PISH POSH AVENUE

Title: Garrett Popcorn
Date Taken: December 16, 2012

Garrett Popcorn! It is so delicious *0* From left to right: Caramel, Caramel + Almonds, Chicago Mix (caramel + cheese). I thought the Chicago Mix sounded pretty gross at first, but then they were giving out samples and I fell in love! I wish I bought another bag... but that would've been a disaster. Carrying 12 bags of these back home was very difficult T____T;; We kept these for ourselves and gave the rest as gifts.

Title: Pierrot Gourmet
Date Taken: November 16, 2012

Had a vacation in Chicago! Went to Pierrot Gourmet and got some macarons!

Title: Turducham
Date Taken: November 24, 2012

The turducham (Turkey + Duck + Ham)! Yes, we went there.
It was an interesting flavor. Not sure what the hype is all about?
Anyways, Happy (belated) Thanksgiving!

Title: Donettes
Date Taken: November 17, 2012

I am sad that Hostess Brands is now apparently no longer going to be in business T^T I love their Donettes and their apple pie. I just got these from Target and need to find my last fix for the apple pies... Their apparent new Apple Cinnamon flavor is actually pretty good too!
I hope someone picks up this company and continues these (albeit super unhealthy) delicious treats!

Title: Molang
Date Taken: November 10, 2012

MOLANGGGGGG!

Title: Twenty Five Lusk
Date Taken: November 11, 2012

Went to Twenty Five Lusk to celebrate our cousin's birthday with Sunday brunch at 1:00 p.m. haha

Title: The Ring Burger
Date Taken: November 10, 2012

One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

Went to Denny's for their Middle Earth inspired menu 8D

Title: BIGBANG Alive Tour 2012
Date Taken: November 2, 2012

BIGBANG Alive Tour 2012 in L.A.

Title: King Pig & star balloons
Date Taken: October 6, 2012

Got these awesome balloons - blue stars and King Pig from Angry Birds! ^0^
Sadly, I didn't realize the pig was backwards until afterwards... and the balloons are now all deflated looking. They didn't tie it tight enough so by the end of the day he was only half full! Sadness. Awesome, though, right? haha

Title: Pumpkin!
Date Taken: October 28, 2012

Yes, that's right - I dressed as a pumpkin for Halloween. It's awesome. I added a collared shirt and black belt to make it a little more professional for work. Although, it kind of just looked like I was dressing for the Giants parade. Yay, duel purpose!

Title: Mary Poppins
Date Taken: October 28, 2012

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Can you tell what this costume is of? Yes, Mary Poppins! And the best part was that none of these clothing items had to be bought; the only thing was the hat which was crafted spending $6.00 ^0^

Title: Giants Airplane
Date Taken: May 14, 2012

CONGRATS SF GIANTS! The second World Series win in three years!
This is the plane we rode back home from New York earlier this year - so awesome.

Title: Ninja Restaurant
Date Taken: May 12, 2012

We had dinner at Ninja Restaurant in New York. It was kind of cheesy, but it's a themed restaurant that was fun to go to.

Title: Iced Caramel Macchiato
Date Taken: May 12, 2012

It was blazing hot and I was super thirsty one day in New York so I got this Iced Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks. It was delicious, but I don't think drinking caffeine at that speed was the best idea... haha

Title: Jacques Torres Chocolate
Date Taken: May 12, 2012

Jacques Torres Chocolate! We heard about this chocolate and thought it would be a great gift to give to family/friends/coworkers as "souvenirs" of going to New York. We bought a few pieces of chocolate for ourselves as well, and I must say they are delicious!

Title: Spiked Shoes
Date Taken: October 3, 2012

Got these awesome spiked shoes at Forever21 for $19.80~! They're not that sharp, but definitely still a great addition to my shoe collection! ^0^ I like how it has the ankle strap because F21 doesn't have half sizes, so the strap makes sure that it doesn't slip off my feet.

Title: Cosmic Heart Compact
Date Taken: October 3, 2012

We also this awesome necklace from Kuma Crafts (see previous post)! This is the Cosmic Heart Compact which Sailor Moon uses to transform when she upgraded from the Crystal Star. Now I can transform! Moon Cosmic Power, Make Up!

Title: Crescent Moon Wand
Date Taken: October 3, 2012

Got this awesome necklace from Kuma Crafts. It is the Crescent Moon Wand with the Silver Crystal ^0^ Sailor Moon is awesome. I feel like using it everywhere now.

Title: Mooncake
Date Taken: October 1, 2012

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Sorry it's a day late... but I didn't get a chance to take a decent picture of the mooncake yesterday :P

Title: Namu Street Food
Date Taken: September 23, 2012

We went to the Korean Culture Day that was held at the Asian Art American Museum this past Sunday. Outside, they had Namu Street Food and since it was around lunch time, we decided to eat! And omg I'm so glad we did!

