San Francisco and what to do in it

disgusting savages

not that I don't take M. White's point, but it's one thing to crave the honey lavender and another to just turn up your nose at soft serve.

I turn my nose up at waiting in line.

Not really feeling the Humphrey Slocombe love. I like trying new flavours but the few I've tried haven't actually tasted that great, including something basic like apple sorbet. Haven't tried the coffee one though, and I should because I <3 coffee ice cream. They had a limoncello one that was awesome as well. But I'll go for Bi-Rite every time. (I have tubs of salted caramel and honey lavender in my freezer right now!)

Booked a meal at Range for my anniversary, anyone been?

well then stop by the soft serve window on Sunday for salted caramel

i have got to get there on a Tuesday for the spicy mexican chocolate...

and maybe tonight for balsamic strawberry

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It's been a while but I liked Range.

Btw, the cardamom ice cream at 3 Twins is delicious.

i'm not generally super-excited about humphry slocombe but i'll stan for their ancho chocolate 4vr

M have you tried Bombay Creamery?

Nope. Where?

humphrey slocumbe coffee = vietnamese ca phe iirc. blue bottle as well iirc. pretty f'n epic iirc.

i love VN coffee tho, ymmv.

but i'll stan for their ancho chocolate 4vr

I'm definitely going to try this

You can get pints of the regular non-soft-serve ice cream at the soft serve counter so if you are super craving Honey Lavender you're still good.

I probably eat less than a pint of ice cream per year.

Almost all of my lactose intake is in the form (ha ha - etymological joke) of cheese.

valencia between 16th and 17th

rosewater, rose petal, sesame, cardamom, fig, etc etc...

http://www.yelp.com/biz/bombay-ice-creamery-san-francisco

Hmm, that sounds familiar.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2509/3715674961_31a9cf94bf.jpg

Keep meaning to go there! I'll make a trip tomorrow.

btw if i could get my ice cream intake down to m. white levels i'd be a fitness model today ;_;

Next door is an Indian grocery, right?

yep. they're affiliated.

Bombay is good.

ahhh remember those heady days when Valencia was not a torn-up war zone.... seems so long ago....

Want no lines? Head down to Mr and Mrs Miscellaneous in the Dogpatch. That is some yummy ice cream!

I was there last weekend! Forced to choose between Maker's Mark ice cream and Anchor Steam ice cream. So cruel.

the ice cream at bombay is pretty good. we have hundreds of ice cream places in berkeley and I eat way more than I should, I feel kind of spoiled on this treat, but still haven't made it to bi-rite. three twins is great though, in fact, getting some today at the farmer's market.

i had some of that yummy bombay ice cream on the very hot day of bay to breakers 2009

you gotta go to bi-rite, come on.

stop posting and get outside you crazy indoor people.

gonna be in sonoma county for three days in august for a big family wedding, but then after that i've got two full days (16th & 17th) to fart around in the greater bay area doing whatever i want. thinkin i'm interested in some outdoorsy day-date activities for two, like i dunno renting kayaks and kayaking around, or renting bikes and biking around? or hang-gliding, do people still hang-glide? if anyone's got any suggestions, that would be cool, thanks!

There is some great kayaking to be done in Tomales Bay which is western Sonoma County. It's seawater but a really long inlet so it's pretty well-protected/sea-walled. Maybe the Russian River from Healdsburg to Jenner?

There's great biking of all types to be done everywhere.

Hang-gliding: gotta go to the glider port in La Jolla dawgg.

Sonoma County's Best Eco-Adventure!! The remote 8 mile “south of Healdsburg” run is the “primo” summertime paddle on the Russian River. This section has the most water in the dry summer months, the cleanest water for swimming, and many wonderful beaches for picnicking and sunning. Because there are no houses or roads nearby, the bird and wildlife is amazing. This is a perfect trip for families, couples, and corporate outings. We limit the number of SOAR canoes so that the river is not over crowded! -- Dog and people friendly.

hmmm, i'm staying in windsor, and healdsburg is where all the wedding stuff will be, so russian river sounds pretty much perfect. as far as renting bikes goes, is there a place you'd recommend renting them from and/or a recommended route for novices? thanks Steve!

That sounds pretty epic. My mother is not very outdoorsy and yet, I always take her to that stretch of the river everytime she visits because it's so amazing. They film many european/japanese luxury sedan commercials (POV of driver) on that stretch of highway as it is that stunning.

No idea about bike rentals but I'm sure any of the places should be able to hook it up righteously. One thing to keep in mind is that inland (Windsor) may be pretty scorching in August as opposed to the coast. Maybe like 10-20F differential. Bring water and plan routes accordingly.

Maybe the Russian River from Healdsburg to Jenner?

I spent last weekend outside of Monte Rio and I highly encourage you to do this. It was idyllic last weekend and the little floating down the river we did was exquisite.

yeah, it sounds great. stoked to dan cortese it, extreme style. re: the heat in august, i'm sure tomales bay would be way more comfortable, but i guess i just can't see it matching the appeal of a windy river adventure. bay kayaking seems like it would mostly just be going back and forth between the two shores while avoiding motorboats?

well you could fish and poach oysters #illegally#. not a lot of water traffic ime tbqfh

russian river brewery is stupid for not locating their brewery on the actual russian river

or in russia for that matter.

I just read this thread for five minutes. You're all going to get FAT

Going to?

Topographical crime map of SF

http://dougmccune.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/right_500_2.jpg

from http://dougmccune.com/blog/2010/06/05/if-san-francisco-crime-was-elevation/

that's amazing. and i'm moving to the richmond.

Look at those menacing prostitute sharks

prostitution = the Transamerica pyramid?

Wonder what the little prostitution bump out in the Richmond District is.

I'd imagine that street-level prostitution is a very small % of the total

not if you hung out at 19th and Shotwell