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San Francisco – Ferry Building or lunch on 24th September

I ventured into the Ferry Building on the personal recommendation of Carter Lusher who writes the Food Notebook, a veritable mine of information about the Bay Area’s food culture.

Carter suggested I might enjoy munching my way around the various stalls inside the Ferry Building, with a glass or two of wine along the way. Good call, Carter!

After saying goodbye to Veronica, I settled down to a dozen oysters at the Hog Island Oyster Company. I was accompanied by a friendly chap called Luis who gave me lots of tips for what to see during my stay and handed me his phone number when he left. I’m not sure whether his intentions were wholly honourable, but his conversation was pleasant and his suggestions proved good ones. As for the oysters, they were delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed sampling a selection of Hog Island Sweetwater, Atlantic, Kumamoto and French Hog varieties with a glass of perfectly chilled Muscadet-sur-Lie.

I also tried out Tsar Nicoulai Caviar, which appears popular with groups of young ladies – not a bad thing for a lone English tourist. The Hackleback Sturgeon is particularly tasty.

I finished off by buying a selection of cheeses from the Cowgirl Creamery, some bread from the Acme Bread Company and a bottle of Napa Valley red from the Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant, with which I made a delicious picnic down the Embarcadero (not sure if it’s legal to do that , but I did it anyway and I have a cheese knife from the Cowgirl Creamery to prove it!).

There’s lots more to see and eat in the Ferry Building and the next time I’m in San Francisco, I intend to go back and try more.

Posted by dompannell at October 8, 2006 5:31 PM | TrackBack