Monday, March 10, 2008
Ferry Building Marketplace
One of my absolute must-see/smell/eat/feast places in San Francisco: the Ferry Building Marketplace
From Hotel Tomo, you can take the 38Geary bus all the way thru downtown to the top of Market Street, and hop off once you reach the end at the Embarcadero.
This BLOG (click for link) has an excellent suggestion for a 3-day tasting menu itinerary which you can pick/choose from. Or you can just follow your senses to the next bite. Enjoy the awesomeness that is Bay Area cuisine!
Cliff House
For y'all history buffs, here's a lil bit on the historic Cliff House of San Francisco: http://www.cliffhouse.com/history/history.htm
And here's a suh-weet postcard from the 50s or 60s:
All the paintings and pictures of the Cliff House show the white Seal Rocks behind it. They're named that because those rocks used to be covered with noisy seals... who have since relocated to (e.g. taken over) the boat docks at Fisherman's Wharf (view their live webcam HERE).
And the lovely white color of the rocks? Seagull poop.
And here's a suh-weet postcard from the 50s or 60s:
All the paintings and pictures of the Cliff House show the white Seal Rocks behind it. They're named that because those rocks used to be covered with noisy seals... who have since relocated to (e.g. taken over) the boat docks at Fisherman's Wharf (view their live webcam HERE).
And the lovely white color of the rocks? Seagull poop.
With a little help from my friends...
I am so g--d--- relieved to have Norman and Mariluz taking the lead in the event design. They've got this stuff down pat (well, they HAVE been in the party-design business for at least 15 or so years now). Here's their website http://mariluzdesign.com/
They came over with the kiddies Azja, Ava, and Aiden last Friday for pizza, and we went over wedding shizz & did our cake tasting while the kids watched High School Musical 1 & 2. They've got a ton of cool ideas for the centerpieces & design, and we're gonna figure out which items Russell/I can assemble on our own to cut down on costs (probly invite friends over to help). They're gonna decorate our cake too, woo hoo!
They're gonna be the primary coordinator for the day's setting-up-of-things, and will start by dropping off the wedding party flowers at the Hotel around noon. FYI, our photographer Johnny will also start taking the Bridal Party preparation pics around noon (i'll inform you of the day's schedule as we get closer to the date). And while the wedding party is out taking photos, N&M shall be working with our "volunteers" in the assembly/coordination of decorations, and the setting up in the allotted one-hour period prior to the 6pm event start time. Yes, we only get one frickin hour.
They came over with the kiddies Azja, Ava, and Aiden last Friday for pizza, and we went over wedding shizz & did our cake tasting while the kids watched High School Musical 1 & 2. They've got a ton of cool ideas for the centerpieces & design, and we're gonna figure out which items Russell/I can assemble on our own to cut down on costs (probly invite friends over to help). They're gonna decorate our cake too, woo hoo!
They're gonna be the primary coordinator for the day's setting-up-of-things, and will start by dropping off the wedding party flowers at the Hotel around noon. FYI, our photographer Johnny will also start taking the Bridal Party preparation pics around noon (i'll inform you of the day's schedule as we get closer to the date). And while the wedding party is out taking photos, N&M shall be working with our "volunteers" in the assembly/coordination of decorations, and the setting up in the allotted one-hour period prior to the 6pm event start time. Yes, we only get one frickin hour.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Bachelor & Bachelorette Party
We're getting together the final details for our Bachelor & Bachelorette parties, but here's what we got so far:
It's gonna be a JOINT Bachelor and Bachelorette party, which will also be in honor of two other very good friend-couples: Marco & Tammy, and Tu & Herman. We're all getting married within a few weeks of each other. We so do not want the usual type of night-out-on-the-town with the party bus and the strippers and all that stupidity, so instead we're throwing a big huge party for all of our friends (since we have a lot of common friends). We also have such limited space at our respective wedding venues (especially ours!), so this is our opportunity to celebrate with all of our other friends who we are unable to invite.
The party shall be on Saturday April 19.
The celebration will be at Lalita Thai Restaurant and Bar, which belongs to a friend of our old pal Richard, who used to own Who's Your Daddy (one of our regular hangouts for several years until it closed). They're closing the restaurant for our private party! We'll have a buffet of Thai food served at the beginning of the party. There's also a full bar for people to order their own drinks, and of course the bar shall be open all night.
