It's been a busy couple of weeks for me. Between the Penny-Wise Eat Local Challenge and staying glued to my computer to watch the amazing peregrine falcon cam (mama and babies are local eaters, people!), I have been constantly playing catch-up with my favorite blogs.
Sean at Hedonia has been entertaining me every time I click through to his blog. This week he reported on the results of of home-curing olives.
The olives were delicious, with an almost nutty flavor and good, firm texture. Sadly, we only got to enjoy them a short time, as the persistent scourge of mold reared its ugly head once again. One morning I cracked open my container to find the orange rind covered in a fine white fur. I hadn't stirred the olives the day before. Damn.
Sean also has a new feature called Eatsdropper which is keeping us all entertained. Anyone can write in food-related comments that they hear out and around town. The results are very funny, and I look forward to new installments.
Catherine, our newest Bay Area Bites author, loved Cafe Majestic
Cafe Majestic won't be for everyone, I guess. Some people only want to eat frozen bubbles filled with molten seaweed, others are allergic to settings where salt is served in a glass sleigh bed and suits aren't out of place, but the rest of you, the next time you'd like a really nice meal? You go.
Tea is abandoning us for Seattle. Sniff.
I'm going to Seattle for myself. I am stepping back from a life and a city I love, taking a break. Things have been interesting lately--illness, fatigue, and yet good changes as well. This blog has crept into my life unexpectedly, bringing with it new friends, a focus on food and writing in a different way, new political issues I want to support. My life is changing in ways that make me happy, but transition is unsettling. I don't know what the new structure looks like yet, it's not fully formed, but I know that old things are slowly drifting away. In times like this, it's good to get some perspective.
BlogSoop is a fun new San Francisco site. The founder of Blog Soop has been working to take our local food blog reviews and organize them within one searchable database. The result is a useful site that makes it easy to find combined restaurant reviews.