Sunday, February 2, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Nap. We walked to lunch. We attempted first to eat at New Taraval Cafe, but the line was too long. We then checked House of Pancakes, but again it was full. We instead ate at Dumpling Specialist: cabbage and pork wonton soup, shanghai dumplings, sticky rice roll. Hot tea for both. A worker mistakenly brought us fried pork buns and I had begun eating one before we realized it was a mistake. They did not charge us for it. All food and drink were delicious. Tea was oddly served in a paper 12-ounce cup. Patrick thought the shanghai dumplings were better than those at Yank Sing. The sticy rice roll was a particularly perfect combination of flavors and textures; it includes a youtiao fried chinese donut along its length as well as dried shredded pork. Beware: it is wrapped with plastic wrap that you need to remove before eating. As we left, I realized that someone had taken the black umbrella I had left in the 5-gallon bucket by the door. Mistake or thief? No way to know. Walked home. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: halibut en papillote with white beans and olives, hot water. Afterwards we watched part of Jason Bourne. I think it was on Apple TV or Apple TV+. I can't recall if we had purchased it in the past. I had forgotten that I had seen it before without Patrick on January 21, 2017. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: one sumo orange, water.