What's up your alley?

My furniture construction class is the whole day, every Friday. I would usually wear not too dark clothes because at the end of the day I'm basically covered in saw dust - even my hair, that my Italian classmate (whose name by the way is Morena) would laugh at me saying I look like an old lady. She's really nice. Actually she's the only person in class, excluding the teachers and me of course, who's not a young college student. Anyway it's funny too because we're the only 2 persons in the class who actually take pictures of what we're doing. I don't think she blogs too, but I guess when you're older do you only really appreciate school. I mean you're eager to learn and do well - not for the grade, because it doesn't matter anymore - but because you want to "personally enrich" yourself and make use of what you learn in your business or at work. She likes Filipinos by the way, and has met some Filipino friends back in Milan. That's just sweet.



Anyhoo, last Friday class I took a break from my usual $5-Japanese-meal or sometimes $3.33-McDonald's-meal and decided to eat something "healthy." I checked out this really fancy place which was less than half a block away from my building. I looked like a dusty carpenter-girl by the way, but I didn't care. I just had to wear my shades, and I blended in with the crowd. Lol. I love food by the way, although it may not look it, that sometimes I'm willing to spend to taste good cuisine. This place I'm talking about is the Belden Place. I saw it one time on my way to McDonald's. It's weird because between these ordinary buildings, you suddenly see an alley filled with al fresco dining restaurants. Love it! I just had to check it out. It is similar to Greenbelt 2 Strip, only more authentic and it has that "local" vibe to it - nothing pretentious at all. The restaurants were usually European cuisine and I finally decided on B44.




They removed the covers so the people could enjoy the sun.

I ordered Roasted Baby Lamb Chops with Panadera Potatoes and P.X. Vinegar Reduction - and WOAH! WOAH! WOAH! Can I just say that it was THE BEST DISH I have ever tasted or eaten in my ENTIRE LIFE?!?? I'm not kidding!!! Lol. I was loving every bite of it. Simot.



Although with a drink my bill was around $25, I didn't mind. It was all well worth it. If you do go to San Francisco, it's a definite must-try place. It's on Belden St. located near Bush and Kearny.