Entries Tagged as 'san francisco'

Allison’s Visit

November 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments


Allison, Rachelle :: Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago


Allison, Rachelle, Herm :: Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago


Chad, Kristin, Rachelle, Dallas, Trent, Allison, Herm


Irish Car Bombs :: Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago


Allison & Herm Victorious


Ed, Allison, Herm :: Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago

In June 2007 John and Susan moved to San Francisco. We went to their going away party and it was a great time. Shortly after that – like a week later – Allison moved to San Francisco. I was stuck in New York for work and couldn’t make it to her going away party. I think John and Susan’s party was the last time I saw Allison in Chicago. In all the times I traveled to California when I worked at Google I was only able to meet up with Allison one time, back in August 2007. I think she’s been to Chicago since, but I was out of town. Anyway, what I’m trying to get it is that we haven’t seen Allison much since she moved so we were really excited that she was in town this weekend.. and that she was bringing her boyfriend, Herm, with whom she just celebrated their 1 year dating anniversary.

For dinner we went to Piazza Bella, which I thought was fabulous. Up til a week ago we lived not even a block away from this restaurant, but we hardly ever went. Afterward we went to The Village Tap, which of course I’ve been to billion times. For some reason there was an Irish Car Bomb throw down between Trent and Herm. Everyone did 3 of them each and in the end, with the aid of video, it was determined that Trent drank them the fastest. It was fantastic to see Allison again and she was a great sport. When you get together old friends with a new boyfriend…. let’s just say that there was a lot of story telling going on. Herm was great. Dishing it, taking it, fitting right in. Allison is doing really well for herself out in San Francisco but I must admit selfishly that we miss having her around.

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Finally Seeing Friends in San Francisco

August 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco

I’ve been in San Francisco and Mountain View since yesterday for work. Last night, I was lucky enough to meet up with Susan and Allison, who I haven’t seen since they moved to San Francisco. Other times I’ve been out here for work I’ve either been to busy with work stuff, or had not been staying near San Francisco, or it just didn’t work out. Trent was at a conference in San Jose and also came up to San Francisco and went out with us.

After some confusion with Susan and I going to a restaurant only to find out that Trent and Allison were in a different neighborhood and already had eaten, we ended up having drinks and dinner at Enrico’s in North Beach. The food was really good – we had goat cheese-stuffed mushrooms, oysters, and a fig and Gorgonzola pizza – but the service was crap. We repeatedly had to ask for a waiter, then for the stuff we ordered and then, in the end, for our check. Still it was fun to hang out outside and to see Allison and Susan again. Just like old times in Hawaii!

A few more photos from the quick trip are here.

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Out in Chinatown

June 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Chinatown San Francisco
Peking Bazaar, Chinatown, San Francisco

Chinatown San Francisco
Citibank, Chinatown, San Francisco

Chinatown San Francisco
Patriotism, Chinatown, San Francisco

Chinatown San Francisco
My Fortune From Hunan Home’s

On Tuesday night Matt, John, Jeff & I met up with Doug and went to Hunan Home’s, a really great no-frills Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. The food was all delicious (I especially liked the soup dumplings and the beans with pork) and the waiters were really funny. Doug lived in Hong Kong for a while so he joked with them a lot. There was this older man with huge teeth who was having a good time funning on us. Actually, all the waiters were. I remember one giving Matt a hard time when it came time to pay. And another one looking shocked when we ordered 5 of the large sized Tsing Tao. Turns out we drank about 8 of them, so I guess we showed him.

After dinner we had one beer at a bar in Chinatown called Buddha Lounge. And then for some reason we thought it was a great idea to go to the ultra-hip and swanky Redwood Room at the Clift Hotel. I felt a little out of place in my jeans and tshirt but had a great time people watching and enjoying fancy drinks.

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Gold Dust Lounge

June 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Gold Dust Lounge
Gold Dust Lounge, Union Square, San Francisco

Gold Dust Lounge
Gold Dust Lounge, Union Square, San Francisco

After dinner at In-N-Out and checking into the Hotel Triton we were tired, but went out for just one drink. When John and some other coworkers were in San Francisco earlier in the year for the JavaOne conference, they went to Gold Dust Lounge and that’s where John took us. It’s an odd place. Well-lit, filled with tourists, there are 3 men behind the bar playing crowd favorites, everyone was singing along. Weird place. But fun. After one drink we were all spent, so we went back to the hotel.

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Hotel Triton in San Francisco

June 19th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Hotel Triton
Hotel Triton, Union Square, San Francisco

Hotel Triton
Hotel Triton, Union Square, San Francisco

Hotel Triton
Hotel Triton, Union Square, San Francisco

Hotel Triton Goldfish
I have a goldfish in my room and her name is Tina :: Hotel Triton, Union Square, San Francisco

Hotel Triton
Hotel Triton Shower Curtain, Union Square, San Francisco

If you didn’t guess it from my last post on In-N-Out, the design team is out in California this week, spending our days in Mountain View and our nights in San Francisco. The hotel rooms were actually cheaper in the city than out in Mountain View. Awesome. We’re staying at the Hotel Triton this week, which is way less than the Radisson that I spent a lot of the New York trip at and is about 100% cooler and more clean. Hotel Triton is pretty funky, although I still think I liked the Maritime Hotel in New York better. Too bad I could only stay for a couple nights at the Maritime. I’m not complaining one bit. This hotel is great and way better than that Radisson on Lex.

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