Blue Bottle Coffee - Mint Plaza, San Francisco

The amazing thing about the food in SF, is that people are conscious of what they eat, being it be local, organic or sustainable--and the Blue Bottle Coffee does all that with delighting food and extraordinary coffee! Craig and I where visiting SF, and my friend Mark had recommended this place to meet up for breakfast. Here not only is your coffee served with a beautifully frothy leaf design, but their breakfast food is scrumptious!

^ Casual counter, line up and customers! 

Feel free to seat yourself.

^ Watch your coffee get made.

And here it comes:

^ Two Cafe Lattes and the secret espresso drink 

on the menu.

^  The Gibraltar! Oh so secretly good!

Mark had ordered his breakfast:

^ Farm Eggs from Judy's Organic Sonoma Farm:

Poached Catalan Style with Tomato Sauce, Braised Greens 

and Shaved Beemster Cheese.

Craig had gotten quite the dish, light and savory:

^ The Frittata: 

Smoked Bacon, Crushed Potatoes, 

Balsamic Roasted Onions, Ricotta & Rosemary

Since I'm the sweet-tooth, I had gotten:

^ The Belgian Style Wafle: 

with Shady Farms Syrup & Whipped Butter

^ Here's Mark! Coffee King.

With coffee and food so decadent, the ingredients truly define the food. I have to say, I am in love with Blue Bottle Coffee, and it will be the first to visit once I go back to SF! Thanks so much Mark! I'm hooked!

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Blue Bottle Coffee

66 Mint Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

tel: 415.495.3394

http://bluebottlecoffee.net

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Asa Ramen - Torrance, CA

Regular Kotteri with extra chashu, butter, and green onions

Every thursday most of us have classes that run till 10pm, and as always we're STARVING. It has become a tradition to celebrate our survival of another week at Otis by going to our favorite ramen place: Asa Ramen in Torrence. They're conveniently open until 2am, so we can take our time enjoying our delicious meals.

Above is a photo of their standard bowl of ramen: the Kotteri. Don't get me wrong, it's amazing! It's a shoyu base ramen which means its a soy base. Like most ramen houses, Asa has a variety of toppings/additions for your bowl. My favorites are extra chashu, butter and green onion. Gotta have it!

Gyoza appetizer

Typically we end up ordering some appetizers. Asa has some really great gyoza, they fry them when they're still stuck together so it's always fun to pick 'em apart. They're fried to the point where they're soft and gooey yet still hold the fillings inside. These always disappear from the plate within minutes!

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