My Sunday morning walk led me up Valencia again. This time I stopped in at Four Barrel Coffee. A place the fabulous @HizKnits frequents and Erica raved about on her recent visit. The bonus – Dynamo Donuts in Orange Blosssom And I had to have a second cup of their coffee though I knew it would lead to a major caffeine buzz on top of the sugar high.
Walking back, a number of stores were open that I was too early for on my way and I stopped in here and there. The best find was the hat shop.
The really bad thing was that I ate the donut knowing full well that my afternoon would be filled with pie.
The person who I was kitty sitting for had to take a trip at the last minute and left me the tickets for the SF Food Wars “Pie or Die” event.
Look at all those pie pieces! People did an amazing job making pies their own way. Even though there were three peach pies, each had an original twist. And there were a number of berry pies as well. My favorite name was the “Gleek Team” who had the “Rachel Berry” pie. In the end we had to just vote for our #1pick.
I was very happy when my favorite turned out to be both the professional judges favorite and the choice of the majority. Irving Lin’s blackberry lemon chess pie with honey jumbleberry sauce was a standout. Irving is the blogger behind Eat the Love and everyone should go over to read his charming account of the day.
Here’s a slide show from SF Food Wars:
Up next for SF Food Wars: the Great Salsa ChampionChip, at the Ferry Building on September 12.
After that I had to detox for the next couple of days. After all, I’m in training for NY Food and BlogHer.
Lest anyone think I neglected my duty…
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