I arrived at 6 in the morning on Sunday. Gabe and Emily knew exactly what to do with with me: we all napped for a bit and then we walked a couple miles to Prune for brunch.
I had the Monte Cristo:
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| The Monte Cristo: a triple-decker ham, turkey and Swiss cheese sandwich, custard-style battered and deep fried |
Then we went back to their place and lounged for a while on their roof:
Well rested, we walked to La Loteria for tacos.
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| Tacos de chicharrón de puerco: Pan-fried pork belly in chile pasilla, cotija cheese, guacamole, mango pico de gallo pickled onions |
From there we walked to Big Gay Ice Cream. It’s in a building next to this:
Frankly, I was so full that I found this more exciting than the idea of eating ice cream (which was, nevertheless, quite good)!
