Delish....

Along with my bucket list of things to do and see I sadly have another category.
Places to eat! Most people might have on their list of goals to "be thin and tan" but no not me.I have a list of places to go and what to eat while there? So along with all the fun this weekend we also had some terrific food! A few years back Oprah had a show about the top 20 burgers in America. Her best friend Gail went to each of the 20 places and 'weighed' in on what she thought. I loved this episode and printed the list.Well I can happily say I have crossed off 2 of the 20! A couple years ago I went to the "The Counter" in Santa Monica with my Mom and Thia Mary and had my first 'Top 20' burger.It was wonderful and I could see why it made the list.I remembered there was another of the Top 20 places in San Francisco so Friday afternoon Steve and I took off walking near Candlestick Park and found "The Burger Joint" At first I wasn't too sure it should have made the top 20 but after a couple bites I began to see why it did.I loved the way it was served on a big disk and the simplicity of just a burger and fries. I didn't finish it, because of course deep down I too want to be tan and thin. So I left the pickle and a couple fries. We also had our first Oyster! Chad and I have never had one and they sold them at the market. I loaded mine up with fresh lemon and horseradish and I have to say it wasn't bad. A sweet girl we met took a pic of us after encouraging us to try one....
Lastly my sweet daughter in law found out about a cupcake place called Kara's Cupcakes. So we had decided that we would make that a place to find too. We were walking through Ghiradelli square and ran right into Kara's. We even waited for the next shipment so we could have the one we wanted. Vanilla of course with sprinkles. It was delish!! I shared a bite with Steve and he loved it too. (It was much too big a bite,but I didn't cry) I am so grateful Ash and I share a love for so many things.Mostly we really love Travis,Travel and Cupcakes!!

A while back Oprah had Gail do the same thing with "cakes" (I swear Gail is my lost twin) She went to the top 20 bakeries and tasted all the fabulous cakes. It was almost too much to bear....I knew then and there I could not possibly print that list. If I did I would dream of flying off to far away places and when Steve would question why I would ever want to visit De Moine Iowa?And I wouldn't have the heart to say for "Cake" But if I ever end up in De Moine ....