#002 – Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company (San Carlos, CA)

Every Friday people from all over Bay Area escapes their office cubicles to hit up the best happy hour in Peninsula. This is Beer Garden Friday event at Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company in San Carlos.

There will be music, there will be food trucks (by Off the Grid), there will be even video game arcade, and yes of course, beers… a cascade amount of beers. Do not hesitate to attend the festivity even if you are non-drinker as this place also serves delicious home-brewed root beers for sober partiers and minors. You will actually be surprised to see how many families with small children are at this happy hour. The place perfectly delivers the inviting mood and has something for everyone.

So in this video I have captured the lively vibe of the event and how the things can get really exciting once the music kicks in. Reminding us beer and music are the best amalgamation of joyous life. I want to take a second and note about the music here – Monkey – is a local ska musicians from San Jose who has been active since the 90s and still going strong with their instantly danceable horn driven crescendo. At every Beer Friday event (particularly the ones on the last Friday of month) the brewery invites various local bands to add spice of music to this feel good gathering of friends and families. Strangers become friends, and real friends get down on the dance floor with you.

Some snaps from the previous Beer Friday:

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So be sure to mark your calendar in advance and not be forgetful about this exciting event (I have been snoozing off for past 9 or 10 months of occurrences). I’m sure your co-workers and friends will appreciate a little outdoor beer garden action right in the heart of Peninsula. After all, it’s Friday!

As a side note, there is also a winery located diagonally across the street from Devil’s Canyon which is also fine alternative if you fancy grapes over grains.

Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company
The brewery is only open to the public on Fridays from 4-9pm with live music, Food Trucks from Off the Grid and are family and well-behaved pet friendly. On the last Friday of the month they keep their doors open until 11pm with 2 bands. The rest of the month the space is an event center available to rent for corporate events, weddings, birthday parties, and other goodies.

Event Calendar: http://devilscanyon.com/events/month/
Event Rental: Events@DevilsCanyon.com

Check out MONKEY for body shaking ska experience!
Go support local scene. [end]
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(日本語)

北カリフォルニアのベイエリアには、サンフランシスコと南のシリコンバレーの間に挟まれるようにして位置するペニンシュラ(半島)と呼ばれる地区があります。ここには日本人の駐在員の方々も多くお仕事されているので、割とおすすめな居酒屋さんや和食料理店が多く存在しているのですが、知る人ぞ知るクラフトビールの製造工場なんかもあるのです。

日本でビアガーデンと言えばサラリーマンにとっては夏場のオアシスといったところでしょうか?カリフォルニアでは気候がほぼ一定しているので一年通して屋 外でビールを楽しめる場所がいくつもあります。今回紹介したいのはペニンシュラの中心、サン・カルロスにあるDevil’s Canyon Brewing Companyで毎週金曜日に催されるBEER FRIDAYなる素晴らしいハッピーアワーです。

ハッピーアワーというとどれくらいハッピーなのだろう?と、意地悪なことを考えてしまう自分ですが、ここのハッピーアワーは本当にハッピーなんです。まず入場料が無料。そして敷地内にはOff the Gridのフードトラックがぎっしり。これだけでも個人的には満足なのですが、工場内のイベントスペースでは地元のバンドが音楽の演奏もしていて、それがまたかなりビールと合うんですね。ちなみに工場オリジナルのパイントグラスを持っていけば割安でビールが買えるので、始めて行くときにはゲットしておくことをおすすめします。

ビデオで使用している曲は前回のBEER FRIDAYでステージに立ったMONKEYというバンド。ホーン楽器がとことんと使われているあげあげのスカサウンドを鳴らす彼らはほぼ地元であるサンノゼ出身です。演奏者の選択も実に巧妙で、前座には60年代ロックっぽいサウンドを出す同じく地元のバンドが起用されていました。

通常ハッピーアワーと言うと大人たちだけで集まっての飲み会という空気がつきものですが、小さな子供を連れたファミリーも多く参加していて、実に老若男女誰でも楽しめる雰囲気がばっちり演出されています。子供に邪魔されずに思い切り飲み騒ぎたい!という人にはあまり合わないかもしれませんが、案外美味しい自家製ルートビア(アルコール性の無いソフトドリンク)もあるので、無飲酒の方でも気兼ねなく参加できるイベントです。

