sometimes even a city girl gets outta town

today I went all the way to Berkeley to visit my BFF Cabbage. That's right, all the way across the city, across the Bay Bridge, across a bit of freeway where the cars never go above 40MPH, and across congested University Avenue. ALL THE WAY!

The occasion: to dine on chicken and waffles at 900 Grayson, as suggested by Manny...

not much else goin' on in the neighborhood...

Demon Lover (spicy fried chicken with a waffle)

I got mine with maple syrup

Cabbage chose old-fashioned cream gravy (tasted like cream of mushroom)

This chicken was crispy, a little crunchy, and spiced very well... brunch at 1PM was downright scrumptious! Wish they had a place in SF - they'd give Little Skillet a run for their deep-fried money - but I don't mind making the trek out to Berkeley to get a different style of fried chicken.

Lucky us, there was a most interesting vehicle of sorts on display just down the street today:

road trip!

Gosh, almost missed the VW on top of your bus because I was distracted by the solar panel attached to the roof of your ride!

For dinner, Cabbage said I had to try the pizza from The Cheese Board. Didn't need much convincing because once we got within thirty feet of the place all I could smell was melted cheese! Gaze upon the gastronomic gorgeousness!

special for Saturday 4/23/11: roasted potatoes, caramelized onions, gruyere, mozzarella, fresh herbs, & rosemary oil

let me count the ways I love this Cheese Board place:

1. potatoes on pizza! I like the way they think!
2. they only serve one super special each day and nothing else! Just how I'd like to run a restaurant: eat my culinary creations or leave!
3. because they only serve one pizza, you get your pizza fast. As in I paid the darling lady at the register and a man handed me the pizza in a box. Right away.
4. a whole pizza is just $20 (plus tax) and it comes with an extra slice... sort of like a baker's dozen
5. did I mention the whole place smells like cheese?

The only drawback is that the folks at The Cheese Board only serve vegetarian pizzas. However, given the lip-smacking tastiness of today's special, I don't think you'll miss the meat.

All in all, today's food adventures were well worth the risk frizzing up my hair in the drizzle.