We're also talking to a DJ who will provide music and... (gasp) karaoke! So yeah, it's gonna be a silly night!
Once we confirm the details, we'll be sending out a "good old-fashioned" Evite to everyone. Feel free to invite your friends too!
It's gonna be a JOINT Bachelor and Bachelorette party, which will also be in honor of two other very good friend-couples: Marco & Tammy, and Tu & Herman. We're all getting married within a few weeks of each other. We so do not want the usual type of night-out-on-the-town with the party bus and the strippers and all that stupidity, so instead we're throwing a big huge party for all of our friends (since we have a lot of common friends). We also have such limited space at our respective wedding venues (especially ours!), so this is our opportunity to celebrate with all of our other friends who we are unable to invite.
The party shall be on Saturday April 19.
The celebration will be at Lalita Thai Restaurant and Bar, which belongs to a friend of our old pal Richard, who used to own Who's Your Daddy (one of our regular hangouts for several years until it closed). They're closing the restaurant for our private party! We'll have a buffet of Thai food served at the beginning of the party. There's also a full bar for people to order their own drinks, and of course the bar shall be open all night.
We're also talking to a DJ who will provide music and... (gasp) karaoke! So yeah, it's gonna be a silly night!
Once we confirm the details, we'll be sending out a "good old-fashioned" Evite to everyone. Feel free to invite your friends too!
Shabu-Shabu & Izakaya (whatta whatta?)
For folks staying at Hotel Tomo, here's an article about their in-house restaurant, Mums. It's an all-you-can-eat/drink shabu-shabu (japanese-style hot pot) place. Click HERE to see the review.
I also saw this about "O" Izakaya, a Japanese-pub-style joint at the Hotel Kabuki across the street. Click HERE to see the review.
I also saw this about "O" Izakaya, a Japanese-pub-style joint at the Hotel Kabuki across the street. Click HERE to see the review.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
The Sigh of Relief... or is it?
Venue? Check.
(But we still need to decide on the beverage/bar arrangement & appetizers, and wait to get the final count when our RSVPs come in)
Officiant? Check.
(But we still need to make appointments to get the licenses & permits, and figure out what we're gonna do for our "ceremony")
Photographer? Check.
(But we now need to plan/map out our photoshoot locations which we travel to prior to the ceremony, and figure out how we're gonna be carting our wedding party around for the shoot)
Videographer? Check.
(This one is easy, since it's in our filmmaker's hands)
Invites? Check.
(We just hope everyone sends theirs in somewhat early, so we can see how many available seats open up, so we can start inviting the "wait-listed" people without them appearing as obviously "wait-listed", if you know what i mean)
DJ? Check.
(Now we gotta put together our "schedule of events" for the night, and choose our requested song list)
Musicians? Check.
(Ditto on the song list)
Cake and centerpieces? Check.
(Now we gotta check in with Norman & Mariluz on the status of everything)
Dresses? Tux rentals? Check.
(But we still need to do the fittings and alterations)
Wow.... and here I thought we were almost done with all this planning stuff. *Sigh*
(But we still need to decide on the beverage/bar arrangement & appetizers, and wait to get the final count when our RSVPs come in)
Officiant? Check.
(But we still need to make appointments to get the licenses & permits, and figure out what we're gonna do for our "ceremony")
Photographer? Check.
(But we now need to plan/map out our photoshoot locations which we travel to prior to the ceremony, and figure out how we're gonna be carting our wedding party around for the shoot)
Videographer? Check.
(This one is easy, since it's in our filmmaker's hands)
Invites? Check.
(We just hope everyone sends theirs in somewhat early, so we can see how many available seats open up, so we can start inviting the "wait-listed" people without them appearing as obviously "wait-listed", if you know what i mean)
DJ? Check.
(Now we gotta put together our "schedule of events" for the night, and choose our requested song list)
Musicians? Check.
(Ditto on the song list)
Cake and centerpieces? Check.
(Now we gotta check in with Norman & Mariluz on the status of everything)
Dresses? Tux rentals? Check.
(But we still need to do the fittings and alterations)
Wow.... and here I thought we were almost done with all this planning stuff. *Sigh*
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