Falling From Grace

Week One, Day Five

We had (less) lumpy oatmeal for breakfast. I went on a class field trip today and had an amazing lunch at Bob Cannard's farm in Sonoma County. Cannard supplies produce to Berkeley's finest restaurant, Chez Panisse. The lunch - prepared by Charlene Cannard - was nothing short of amazing.

Here's the menu as I remember it (with ingredients plucked from Bob's farm):

freshly crushed macademia nuts
assorted fresh breads
fava bean dip
chickpea dip
asparagus with fennel
meatballs with tomato, sardines wrapped in grape leaves with roasted peppers
a leek pizza
two types of salad (one with radish and avocado)
orange/anise/almond biscotti
homemade meyer ice cream
tea


All week we stayed within our budget constraints, and the fridge indicated that we'd make it through the weekend without problems. But we had made plans with a friend from college that we had not seen for a very long time - and dinner reservations were made at a (wholesome) sushi spot in San Francisco. Our friends grabbed the bill before we could, but I imagine that had we paid, this meal would have cost us about $30.