なにはともあれ、澄み切った青空の下で冷えたビールを飲める喜びは全国どこも共通していることは言うまでもありませんね。是非、イベントカレンダーで次の開催日を確認してみてください。

Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company
ビアガーデンイベントは毎週金曜日、午後4時から9時まで。音楽とfood truckも集まり、小さなお子様やペットにもフレンドリーなイベントです。毎月最終金曜日は特別に午後11時までの開催で、地元から選りすぐりの2バンドを迎えて盛り上がります。
ビアガーデンの行われる日以外はイベントセンターを企業イベント、結婚式、誕生日会、その他のパーティー用に貸し出しています。詳しくは下のメールアドレスまでご連絡を。

Event Calendar: http://devilscanyon.com/events/month/
Event Rental: Events@DevilsCanyon.com

#001 – Stonestown Farmers Market (San Francisco, CA USA)

Dear readers,

As always, welcome and thanks for visiting Poached Egg Quest!
I just finished celebrating one year anniversary of this little adventure in writing and photography (Poached Egg turned one year old this past April 🙂 ) and was pondering what is going to be the next step for this project. I came to the realization that addition of little video segments may be something interesting for everyone to see.
Not quite sure how this will go, but let’s see. You will be the judge.

Before moving further I must give you some context.
I recently bought Sony A7-ii, which is much anticipated  follow up to Sony’s mirrorless full-frame camera–A7–that was introduced couple years back. A7-ii has some cool revamp to the previous model including mighty 5-axis in-camera image stabilization which opened whole new possibilities in video recording and I am pretty enthralled by it.

So that’s the basic idea how I came about this new direction in video.
I am now in full action to shoot videos along with my usual drill with still photos! This is rather exciting news as some of you may know, I am coming from video/film production background and have been neglecting on my passion in videography for long while. Now I have a great companion in my hands to take the quest to next level. I am stoked, and I hope you are too 🙂

So what you should expect to see?
Good question.
Starting this post, you will start to see “video type” posts featuring short clips that capture the atmosphere of place, event, people, community, and activity around the world… starting from the humble beginning at my doorsteps in San Francisco. Each segment of video will put focus on one of the elements mentioned above.
Stay tuned and you will be in the know of many exciting things happening around San Francisco Bay Area and beyond — doesn’t that sound fun?

As for the first part of the series (tadaa!) I already choose the best one…  Here it goes.


#001 – Stonestown Farmers Market (San Francisco, CA)

Location: Stonestown Galleria
When: Sunday 9am – 1pm, Year Round
Map:
Website

When I first moved to San Francisco in the summer of 2013, I was so new to the farmers market culture and this city’s communal sense of responsibility in sustainable living. Especially, moving from larger cities like Los Angeles and London the expenditure of resources seemed rather natural part of living and abundance of supplies often disillusioned me into excess. 003 004 007 008

In all frankness, it took a while for me to get used to the 25 cent charge on paper bags at grocery store and I was not very keen on buying local craft over giant corporate supply and justify the extra bucks spent on ‘organic’ goods. Although I am still not 100% sold on the whole idea (the idea of paying more particularly), now I can kind of see how the positive aspects of making such choice exist. I think not many other cities in US offer these options to people or even make people aware of it at all.

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The first time I’ve visited Stonestown Farmers Market, which is located just 5 minutes drive away from my previous home, made me realize what the city of San Francisco is made of. This city truly knows the meaning of phrase “quality over quantity” and markets are overflowing with fresh-from-farm quality products. All the local farmers at the market has pride in their products and really assuring to think you are buying something that you know it was grown with care.

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Stonestown Farmers Market takes place in the parking lot behind the massive shopping galleria right off 19th Avenue (gateway to State Route 1) and Winston Drive. Every Sunday morning from 9am until 1pm, people from all around San Francisco come here with tote bag and hungry stomach to buy fresh fruits, vegetables, poultry, eggs, honey, and other local crafts as they sample through berries and peaches along the way. There are also live music performers on site to entertain the people enjoying flavorful Indian curry, ramen, rotisserie chicken, and banh mi sandwich bought from the local vendors.

