2010 Mar 09 - Market Club

2010 Mar 09 - Market Club (Sacramento)

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Elsa was craving baked short ribs from the Market Club, so we decided to break in our newest member Ken O with this trip to Sacramento. There were five of us today, Elsa, Ken, Miles, Ora and me. Since Elsa needed to get back home early to get ready for her dress rehearsal for the play Hats that she is in at the Stockton Civic Theater, we were to meet at Miles and Ora's home. From there I would ride with Elsa so she would not get lost and Miles drove his car with the rest.
Miles and Ora's home is a two acre ranchette

His boat and auxiliary garage/workshop. The barn is the neighbors.

Lots of mowing

Miles and Elsa having a cup of coffee

Ken and Ora

As a navigator today I lead Elsa on a circuitous route where we pass a bunch of goat farms in the area. But we get to I-5 and drive into Sacramento, eventually. As a motorcyclist I keep forgetting that most normal folks do not go out of their way to find these little used back roads to ride on. :-)

The Market Club must have found some old menus since the prices are written over and they are now closed on Saturdays and Mondays, but still show a Monday Special.
The lunch side of the one page menu

The breakfast side of the menu

Soup and salad. The soup was outstanding a hamburger vegetable noodle.

Elsa getting ready to dig in

Ken digging in. This was Ken's first visit to the Market Club and he wants to know when the next trip is.

Although Miles and Ora have both been to the Market Club a number of times this was their first Tuesday short rib visit. Their plates were clean.

The very thin waitress had moved to Santa Barbara and I was surprised to see her.
She mentioned in passing that it was not a good move. But as usual too busy to discuss any further than that. She had worked at the Market Club for 13 years before moving to Santa Barbara last Fall.

After our big lunch we had to make the "tour" before heading home. Elsa had left for home so there are now four of us in Miles car.

First stop is Osaka Ya for Manju.

These are the more traditional Manjus. The pink ones are filled with whole bean paste, the white ones with smooth bean paste and the Yomogi with whole bean paste. The Kinako is smooth bean paste but the whole thing is dusted in soy bean flour.

After getting my half dozen Manju and the rest buying a few. We head through Land Park to visit the new Mahoroba Japanese Bakery.


Interesting stuff, hot dog, bacon and egg and pizza in a Japanese bread {pan}

Yakisoba pan, Chicken teriyaki pan, Curry pan and Shumai pan


We all buy a few different items at the bakery, but they are the more traditional dessert type.

Then we hop in the car to cross the parking lot to go to Oto's Market.
The chicken teriyaki bento and the unagi bento

A nice roast for Easter

Good stuff, taki or octopus

This is the stuff that is the nick name of the Lunch Bunch title - gobo.

But we are not done yet. We head over to Florin Road and then a bit east to the Rice Bowl Restaurant to pick up a few Baked Cha Sui Baos.

Ora is sitting this one out since Miles is just going in to get a half dozen baos.

Here is the restaurants Dim Sum selection

I just get one order which is three buns while Miles gets two orders. Baos can be frozen and reheated in the microwave without damaging their flavor too much.

Here is today's route:

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2010 Mar 06 - Grandma's 68th Birthday

2010 Mar 06 - Grandma's 68th Birthday (Stockton)

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This was not a planned Lunch Bunch function - but what the heck it is my Blog.

A lot of Grandma's family members. Some names I do not remember and some I may get wrong.

Actually, I did not think that there was a party. Grandma called me from her dad's home early this morning and during the conversation about Sherm's Blog of Arizona and her recent trips to Arizona and Cancun she told me to come over for lunch around 1:00 PM. I told her I had to do a few Income Tax returns, but she insisted. So I rode my little Moto Guzzi Nevada over to the old neighborhood around 1:00 PM.

The frenzy in the kitchen as the food is getting ready to be served.
Joequita in the apron is Grandma's sister-in-law

Grandma getting a plate ready

Jori who is one of Joequita's daughters and Grandma's niece

Jori and her sister Jena

Now for the food photos.
The pancit

The salad

The kalbi

There were other food items also, but were well known things.

Everyone grabbed a plate and served themselves and then found a place to sit.
Mary Ann and Ricky

In the foreground in blue is Grandma's sister Jenny

There are also a few generations at the party - Julian in the Cal Poly shirt

Grandma gets her food and Aaron grabs his throat

I said there were a few generations represented Zoie and Brenda's granddaughter Aleina

Grandma's older brother Bob

Bob's wife Mary Ann and Brenda another of Grandma's sisters


Dad is resting

Grandma and me eating

This is my first plate of food

These are Grandma's bones (and a few of mine)

The youngest attendee Emma

Slightly mistimed photo of Jena

Now it is time to light the cake and sing Happy Birthday. Twice as it turns out.
Lighting the candles on the birthday cake

Long distance attempt to blow out the candles

It turns out that there is another birthday to celebrate.
Jason's birthday is today as he blows out a second set of candles

Watching television

It is Grandma's weekend to watch her dad

B.S.ing after the food

It turns out that Elsa's {of the Lunch Bunch} brother is always notoriously late. He is bringing Elsa's mom to the party. Elsa is in rehearsal for Hat's the play that she will be in at the Stockton Civic Theater.
Elsa's brother and mom the last to arrive and to eat

And now the kids are playing in the front yard.
Zoie, Bella, Emma and Aleina


Then there is the game that is being played. Brenda is duped into blowing paper pieces out of a bowl. She will be blind folded and given two tries. Her first effort is pathetic. Before her second attempt a large quantity of flour is added to the bowl of paper pieces. This time Brenda places her face into the bowl as she blows very hard. She winds up with a face full of flour.
Cleaning off her face and clothes

Oh yeah. And I brought Jennie's tax papers home with me. Now I have one more Income Tax Return to do and with a Hawaii State Income Tax return to boot.

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