Travel – Page 6 – Fennel*Twist

September 24, 2006

The Awesome Cheeseball of Montana

I'll start with the cheese ball, as that is usually the best place to begin. I have been telling my mom about the awesomeness of this cheeseball for about a year now, when I first made it last year before the holidays. This outing in Montana was the perfect opportunity to share in its greatness. …

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May 9, 2006

The Best Restaurant to Live Above: Flea Street Cafe in Menlo Park

Flea Street Cafe 3607 Alameda de las Pulgas Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-854-1226 I have very fond memories of Flea Street Cafe in Menlo Park. You see, I used to live in an apartment above the restaurant. I would walk up the backstairs and smell all the amazing smells from the open kitchen door. In …

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May 2, 2006

Farallon Restaurant in San Francisco

Farallon 450 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94102 One very good meal that we did have recently was with jwa's parents at Farallon, in San Francisco. I loved the decor and the whole underwater theme, especially these very funky paintings they had throughout the restaurant. They had lights hanging from the ceilings that looked like …

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April 26, 2006

Three Hotels in Four Days: The Plesantly Surprising, the Slightly Disappointing and the Pleasingly Serene

Hotel del Sol 3100 Webster San Francisco We liked this place a lot. And, more importantly, the price was right and it smelled of cookies while we were checking in. Try finding a reasonably priced hotel within walking distance of Fisherman's Wharf that smells like freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies! Then, try to find one with …

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April 24, 2006

Tell Me What They're Doing in California

We got back last night and I really wish I had a day to do laundry, unpack and sleep in our own bed for much, much longer. But no -- off to work. I'll get a new post up tonight -- either about hotels in the Bay Area, one of the meals we ate there, …

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