NotJones

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Walking back from a trip to see the sealions on Pier 39 we stumbled upon Swensens. An old San Fran favourite by all accounts, we shared a cup of the Caramel Marble. It was quite possibly the finest ice-cream I've ever tasted. It would score a ten, but the guy serving us freaked Rosie out a bit.

Swensens — 9.5/10

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Donate to the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund via the Red Cross here.

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In the Big Apple Grocery on Polk St there's an awesome collection of old fashioned Soda pops. My brother and I have a long-standing love of root beer, the selection here is astounding. I started with a Dad's Root Beer and a Boylan's Birch Beer. If this is of any interest (i figure it may be pretty niche) then watch this video, great stuff.

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We're starting to settle into Californian life - here's Rosie doing her bit for product placement on a lazy Saturday afternoon...

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Robbie Hyde (aka The Hyde Ranger) - this one's for you.

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A strangely appropriate wine was glugged with our dinner in Zazie last night. Taft Street Pinot Noir (sounds a bit like Taff Street, non?). It also had a picture of my Dad's new Workshop on it, which is nice. It was a rather lovely wine, you'll be glad to know.

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Food with new friends last night - muchos gracias to Simon, Lynn, Chris and Jenna for taking Rosie, Lucy, Richard and I to Zazie in Cole Valley. The food (and the company) was cracking - My hanger steak (pictured) was magical, there's nothing quite like dipping mashed potato in blood... Rosie's pork chop was excellent, a thoroughly good time was had.

Zazie — 8.8/10

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We get to enjoy our times out here with some other Apple newbies; the very talented Mr Richard Coward and his lovely wife Lucy.

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To those that know us it'll be strikingly obvious that it's going to be an impossible challenge to keep a blog without the occasional mention of food. I'm starting off with one of the most important and essential of all the food-groups, Pizza. A Victor's Special from Victor's Pizza on Polk. A fine pie with a good crust - the general laid-back vibe in Victor's also added to the charm. Walking through the kitchen to get to the toilet (washroom) was an added bonus.

Victor's Pizza — 7.3/10

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The view from our apartment, not too shabby.

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