brunch.

And the food journey continued at Brenda's for brunch the next day. Nothing like fried chicken eggs benedict with creole hollandaise on a creamy biscuit and apple beignets to follow a movie: 21 jump street. Go watch it. The house party scene alone, left me nostalgic for berkeley. Looked like so much fun...

 

finished this sunday eating chocolate smitten ice cream in hays valley. a really perfect day.

bouchon.

Charlene was home for the weekend so the family made it out to Yountville for a casual lunch. Bouchon has to be one of my favorite bistros. Always prepares the best bread and pastries.

fresh & smoked salmon rillettes served with toasted croûtons

  good ol' bone marrow

 cod brandade beignets with tomato confit & fried sage

 pan-seared prime flatiron, caramelized shallots & maître d'hôtel butter served with french fries

 roasted chicken with mushrooms, sauteed sunchokes, caramelized artichokes & chicken jus

 

 beef bourguignon

s'mores: brownies, dark chocolate ice cream, graham cracker tuile, graham caramel sauce, and fresh marshmallow

white chocolate pot de crème with raspberry sauce.

Stopped at Kollar Chocolates for a few goodie bags before heading home. "coffee kahlua" was my favorite.

 and some of the largest macaroons you've ever seen, for the road.

 it's no surprise I've been gaining weight. yikes.

birthday grilled cheese.

courtesy of one of the dudes at "the makeout room" in the mission. happy birthday carrie.

not paleo-diet friendly. but then again, neither is the cold stone ice cream I ate saturday. this two week kick is not going very well. workouts are also slacking with the 5 hours of television to catch up on.