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Tue 12/12; Scarfin' $1 tacos @ Rubio's

Jen & I (well mostly me) were scarfing fish tacos at Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill in Laguna Hills on the Tuesday $1 fish taco special.

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Sun 12/10; Cutting meat for dinner

I haven't been eating much meat since I arrived in San Francisco the first time in early October, but Hisako had some nice pork in the freezer and we decided to cut it and cook it.

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Thu 11/30; Scharrfen Berger chocolate tour

Danny explains the old school chocolate making process and the theobroma cacao plant at Scharrfen Berger chocolate in Berkeley (tour is free, 7 tours a day; 914 Heinz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710, 510-981-4050, http://www.scharffenberger.com/).



Jen samples the dark & semi sweet chocolate. Yum! We also tried the "nibs" or bits of chopped cacao seed.



In the factory, we had to wear ear protection and hairnets.



They let us see the actual chocolate making process, and as you could see we could take pictures on the factory floor.

Labels: Factory tour, Food

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Tue 11/28; raw vegetable dinner @ Cafe Gratitude

We had dinner at a vegan raw food restaurant, Cafe Gratitude. It was overpriced ($14 for a little raw food pseudo-burger on a cracker) but it was worth it for the experience of eating at a raw food "restaurant".

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Tue 11/28; Tasty food, Pilates class

We had some tasty food from a street vendor at one of many Berkeley farmer's markets. We shared chicken skewers and vegetables on some nearby steps; It got a bit cold after sunset for how I was dressed.

Jen went to teach a Pilates class at Yogakula; I went with her. Nobody showed up, so the two of us worked out together. Jen has her own Pilates reformer machine but this way both of us could work out together, rather than me working out while she instructs.

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Fri 11/24: Bike ride to Berkeley, errands, Falafel

It was another sunny day, typical for the East Bay.

Jen & I rode bikes to Berkeley, ran some errands, went to Mike's Bikes of Berkeley (2135 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94704 510-549-8350) and Missing Link Bicycle Co-op (1988 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA 94704 510-843-7471) looking for a replacement 6 speed freewheel for Jen's Sequoia touring bike so we will be ready for Mexico. Missing Link had one but the granny was only 28 tooth which I think wouldn't give Jen gears low enough, and it was pricey at $25 + tax for old technology. There is a guy at the Berkeley Saturday farmer's market who has older stuff, as well as they Tinker's Workshop; we will try those places to see if they have any new freewheels. In my view, it isn't worth messing around with used ones.

Later we got a Vegetarian platter at Mediterranean ($8.50 for 2 since we shared, no table service; not to be confused with La Mediterranee where we have been several times; 1984 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704 510-540-9997).

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Thu 11/23 (early) Thanksgiving dinner @ Katie & Adam's

We took our bicycles to Fruitvale, near Oakland for an early Thanksgiving dinner at Katie & Adam's, who are friends of Chancy's. The dinner started around 15:00, presumably so people could get together with their own families around the traditional dinnertime in the evening. Most of the guests were chemists or chemical engineers.

Labels: Food, social, special occasion

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Tue 11/21; Chinese express

I had been eating very healthy lately so when I got out of class I went to a Chinese express restaurant for some cheap food that would appeal to all the students in Berkeley. 2 of the 3 items I got were primarily vegetables; the other was Chicken curry. I had fried rice; they didn't have any steamed brown rice.

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