An ever-changing list of my favorite things.
Food
Bar: CLIF Peanut Butter Builders Bar, Yogurt Bar
Bread: Mix Las Vegas
Cheeseburger: Taylor's Refresher, Americano
Chicken (Roasted): Delfina
Candy Bar: Violet Crumble
Candy (other): Valerie Confections Almond Fleur de Sel Toffee, Michel Cluizel Cappuccino (available at Cocoa Bella)
Cupcakes: Hey Cupcake! in Austin. Crumbs in NY. Kara's in San Fran.
Dessert: Epic Souffle at Epic Roasthouse in SF. Deep Fried Snickers at Mother Egan's in Austin.
French Fries: Bouchon
Ice Cream (Big Batch): Ben & Jerry's Coffee Heath Bar Crunch
Ice Cream (Small Batch): Bi-Rite Creamery Salted Caramel, Honey Lavender
Macaroni and Cheese: Les Halles
Salad: Sonoma Salad at Neiman-Marcus Fresh Market Cafe, Chopped Salad at TWO
Snack: Lavender Sugar Marcona Almonds at ubuntu
Restaurants
Brunch: Tartine Bakery, Brenda's French Soul Food, 1300 on Fillmore
Lunch: Local Kitchen
Takeout: TWO-GO from TWO
Late Night: Mel's Drive-In
Dinner: ubuntu, L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon
Shopping
Corner Market: Blue Fog Market
Department Store: Neiman Marcus
Shoe Store: Footcandy
Beauty
Hair Salon: Mercer Street Salon
Spa: Spa Radiance in San Francisco, Villagio in Yountville
Haircare: Frederic Fekkai Protein Rx Reparative Shampoo & Conditioner
Entertainment
Actors: Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Edward Norton
Actress: Katharine Hepburn
Movie (of all time): The Desk Set
Movie (recent): Waitress
TV Show (of all time): Family Ties
TV Show (recent): Mad Men
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