Title: Mocha Cake
Date Taken: September 16, 2012

I got a Mocha Cake from Sheng Kee Bakery & Cafe for $5.50 (I got 13 slices when I cut it about 1/2 inch thick each) ^0^ I love bread, and I was really craving the light spongy kind so this really hit the spot! I really liked it; I want to try all their other flavors now 8D

Title: Mogu Mogu
Date Taken: September 3, 2012

We got a chance to try this Mogu Mogu coconut drink. It is so good! *0* There are bits of chewy coconut inside which adds to the awesomeness ;D

Title: Kevin & Merlin
Date Taken: September 15, 2012

Kevin & Merlin are undercover Police Penguins
They like to bake cakes, cream puffs, -n- sweet things!
They always rescue the Ladies… (Help! Halp!)
FIGHT FOR JUSTICE…
Drive into the sunset…

Best. Drawing. EVER. At Maido in Japantown ^0^

Title: Chantal Guillon
Date Taken: September 15, 2012

Went to Chantal Guillon in Hayes Valley on Saturday. We got a box of 12 macarons for $20.00; we got six flavors, two of each.

From the top left going right: Almond, Vanilla, Pistachio
Bottom left going right: Espresso, Coconut Lime, Rose

My favorite was actually the Espresso~ The Coconut Lime was a little bit too much lime (I wanted more coconut) and the Rose tasted like Fruity Pebbles ^0^ The Almond was a little too processed for me, as was the Vanilla. I kind of forgot how the Pistachio tastes, so... it wasn't memorable. I must say I like Ladurée (New York) better (and I just realized I didn't make a post about that yet from our New York trip) but this is by all means still better than other macarons I've tried around here in SF. Overall, the service was really great and the macarons are pretty good - it is a must-try!

Title: Hanky Panky
Date Taken: September 15, 2012

Went to Straw Carnival Fare in Hayes Valley yesterday. We got the Hanky Panky (pictured above) which is: "belgian waffle/fried eggs/hickory smoked bacon/cheddar potato croquettes" for $11.50 (excluding tax & tip). I must say, the croquettes were absolutely delicious *0* The waffle was okay; for some reason there was something about the taste that I personally felt like was lacking. It didn't taste horrible; I just feel like it could've been better. Luckily we shared; the portion filled the both of us comfortably.

Title: Oatmeal & Cranberry cookies
Date Taken: September 13, 2012

I baked cookies!! Half the batch was just regular oatmeal and the other half was oatmeal with dried cranberries ^0^

Title: Congratulations C & T!
Date Taken: September 8, 2012

I attended my friend's wedding this past Saturday~ This was their cake! I thought it was super adorable - I love the cake toppers. It looks just like them! ^0^

Title: Devil's Food cupcake with chocolate buttercream
Date Taken: August 24, 2012

Got a chance to try Batter Bakery - their Devil's Food cupcake with chocolate buttercream. It was DELICIOUS *0*. It was very moist, melts-in-your-mouth, and soft! I was really surprised at this cupcake. A definite must-try! I want to try the other things on their menu too~

Title: Rilakkuma Kit Kat
Date Taken: August 18, 2012

Our cousin's piano teacher came back from a trip to Japan and brought back some awesome treats. One in particular being a Rilakkuma Kit Kat! It was pancake flavor, which basically meant it tasted like syrup. It was good, but I don't think I'd be able to eat a lot of it. It's good every once in a while, but I'll stick to the classic Kit Kat ^0^

Title: Pumpkin Curry
Date Taken: August 14, 2012

I went to Osha Thai at Embarcadero with some friends for dinner. I must say, the experience this time was much better than the last (last year in December). Back then we had made a reservation, but still had to wait over an hour because they kept giving our table to other people. Talk about rude! And I'm not sure what I ordered last time, but we did sort of a family-style thing since it was the first time one of my friends had been there. And overall, the experience then had scarred me of ever wanting to go back.

But this time I came, they had the table all set up and ready for us. Oddly, though, my dish came out first so I was awkwardly waiting for everyone elses' food to come (which felt longer than one would normally expect for all dishes to come out for a group of 6). But the Pumpkin Curry with beef (pictured above) was delicious! Still sort of pricey in my opinion (about $20.00 with tip & tax), but it did give me 3 meals so I guess it balanced out.

Title: English Tea Party nails
Date Taken: August 19, 2012

In spirit of the English Teee Pahhteee that I attended at Tal-Y-Tara, I painted my nails blue, red, and white. Here you can see my sad attempt at the Union Jack, as well as a crown.

