- IMG 0897
Debbie's birthday at Linden Street brewery in Oakland - IMG 0899
Bianca and Leslie, blurry - IMG 0900
Bryan and tanks of beer - IMG 0904
friends - IMG 0905
Laurel, Debbie, listening to the brewer espouse - IMG 0906
Leslie makes trophies for her Gates Pilot team, in recognition of hard, hard work - IMG 0907
modest garden bounty - IMG 1565
Bryan and Sous on Russian River - IMG 1567
Heather - IMG 1570
Leslie - IMG 1572
Sous - IMG 1574
Bryan - IMG 1575
Thijs (first time meeting) and Laurel - IMG 0909
more garden bounty (bolting lettuce) - IMG 0910
overabundant salads - IMG 1594
kale, chives, strawberries - IMG 1595
strawberries, year 3 - IMG 1597
backyard fruit - IMG 1598
yet more bolting lettuce - IMG 1600
nascent tomatoes - IMG 1604
lettuce, beans, strawberry, carrots - IMG 0449
Surprising no one, we kick off our photos with food pictures from our return to Momofuku Noodle Bar. Just wow. This pea salad with little tidbits of charred lettuce was like a little pile of summer. - IMG 0450
The oyster buns tasted like tiny, perfect po-boys. - IMG 0452
Charred (and perfectly tender) octopus with fennel, grapefruit, other stuff, and a smear of yogurt. Yee-um. - IMG 0453
Having had the ramen before I was not as blown away, but it remains, like, the perfect bowl of ramen. - IMG 0913
From lunch we journeyed down to Coney Island, smearing ourselves with sunscreen on the subway to the delight of our fellow passengers. To complete our look, we purchased high-fashion sun hats. - IMG 0914
the boardwalk - IMG 0915
a bench, the beach - IMG 0918
a typical vendor - IMG 0919
Bryan celebrates the water, warmed by either the sun or the multitude of beach bathers.