Miriam "kleine maus" W.
San Francisco, CA
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“Bite off more than you can chew, then chew like hell”
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Parking on Saturdays (when the Grand Lake Farmers Market is also on) is not easy but for the quality of classes at PrecisionPoint Pilates, it's worth leaving home a little extra early to nab a spot.
I'm a big fan of Michelle Danna's classes. She keeps things varied (I never think to look at the clock when she's teaching), has an eagle eye for form and is just a joy to be around.
I've worked out in both the reformer room and the springboard room (sometimes both in one class) and can vouch that both are clean and well maintained.
Recently, the Saturday class I'd been taking with Michelle dropped off the schedule and I was sad to see it go. Then, almost like magic, I received a call from PrecisionPoint Pilates telling me it was back on. I found this to be a super considerate (and smart!) move on their part and I really appreciated being able to get my stretch on last Saturday because of it.
If you're looking for a relaxed and welcoming Pilates studio in the Grand Lake area, PrecisionPoint Pilates is it. -
I went to City Counter with a tuna melt on the brain. When I arrived and saw an inviting seat open by the window, I also added a sparkling Arnold Palmer to the mix and ate my lunch at this new FiDi sandwich shop.
The sandwich arrived steaming hot and it was delicious. The Arnold Palmer included the entire bottle of sparkling organic lemonade, some of which I sipped as I walked back to the office.
The guys who work here are so nice. I look forward to working my way through the rest of the sandwich menu (I've got my eyes on you deviled egg salad and counter club)! -
Our first meal in Kapalua, and definitely our best by far, was at the Burger Shack. With a view this nice, you almost expect the food to be mediocre - thankfully it was anything but!
We split the The Molokai Runner (seared local mahi mahi sandwich) which was loaded with fresh, well-seasoned fish. Our attentive server Claudia split the sandwich and we each got our own basket with half the sandwich and a nice portion of the stellar sweet potato fries. She also had the kitchen split our Kula Crunch milkshake, which was awesome. (No one should be drinking a whole one of these on their own!)
Every element of our meal at Burger Shack was well executed, from the tasty housemade ketchup to the scrumptious macadamia nut cookie in our milkshake. -
I'm no Urgent Care expert (in fact, this was my first visit to such a facility) but Sutter Urgent Care seems to be doing it right.
We arrived around 19:30 (they close at 20:00) on a weekday evening and were greeted immediately. We were lead back to a room by a nurse within ten minutes of turning up. Not long after that a doctor appeared, diagnosed my husband straight away, and prescribed him medicine to treat his condition (which we were able to pick up before the pharmacy closed for the evening). When it was all all said and done, we were here for significantly less than an hour.
This is a clean, well-run facility with courteous and kind staff - I'd happily recommend Sutter Urgent Care in Berkeley to anyone with a minor illness or injury that can be treated outside a hospital setting (folks with serious emergencies should go to the ER).6/5/2017 It's so great to read about your experience, Miriam. Thanks for the shout out!
Comment from Sutter H. of Sutter Urgent Care - Berkeley
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Fournée is easily one of the best bakeries in the Bay Area.
Standouts include the ham and manchego croissant, almond chocolate croissant, brownie and anything seasonal (lately it's all about Meyer lemon everything).
Expect to wait on weekend mornings but the line moves quickly. Word to the wise: Have your selection and payment method ready and move to the case of cakes near the front of the shop while you wait for your order to be fulfilled (this keeps things moving in this tiny shop).
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I've been here twice recently, both times with appointments. No complaints: I've been seen promptly, the staff are on top of things and the place is clean. But it's still a place where you go knowing you'll be poked with at least one needle, so it's a bit hard to get excited about!
Here's are some tips to make your visit as frictionless as possible:
- Make an appointment (it's super easy on their website).
- Come early. They open at 07:00 but any time before 08:00 it's fairly slow in my observation.
- Bring your insurance card and the test orders from your doctor (these seem to be the main points of failure for folks). -
I have a very soft spot in my heart for mestizas. When I was in high school, my IRC handle was Mestiza17. In college I interviewed mestizas and mestizos and extensively explored mixed race Filipino American identity and wrote my thesis on the topic. So when I saw someone check in on Yelp at this new SoMa spot, I was immediately intrigued.
It seemed seriously serendipitous when my wonderful Wednesday lunch companion suggested we lunch here the morning after I saw the Yelp check in.
From the (Mestiza?) woman behind Little Skillet and Farmerbrown, this Asian-inspired taqueria's menu features Filipino favorites like lechon kawali (Filipino-style boiled and deep-fried pork belly) and kinilaw (Filipino ceviche) along with tacos, burritos and bowls.
Between two of us we shared the taco salad supreme and the mestiza bowl. I'm a sucker for crispy taco shell bowls and pancit, and this lunch included both so I left happy.
Can't wait to come back for dinner to sample more from this menu! -
This comfortable cafe occupies an incongruous space in the middle of the manga madness that is Nakano Broadway.
Here you'll find comfy seating and a bar that serves coffee, cocktails and Hitachino beer. And a lot of the psychedelic flowers that artist Takashi Murakami is known for. -
La Kagu has many faces: fashionable cafe, retailer of outdoor goods, hipster clothing, furniture, fancy tea canisters.
I bought a reusable coffee cup here that always garners lots of praise and commentary when I drink tea and hot chocolate out of it at work.
Definitely one of the coolest spaces I've had the pleasure of perusing in Tokyo! -
My wonderful Wednesday lunch companion suggested this spot and the concept piqued my interest enough for us to make the trek from our SoMa office.
Upon arrival we were warmly greeted and seated straight away. Our solicitous server recommended we order 4-6 plates.
We decided on the following:
Kimchi tater tots
MacWontons
Brussels sprouts
Chicken wings
Everything was enjoyable, but then again everything was fried. How often is fried food not enjoyable? To RM 212's credit, all of our dishes were freshly fried, and I liked the flavors. The kimchi tater tots were the standout for me - sort of an Asian take on totchos. (I love totchos!)
I'm not sure I'd come back to RM 212 for lunch, but I'd definitely return for happy hour. This food definitely needs to be accompanied by adult libations!
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