Long Weekend's Eatings

Friday night: Lost Landscapes, an amazing show of archival SF footage by Rick Prelinger. Even film of Market Street before the '06 earthquake...watch out for that buggy! After: starving, cold, JP and I cab it to Pomodoro where I devour a bowl of whole wheat fusilli with marinara and basil. Ahhh.
Saturday night: Ladies of the Lounge come together for a potluck and vast quantities of red wine. Vegan chili on the stove, from the Vegan Table cookbook. A hearty walnut loaf from Boulange, accompanied by goat cheese, fig spread, and a dark, lusty tapenade. Janet's homemade pickled beets and green beans, in jars with the prettiest labels. Michelle's earthy and mouthwatering roasted beets. Kristy's addictive pasta with peppers. Pea pod and mushroom salad with red onions, and roasty potatoes, from my friend The Pasta Shop. Shanna's gorgeous frittata...And more...
Sunday: leftovers, of course! The real event was Shitty Shitty Band Band at the Makeout Room.
Monday: JP and I get to visit the G at her workplace, the awe-inspiring ILM. Oh, the eye candy! One of the original bicycles from ET! R2D2 in a Santa hat! Electric menorahs next to Xmas trees! Light saber chopsticks in the gift shop! And best of all, a cafeteria that nearly made me weep. I got one of the vegan dishes, grilled tofu with tomatillo sauce, black bean cakes, avocado salsa and spinach, plus a fancy-pants Boylan's root beer. JP and the G had beautiful plates of sushi. The spirit of George Lucas hovered nearby, but noone's allowed to talk to him, so we ignored it.