Colors used:
Blue: China Glaze - Little Drummer Boy
Red: O.P.I. - An Affair In Red Square
White: Sally Hansen - Timeless White & Kiss Brush-on Nail Art

I used one of those nail art stamp plates for the crown (took me 3 attempts to get it that straight!) and help from a thin paint brush for those lines in the Union Jack.

Title: Tea pots & cosies
Date Taken: August 18, 2012

Here's the decor at Tal-Y-Tara (see posts I, II, III) - like I mentioned before, it's not very girly which I liked :) The store is also a Polo Shoppe, so it was very equestrian~

Title: Bisconi
Date Taken: August 18, 2012

Tal-Y-Tara (see previous posts I and II) bisconi - biscotti made from scones :D They were delicious! More food:

Title: Teas
Date Taken: August 18, 2012

Teas from Tal-Y-Tara (see previous post)~ I like the Ireland theme around the place ^0^

Title: Tal-Y-Tara Tea & Polo Shoppe
Date Taken: August 18, 2012

I went to Tal-Y-Tara Tea & Polo Shoppe yesterday for a friend's bridal shower. I'm not the biggest fan of tea, but it was a nice new place to try out. We tried a variety of teas; Peach Blossom, Midnight in Paris, Kukicha Twig, and Bingo Bango Mango. There was also the Chinese Rose and Cucumber Mint which I didn't personally try, but also circulated amongst the group.

I was surprised by the teas; like I said, I'm not a big fan of tea. But this has really opened up my mind to getting teas in the future. Albeit I like it with a lot of cream/milk and sugar (haha), I was expecting to be disgusted with the teas and end up ordering a latte or water. But it was rather enjoyable.

This place is a hybrid of tea and a polo shoppe - kind of awesome. I know most tea places are really girly and frilly, so I liked the more ruggedness of the decor. More pictures to follow in later posts.

Overall, the people running the shoppe are really nice and polite - it seems like a family business. There was an infant with vivid ginger hair (WEASLEY!!!). Everyone was really welcoming and it wasn't that busy when we went, so it was almost as if we had the place to ourselves ^0^ Side note: parking can be difficult.

Title: The Big Piano
Date Taken: May 12, 2012

The Big Piano! I wanted to dance on it, but felt bad because there were a bunch of kids on it and I didn't want to seem like a gigantic monster -____-;;

Title: Hong Kong Flower Lounge
Date Taken: July 1, 2012

We went to Hong Kong Flower Lounge a little while back. Doesn't this picture look like we traveled half way across the world? :D This scenery is on their balcony (we were lucky enough to sit right by the window to see)~

Title: Olympics 2008: Beijing
Date Taken: July 28, 2012

Olympics 2008: Beijing! Aren't the mascots adorable? ^0^

Title: PIXAR in Concert
Date Taken: July 29, 2012

PIXAR in Concert! Pete Docter was the host and Michael Giacchino as well as some PIXAR employees were in the audience *0* It was amazing~!

Title: Mixed Fruit, Nutella, & Coconut Sorbet Crepe
Date Taken: July 29, 2012

We went to Japantown today and got some Sophie's Crepes! I love this place - they have never failed to make something delicious *0* I got the Mixed Fruit & Nutella and then I added Coconut Sorbet for an additional $2.00 (best decision everrr). It was $7.87, but totally worth it! A definite recommendation!

Title: Olympic nails
Date Taken: July 28, 2012

Olympics 2012: London!

Title: FAO Schwarz Clock
Date Taken: May 12, 2012

The clock in FAO Schwarz!

Title: FAO Schweetz II
Date Taken: May 12, 2012

More at FAO Schweetz!

Title: FAO Schweetz
Date Taken: May 12, 2012

FAO Schweetz!

Title: F.A.O. Schwarz
Date Taken: May 12, 2012

F.A.O. Schwarz! It was really cool inside~

Title: ごまたまご (goma tamago, black sesame egg dessert)
Date Taken: July 8, 2012

ごまたまご (goma tamago, black sesame egg dessert)
We also got this from our cousin who was passing through Japan on his way to visit us :) It tastes like a mooncake! ^0^

Title: ROYCE Prafeuille Chocolate [Maccha]
Date Taken: July 8, 2012

ROYCE Prafeuille Chocolate [Maccha]!
We got this from our cousin who was passing through Japan on his way to visit us ^0^

Title: See's Lollipop
Date Taken: July 20, 2012

Congrats See's for getting the Guinness World Record for largest lollipop! ^0^

Title: Hello Kitty
Date Taken: July 1, 2012

Isn't she awesome?

More pictures:

Title: Panna Crock
Date Taken: July 7, 2012

We went to Yogorino and had their Panna Crock ice cream (pictured above). So delicious! I am a huge fan of caramel, so this was perfect! Will definitely go back to try their other flavors ^0^