I have taken two vacation days from work to finish my solo album, (long awaited, by me anyhow). When waking up this morning, on this, the first day of two, I decided I needed a breakfast of real substance, containing large amounts of sustainance, because once I step foot in the studio on a day where I don’t really have a time limit, I often don’t leave until I need to sleep, so food may be few and far between today.

I looked in the fridge and saw some leftover coconut milk, some leftover homemade thai green curry paste, a bevy of vegetables and most freakish of all in my not-vegan-but-not-all-that-into-buying-much-dairy-stuff-anyway house, EGGS. To top it off, I’d just scored a veritable bush of holy basil (a variant of thai basil) the day before at the Civic Center farmer’s market.

Usually I’m not an egg guy, but I like to use them sparingly, as a binder. …and so, it hit me! A frittata would be born, but one which used just one egg. Would it work? Would the barrier hold? Only time, that most capricious of storytellers, would tell.
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I don’t know quite what they put in this stuff, but it’s just about the best thing in the world. I’m pretty sure it contains illicit substances. I’m floating! Seriously, there is a kind of beverage symbiosis at play here that is bigger than coffee… Bigger than all of us. This is the sort of discovery that makes me thank my lucky stars I live in San Francisco.

Most people are afraid to make coffee you can taste. Coffee is too often a compromise, a shot at the lowest common denominator. This cup is as deep and earthy as it is brisk and refreshing. A perfect balance. When you go to a place like Blue Bottle, you’re making a choice against mediocrity, a bid for intensity of experience. You’re cutting a flaming swath through culinary boredom, just like you should. I’m proud of you.

I’ve been a Blue Bottle fan for a while, but had never tried this offering. It’s stellar. If you’re near San Francisco, get thee to 315 Linden St, on the double! Try the crystallized ginger shortbread, too.

Now we’re off to Petaluma..

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