Double Dog Day: Leopold the Long-Haired Dachshund and New Friend

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Adam Lang

Saw these two while I was out getting groceries yesterday. Lucky dogs: they don’t have to worry about staying six feet away.

No captions, no hovertext. Too many cute pictures!

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Sunday Switchup: San Francisco Sweets Review, Mina Family Kitchen

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Adam Lang

Well, you remember how I said I was going to order some tarts from Miette for this week? ‘This time for sure?’ Well, I did! And they cancelled the order. Turns out they aren’t making tarts at the moment, probably because the filling isn’t cooked, and they don’t want to spread viruses. Sigh.

So instead I bought a couple of things from the MINA Family Kitchen, a new venture by Michael Mina and, I guess, his family. It was created in response to the closure of his restaurant by COVID.

The food? Amazing. The desserts? Well…

Key Lime Tart

This one was apparently created by Ayesha Curry, who I am not familiar with, but that’s probably because I don’t follow the world of competitive chefing (chevving?)

Honestly, not too impressed! The crust was fine, but nothing special. Could have been flakier, or could have been tastier. The filling was a little sweeter than I prefer, not as tangy, not as tart. I mean, it was fine, but it was nothing special.

Pretty, though!

Call it 3 out of 5.

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Dog of the Day: German Shorthaired Pointer

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Adam Lang

I’m going to go out tomorrow and try to get some dog pictures, on my way to doing some ‘essential business’. Which is to say, I’m on my last roll of toilet paper…

German Shorthaired Pointer Looking Very Serious

Why so serious, mate?

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Dog of the Day: Berna-doodle-doo!

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Adam Lang

A shy Bernadoodle. Who’d’a thunk it?

Bernese Mountain Dog Poodle Mix

Those legs. They look so thick, like elephant legs!

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Dog of the Day: Sad Dachshund

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Adam Lang

Someone was distraught at being left in the car. But fortunately very well-trained. She would clearly never even consider bailing out of the car through the window.

Sad Dachshund Looking Out Of Car Window

This is how I feel, peering out my window, these last few days. Except her window looked out on a park in Illinois, while mine looks out on a big green wall.

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Sunday Switchup: San Francisco Sweets Review, The Brazen Head

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Adam Lang

I was going to do a review of Miette, but it turns out they’re only preparing food once a week, for pickup on Saturday. And I only tried to order today. Alas!

So I ordered food from ‘The Brazen Head’, including dessert, their ‘famous Fallen Angel Torte’. This is how they describe it:

Flourless chocolate mousse on a fallen chocolate souffle and topped with chocolate shavings.

It certainly sounded intriguing! Especially the part about the fallen chocolate souffle. Although ‘flourless chocolate mousse’ seems a bit goofy, as I have certainly never heard of a chocolate mousse with flour in it.

Well, it tasted… fine. Good, even. But it was nothing special. Basically a mousse on what amounts to a little bit of softer-than-usual flourless chocolate cake. With chocolate shavings, which is what everybody uses to garnish anything when they can’t think of anything better to use. And, roughly speaking, a little of the icing from cinnamon buns drizzled on top.

Meh. 3/5. It was fine, but it wasn’t worth the calories.

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Caturday Supplement, Amazingly

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Adam Lang

I found a kitty I hadn’t posted before!

Cat Looking Out From Under Building

I don’t get to see kitties while wandering around in San Francisco, so it’s always fun to catch one when I’m somewhere else.

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Dog of the Day: Leo the Samoyed

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Adam Lang

I ran into Leo quite a while back, in Illinois. He was both a very fluffy and a very good boy.

Grinning Samoyed

I got a hug from this dog. It was lovely.

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Dog of the Day: Nellie the Labrador Retriever Chow Mix

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Adam Lang

When I took this picture, Nellie had recently turned 1. She’s two and a half by now. I feel so remiss for not featuring her before this, but at least COVID is giving me a chance to run through a lot of my old stuff.

Completely Black Chow Labrador Retriever Mix With Pointy Ears

She didn’t open her mouth the entire time I was taking pictures, which is a shame. I wanted to see if her tongue was as black as the rest of her.

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Triple Dog Day: German Shepherd Mix And Friends

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Adam Lang

I’ve seen this pup around a few times. So adorable.

German Shepherd Mix And Two Smaller Dogs

I really love that coloration.

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