What I did on Monday:
* Went to Tolosa Winery in the Edna Valley, where they graciously filled some firkins and pins with their ’07 Estate Pinot Noir. We’ll be serving it through our handpumps…we are excited to 1) serve this great wine and 2) cut down on bottle waste.
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Pinot Noir growing at Tolosa in the Edna Valley
Ethan Fills A Firkin
* Ate a lovely whole wheat margherita pizza at Brigadune Pizza in Baywood Park.
* Visited the Los Osos Farmer’s Market, which is absolutely super. Picked up some of the first apples of the season (“Beverly Hills” varietal) from See Canyon, along with their yellow peaches. Also the last blueberries of the season from 7th Heaven Organics, so Max could make a pie.
* Stopped at Susie-Q‘s ranch to pick up some pinquito beans. Now labeled as heritage beans (which is really true, though there was a certain charm when it seemed no one there had noticed).
* Visited with our friend Clark at Full of Life (formerly American Flatbread), makers of amazing frozen organic flatbreads and operators of one of California’s most compelling restaurants (only open Fridays and Saturdays). Was gifted some flatbreads and lent an ice chest which belonged to neither of us, and directed to visit the Hungry Cat. Note to Clark: the flatbreads and ice chest didn’t make it (see below), and I did not make it to the ‘Cat (also see below).
* Drove south on 101 with Ganging Up on the Sun on infinite repeat while relishing a solid ethylene high courtesy the perfectly ripe fruit (see above).
* Slowed for traffic on the freeway at Milpa St and promptly was smashed into by a Pontiac Grand Am traveling at a high rate of speed, sending fruit everywhere and me and my car into the median wall (all the people involved are OK, thankfully, if a bit bruised). The 1992 Buick Roadmaster, with Dynaride technology, ceased to exist as such, becoming a picturesque sculpture of twisted metal.
* Waited for a couple hours — for a true friend to drive up from Santa Monica to fetch me — at the bucolic Santa Barbara Inn, along with casks of wine, boxes of recovered fruit, my bags, 150 lbs. of pinquito beans, a six-pack of Cayucos Beach Ale and a subwoofer. The folks at the SBI are fantastic, I highly recommend that establishment.
* Enjoyed dinner at Lucky’s in Montecito, a very stylish time warp into pre-Alice-Waters dining America. A real treat and a great end to a fine day!
Holy! I’m glad you (and a fair amount of your cargo) are alright.
The pimp-mobile is no more?! Glad you’re ok.
Thank you, Jed and Candice, for your kind words. I too am glad everyone was OK.
Yes, we have no pimpmobile. Its demise is the hardest thing to accept.
OMG Jay….glad to hear you & others are ok. When you feel up to it & have some free time you need to come out to see us at Wingshadows & Mike & Lisa at Hawk Watch. Give everyone our regards & take care of yourself.