Mariangela S.'s Profile

OPAWS is a "dogsend" and "godsend"!  Just like it says on their homepage:

O'Paws in San Francisco is like no other dog day care you have ever used or even imagined. Our goal is to create a home away from home for your dog that is beyond a dog day care - a place where they look forward to spending time and where they feel secure.

After some mediocre experiences with dog walking and the inside of some of SF's pitiful day care facilities aka concrete jungles, we could not believe that a doggy oasis like O'Paws could exist in SF. The minute we met them we knew we liked them as people, then we saw their place and how happy our little puppy was with her new friends - and that sealed the deal.

They take care of everything! The dogs get a ton of exercise - which means long runs at various parks that are safely fenced, naps and time out if they are too exuberant, they also get fed (if needed), groomed (if you want), and best of all if you're in a pinch they will pick up and/or drop off your dog anywhere in the city!

It's great to know that you can drop off your best friend and not worry about their well-being. The folks at O'Paws are completely and totally proactive, and love their dogs (and ours) so much and really do provide the best dog daycare available today!

Parties that Cook puts on amazing hands-on cooking parties and teambuilding events for companies in private homes and rented kitchens in the Bay Area and in Chicago. I've attended a a few of their parties at Sur La Table in San Francisco that were so much fun.

It's a cooking class and dinner party all in one - and they take care of everything! We had a teambuilding event at the Sur La Table, and when you arrive they provide some snacks and wine, then they gather everyone to review the menu for the evening -- you get to choose from a formal sit-down menu or tapas/appetizers that make a meal.

We made these delicious Fava Bean Crostini with Mint and Shaved Pecorino that were out of this world! I still make them every spring when favas are in season and my friends love the recipe! We also made Figs Wrapped in Prosciutto with Melted Gorgonzola Centers that we roasted in the oven - a pretty easy recipe and the figs just melt in your mouth. Despite how hectic it seemed with everyone working, the food was delicious! It was a lot of fun - especially seeing everyone's culinary chops - or lack thereof!!

The chefs are totally cool and help everyone to make sure the dishes come out great and they even show you how to present them at the table. And you get copies of all the recipes - and I still use mine.

Parties that Cook also does lots of single events (I'm not single) that seem to be very popular. I've been in Sur La Table a couple times when they started the singles cooking parties and it sounded like it was pretty wild in the kitchen!"

If you haven't discovered Archipelago soy candles yet, Urban Nest is the place to do it. Lots of wonderful and unique gifts, you could find something for almost any occasion without spending a fortune. Cute baby clothes, kitchen and bath items, cards, wrapping paper, tabletop pieces, and lots of fun French items.