Swan's

Went to Swan's today for a late lunch. The wait was about 30 minutes which wasn't too bad.





Clam chowder - it was okay in terms of flavor but I prefer a thicker clam chowder. They make their chowder solely with milk.


Combination seafood salad with dijon dressing, and a "Thousand Island" type dressing




Overall, nice, simple, tasty seafood. Cool experience and environment. Extremely friendly service. But probably not something I'd crave regularly.

Swan Oyster Depot‎
1517 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA‎
Tel: (415) 673-2757‎

Remnants of a good macchiato

made by me ;)

The little heart is still there!

2010 San Francisco Half Marathon

2007 SF Half Marathon: 2:30:39

2010 SF Half Marathon: 1:59:47



I threw up a little in my throat but kept on pushing. I don't think I've felt this kind of pain ever in my life. But no pain, no gain. Mind over matter. =)



I ended up running about 5 miles in a row at an 8:30 - sub-9 minute pace. I've never done that in my entire life. In fact, I was the kid with the 13-minute miles who always walked the last lap. This is probably the second time I have been proud of myself. =)

This was followed by a post-race meal at Zuni Cafe.





Zuni Cafe
1658 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
Tel: (415) 552-2522‎

What an awesome day. I worked my ass off for this race. Training sucks sometimes, but races are so much fun!

It's CARBO-LOADING time

Chez Joe


Pasta with vodka sauce


Frog Hollow rustic plum tarte made by yours truly

Primavera - Ferry Building

Pre-race lunch

Guajillo Chile Chilaquiles - Organic, local scrambled eggs, refried beans, sour cream, avocado, queso cotija, white onion & cilantro.


I forgot what these were called but the bottom is corn filled with black beans, topped with radish, salsa, cheese, ground beef. Amazing stuff. Loved it!


What a difference when using fresh, organic produce and farm eggs. YUM.

Primavera
1 Ferry Plaza
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
San Francisco, CA 94101

Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant

And yes, we did get a couple glasses of wine. =)

Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant
101 The Embarcadero
Marketplace Shop #23
San Francisco, CA‎
Tel: (415) 391-9400‎