Kuykenblog: Sourdough Makes Me Happy

It's true. I love bread. Let's be honest, all carbs really. But sourdough bread … be still my heart! I blame my grandmother. She used to make homemade sourdough … oh, heaven! I'm hooked for life.

So it was fitting that our first stop in Fisherman's Wharf on Friday afternoon was Boudin Bakery. We ate lunch here on our way through town before heading out to the ranch in Summer 2007. I definitely wanted to go back, but figured Tim would want to try something new (he loves trying new restaurants) … so when he wanted to head back there, well that's a pretty high compliment. And after being on a diet for the 6 weeks leading up to our trip, I was beyond excited to eat

And it did not disappoint. I had the turkey and havarti sandwich on lovely sourdough (so simple, but so so delicious) and Tim had the clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl. Weston gladly partook of both (when he wasn't trying to keep tabs on all the birds eager for a spare scrap).

After we ate, we went upstairs to their self-guided walking museum. We were pretty much the only ones there which was great! We could let Weston walk around some and we took turns reading not only about Boudin's history, but San Francisco. Tim loves history in all forms so this was great. We both learned lots of new things, but one of our favorites was a display of all the foods that were invented in San Francisco (shoulda taken a pic) … popsicles were invented by a kid there. Who knew? Now you do … remember to thank us if you ever win Jeopardy or something because of that little tid bit ;) They also had a fog simulator … it was awesome. Weston thought it was tasty. We also learned some pretty interesting things about Boudin's and the bread making process. Its apparently all about the bubbles. We also got a bird's eye view of the process, its pretty amazing. They actually have silos outside full of flour and sugar and pipe it in. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.