Beer me

Beer me
Originally uploaded by riblet.

We went to SF this weekend and tried to hit up a couple of brew spots. Unfortunately for us, our visit coincided with Beer Week, which meant that every brew pub with a nice selection was off the chain, standing room only busy. We decided to skip the popular places and just hit Whole Foods on the way out of town.

This was our take: Cuvee De Ranke (Leon was freaking out over that), a bunch of Russian River brews (Supplication, Sancification and Temptation), a couple of Sculpins and a Belgian-style ale called Sofie that I wanted to try.

To afford this, we are all eating bread and water until I get paid. That's fine with Ira, because that's all we feed him anyway.

MOAR PIZZA

Bam! Deep Dish Pizza.
Originally uploaded by bugbiteme.

Leon made me a pizza and it tasted just like Zelda's. That is true love, people. In case you're wondering, true love has a lot of garlic on it.

Love...true love

My love for pizza is a true love. It's such a big love, that it's not enough for me to enjoy eating it, but I also love to cook it. HH recommended I try this pizza from the cover of January's Sunset magazine. It was my first attempt at a cast iron skillet pizza and it was really quite special. The crust was slightly doughy around the thickest parts, so I know I need to par-cook it a little longer next time. The toppings however, came out magical. Yellow bell pepper, broccolini, red pepper flakes and mozzarella made for a slightly sweet, bitter, spicy and salty combo. There was no sauce, but I didn't miss it because it was not dry at all.

Man. I wish I had some more of this pizza.

REEEEE-MIX

Googly eyes
Originally uploaded by riblet.

I know I put this picture up previously, but today it's featured on the Consumerist Flickr finds!!

Sacramento's most blogged dog! She's a star among dogs and still, so humble.