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The market also has inflated playhouse for kids, and cool coffee stand called Gaga Coffee that drips some delicious pour over. This is place not only to sort out your grocery list, but it is also a place for wonderful pastime with friends and family. Even on the day with overcast foggy weather this place always offers vivid colors and liveliness of San Francisco’s cultural legacy. [end]


 

(日本語)

このシリーズではちいさなビデオクリップと共に日々の中での発見とサンフランシスコのおすすめを紹介していきます。

第一弾の今回はSonestown Farmers Marketの紹介をします。
まずはビデオをどうぞ。

サンフランシスコの郊外、サンセット地区の南にあるStonestown Galleriaでは毎週日曜日の朝から昼にかけて市場が催されます。

ここでは地元の農場で栽培飼育された野菜や果物、肉や卵などはもちろん、他にも地元の業者の方々が作った料理や石鹸などを買うことが出来ます。こういうイベントが年中とおしてあるというのも農業が盛んな北カリフォルニアならではですが、もやもやと霧がかった日や雨の日でも決行するまさに自然と一体化したイベントなのです!

ビデオの背景に流れる東洋風の弦楽器の音色は、先週この市場で演奏していた(おそらく)中国人のアーティストによるものです。こういうアジアン的なアートが自然と場を彩っているのもアジア人口の多いサンフランシスコならではですね。

場所へのアクセスはバスか電車が便利です。Daly CityのBARTの駅から28番のバスをFort Mason(北)に向かって乗り、Winston Driveの大きなモールのところで降りればそこから徒歩で8分ほどです。

もやもやと霧の多いサンセット地区ですが、曇り空にも負けないくらいカラフルで活気のある市場の雰囲気を是非一度味わってみてください!

Towering Above Desert: Mount Charleston Peak in Nevada

Living in San Francisco, or anywhere near the water makes you easily forget how dry and exhausting desert weather can get. My recent trip to Las Vegas since the New Years hit me hard with this fact. Just a mere 45 minutes drive from Las Vegas city limit we’ve arrived at the Trail Canyon Trailhead in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. From there we started on 8.5 mile ascension to the Mount Charleston Peak, the eighth most prominent peak in lower 48 States (Note: most high peaks in North America are in Alaska which will not be fair comparison).

Knowing this is well above strenuous level hike, I filled my Camelbak with 2.5 liters of coconut water to optimize the electrolyte intake. This strategy has helped me reduce cramps and stay hydrated all along the dry dry dry trail winding up the rugged mountain.

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Dragon Ball (i.e., home made trail mix crammed with dates, nuts, berries, vanilla essence, cacao and other awesome source of protein) that Jon prepared the night before was the power booster to drag our beaten legs and asses up the brutal elevation that ultimately led us to the location 11,918-ft above sea level.

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People talk about getting in shape…but for what?
Getting in shape for the beach? Getting in shape so you feel good?
I want to get in shape and stay in shape so I won’t get wrecked during and after these brutal hikes. Honestly, I can’t remember how many times during this hike I stopped and thought would not be able to restart again. So many elongated switchbacks and huge elevation gain made the ascension challenging; but also very rewarding in the end.

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The last half mile stretch to reach the summit was relentless.
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034 036 037039There are scenery that can only be seen by those who reach the summit. It takes thousands of steps and calories to get there.
Because of this, the end is rewarding and motivating — knowing there is a solid conclusion to the struggles you had.

At the top of Mount Charleston there were already handful of hikers signing the summit log and taking group photos. The girl in the picture below supposedly completed her last peak in Nevada that day (looks like she surely has something about climbing).
Sky was grey and hazy above our heads perhaps since we were so close to the clouds, which made it perfect for otherwise scorching hiking experience.

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Mount Charleston Peak.
Trail distance: 8.5 miles one way — 17 miles round trip.
Starting time: 6:45am. Finish time: 4:45pm.
Total time: 10 Hours.

:: Mount Charleston Hiking Guide ::