup with Lawrence L about custom domain name for CERSI. Initiated discussion with Jill W to add more Siteimprove users for pharm.ucsf.edu. Calendar management. Checked in with Eric G about Drupalcon Seattle hotel and last night's missing deploy. Switched from a standing desk to a seated desk in an attempt to troubleshoot health issues. Began styling work: Get Started block on PharmD home for Eric. Lunch at desk: one pumpkin and white cheddar tamale, tortilla chips, water. UCSF shuttle from Laurel Heights to Mt. Zion. Rode Muni to the Castro. Met Patrick for a progressive dinner with 20 persons including Gigi, Pranav, George, Roberto, Tony, Brandon, Jordan, Chris, with host Mat S. Patrick found the event on Facebook. The event occurred during heavy rain, which made for some drama during travel between locations. Four stops: assorted flavored popcorns (white cheddar, butter, kettle corn) and Roederer Estate L'ermitage 2012 Brut at Swirl. Cauliflower ravioli and white wine at Poesia. Cocido de Bacalao (wild cod filet with chickpea, chorizo, sofrito, fish fume, aioli) and Pincelo, Diego de Lemos Branco, Godello, Ribiera Sacra, 2015 at Canela. Almost Blum's coffee crunch cake (with coffee honeycomb toffee and coffee whipped cream) and espresso martini at Finn Town. This event was more social activity and more alcohol than we are used to, but we both enjoyed meeting new people in this different format and thought the food and drink were an excellent value at $80 per person, tips included. Since we purchased tickets in advance, there was no dealing with a check at each location—nice and a bit strange to walk out of a restaurant without feeling like you have paid. We found all of the food and drink to be excellent, which we somewhat expected since these are all restaurants which we already love or at which we have previously had good experiences.