Local Food Pick
Nini's Coffee Shop
1000 N. Idaho St. (at Bayswater Ave.)
San Mateo, CA 94401
Since 1955, Nini's has been serving up comfy goodness to breakfast and brunch patrons. I really like the large back patio to take in the warm Peninsula air. Indoors, you'll be treated to countless tchotchke. Teriyaki steak & eggs, chicken apple sausage, biscuits & gravy... you get the picture. Coyote Point is nearby too. 510 reviews - 4 stars
Previous San Francisco picks: Radius; Limon Rotisserie; Art's Cafe; Little Star Pizza; Yamo; Breakfast at Tiffany's; Humphry Slocombe; Tu Lan; Foreign Cinema; Zanze's Cheesecake; San Tung; Katana-Ya; A La Turca; Boxing Room; Frances; Saigon Sandwich; Brenda's French Soul Food; Park Tavern; Broken Record; Rosamunde Sausage Grill; Curry Up Now; Yasukochi's Sweet Stop; Lime Tree Southeast Asian Kitchen; Firefly; Red Door Cafe; L'Ardoise Bistro; Pluto's; My Tofu House; Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous; Walzwerk; Good Luck Dim Sum; Amber India; Sotto Mare; Sweet Maple; Shanghai Dumpling King.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay picks: Curry Up Now (San Mateo); Little Lucca Sandwich Shop & Deli (Burlingame/South SF); Falafel's Drive In (San Jose); Sunny Bowl (Mountain View); Back A Yard Caribbean Grill (Menlo Park); Pluto's (Palo Alto/San Jose); Ramen Dojo/Ramen Parlor (San Mateo); Amber India (Mountain View/San Jose/Palo Alto).
Previous East Bay picks: Little Star Pizza (Albany); Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen (Berkeley); Asmara (Oakland); Keanu's Island Kine Food (Vacaville); Tara's Organic Ice Cream (Berkeley/Oakland); Pluto's (Chico/Davis/Sacramento/
Previous North Bay picks: Bouchon Bakery (Yountville); Della Fattoria Bakery (Petaluma); Sol Food (San Rafael); Stumptown Brewery (Guerneville); Moustache Baked Goods (Healdsburg).
Local Bar Pick
Lagunitas Brewing Co.
1280 N. McDowell Blvd. (at Ross St.)
Petaluma, CA 94954
A local band filled the air with raucous rock music. The sunny patio swelled with patrons from all backgrounds. Bartenders worked tirelessly on orders for pints and taster samplers. The beloved Bay Area brewery is most definitely worth a visit, especially since free tours with tastings can complement your afternoon here. Several of the beers are near impossible to find on tap anywhere. 4-1/2 stars - 301 reviews
Previous San Francisco pick: Blackbird; El Rio; Rickhouse
Previous Peninsula/South Bay pick: Antonio's Nut House
Previous East Bay pick: The Trappist
Local History
James D. Phelan (1861-1930)
A San Francisco native, Mr. Phelan studied law at UC Berkeley and was later elected Mayor of San Francisco (1897-1902). During the post-earthquake recovery, he was a member of the Committee of Fifty and became Chairman of the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Relief and Red Cross Funds. He served one term as a U.S. Senator, later defeated in part due to his conservatism. One campaign poster featured the headline "Keep California White." His country estate, Villa Montalvo, was gifted to Santa Clara County and now serves as a center for performing arts. Phelan Avenue, which runs through City College of San Francisco, is named after him.
Previous San Francisco history: John Geary; Samuel Brannan; Michael O'Shaughnessy; Jasper O'Farrell; Frank McCoppin; Thomas Hayes; Francisco de Haro; Jose Bernal; David Broderick; Henry Haight; John Townsend; Cyril Magnin; Jose Arguello; Keiko Fukuda; John Le Conte; Eugene Schmitz; Theodore Judah; Herb Caen
Previous Peninsula/South Bay history: Millbrae; Tanforan Racetrack; T. Jack Foster; Leland Stanford; Milpitas; Donald Tresidder; Josiah Belden
Previous East Bay history: Charles Tilden; William Hayward; John Fremont; Mariano Vallejo; Ygnacio Martinez; Henry Kaiser; Anthony Chabot
Previous North Bay history: Cotati; Charles Fairfax; Luther Burbank
Bay Area Charity
FabMo Creativity Center
2423 Old Middlefield Way
Mountain View, CA 94043
Started in 1997, this Mountain View-based nonprofit is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization that diverts fabrics to Bay Area artisans and teachers. FabMo also hosts an annual art boutique and a variety of workshops.
Previous organizations Randy's Guide has spotlighted and donated: Common Ground Relief, LYRIC, Aldea Inc., Glide Memorial, City CarShare, Maitri, Loaves and Fishes, Friends of the Urban Forest, Farm Sanctuary, Bay Area Community Services, Blue Energy, My New Red Shoes, College Track, Foundation for the People of Burma, Vital Life Services, Little Angel Fund, San Francisco Health Services Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bay Localize, San Francisco Women Against Rape, Sustainable Conservation, Ashoka, Old Skool Cafe, Darfur Sister Schools, Rebuilding Together San Francisco, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Urban Solutions, San Francisco Suicide Prevention, The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, Shanti, Curry Without Worry, SF Neighborhood Theater Foundation, La Cocina, Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California, The Bike Kitchen, First Graduate, Lazarex Cancer Foundation (Amy C), and KQED (88.5 FM).
Bay Area Weekend Highs
I'm glad it's windy and cool here in SF now versus the weekend. Bay to Breakers will shine for all of the revelers and visitors under glorious sun.
Coast: low-60s
SF: upper-60s
Bay: low-70s
Bay: low-70s
South Bay: upper-70s
Inland East Bay: upper-70s
North Bay: low-80s
Bay Area Free Activities of the Week
1. Bay to Breakers 101
* Friday 11am-7pm (expo)
* Saturday 9am-6pm (expo)
* Sunday 7am (race start) + 8:30am-1pm (fair)
It's the 101st year of the run. Expect the usual outlandish costumes, nudity, public intoxication, and police presence. The fair, which runs along MLK Drive between Great Highway and 41st Ave., takes the place of Footstock this year. www.baytobreakers.com
2. Nature = Awesome
* Love Your Parks Day: Saturday, 10am-1pm
* Solar Eclipse Viewing: Sunday, 5:15-8:18pm
On Saturday morning, clean up your local parks and be rewarded with t-shirts, lunch, or other goodies. McLaren Park, Hayes Valley Farm, and Mountain Lake Park are among the volunteer options. Then, on Sunday, check out the first annular solar eclipse in the Bay Area since 1994. The National Park Services lists out key meeting spots, and a silent meditation group will meet on Ocean Beach across from the Beach Chalet near Stairwell #17. http://nature.nps.gov/features/eclipse/index.cfm
3. Be Proud
* Asian Heritage Festival: Saturday, 11am-6pm
* Harvey Milk Day: Tuesday
This is the largest gathering of Asian Pacific Islanders in the nation. You can get free Hepatitis B screenings, cooking demos from Martin Yan and Charles Phan, and free film screenings by the Center for Asian American Media. It runs along Larkin Street, between the Asian Art Museum and Little Saigon. May 22 is Harvey Milk Day in California, and the GLBT Museum in the Castro is offering free admission from 11am-7pm. Rare videos of Milk will be screened in the Main Gallery. www.asianfairsf.com www.glbthistory.org
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