a real "WWT" ...
In article <[email hidden]>,
TammyM said:On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:18:42 +0000 (UTC), [email hidden]
(Charlotte L. Blackmer) said:Quoted message said:[email hidden] (TammyM) wrote in
> She **is** very thoughtful, and a very nice person to be around.
> She's also a wonderful cook! Charlotte, I never got around to saying
> "thank you" for the Demo Dollie-Berkeley roadtrip. Will zap you an
> email :-)
Cool! I'm eager to hear how it went and what foodie delights you
experienced in The Foodie Wonder That Is Berkeley.
We started off at the Spanish Table. I bought a 3-liter can of my
favorite EVOO. Yes, really, a 3-liter can. I fill a small-ish bottle
with it which I keep in the cupboard, and the rest of the can goes in
the fridge. With the cost of gas now, it's hard to justify a jaunt to
Berkeley, so I buy big! Also picked up my favorite sherry vinegar, a
few jars of those wonderful & addictive lemon-stuffed green olives
that Ron and Joe brought to my last Sacramento cook-in. A couple of
other incidentals.
I love those olives. The Berkeley Bowl used to have larger lemon-stuffed
ones, which I loved, but seems to not have them any more. My SIL and I
almost fought over them at Christmas. (Well not really, my SIL is a very
nice person 😉, but we both love olives. she gets the canned ones in her
christmas stocking.)
(The Bowl's almond-stuffed ones are almost as good, though.)
Quoted message said:Dropped around $100 there. At Andronico's, I
bought the beautiful bottom round for my Easter swiss steak (which, if
I do say so myself, was the cat's meow, the bee's knees and the dog's
bollocks ... er ... I'm metaphor challenged). We went to the Cheese
Board and mom flirted shamelessly with the man who gave us endless
samples (for the pretty ladies) and gave my mom a complimentary cheese
slicer for having come all the way from the wilds of Sacramento.
FLIRT! I've never seen my mom flirt before, no wonder she is a demo
dolly at Costco - lots of flirting opportunities :-)
GO MOM GO!!
Hilarious!
The Cheese Board is great because of the samples and the service. You may
have to wait, but you have their undivided attention. (Country Cheese, a
little south of Spanish Table, has almost as good a selection and is
generally cheaper, but it's pre-packed. OTOH, there is a good range of
fancy groceries at very good prices.)
Quoted message said:We then had a
nice lunch at Fatapple's - thanks for the suggestion! There was no
possibility of getting them to a more exotic restaurant (I liked the
sound of the Turkish one)
It's not horrendously spicy - I can imagine my parents (who aren't big
spice hounds but do like their veggies) eating there.
Quoted message said:and the dollies LOVED it!
It's a great place. Next time get some of the ollalieberry jam to take
home.
Quoted message said:We farted around
a bit more in Berkeley and then headed home.
If any of you Berkeley-ites have other suggestions for foodie
adventures (other than the Berkeley Bowl) and non-exotic lunch
suggestions for the dollies and me, please post 'em! I still want to
get to Oakland and pursue some of the suggestions that Joseph
Littleshoes has offered.
You should still go to Sagrada to browse and have a sandwich nearby at
either Genova Deli or Bakesale Betty's. Excellent stuff.
Back in Berkeley, I had an icecream at Sketch on Fourth Street (next to
Bette's Oceanview - another rec for All-American Chow) for the first time
on Monday. Meyer lemon sorbet ... yum. Although I was annoyed that I
couldn't have two flavors in the small bowl. Fourth Street has good
foodie browsing resources, with the Pasta Shop and Peet's and Surly Table
right across the street from each other. For a splurge lunch/dinner that
is DD compatible, Cafe Rouge is good (the burger is excellent).
Charlotte
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