Vigil was fairly enjoyable. The story line took us from irritated to laughing to practically in tears. Dukakis said one sentence in the entire first half which was surprising and a bit disappointing and Barricelli's character was grating. But, despite his character's constant kvetching, the second half brought things together and surprised me at several turns. Even though our seats were pretty high up, we had our "opera glasses" which allowed us to see Dukakis' face up close and personal. It was a pleasure to be able to see such a well known actress performing theatre right here in San Francisco.
Since my parents were in the Mark Hopkins and our dinner reservations weren't until later, we went up to the Top of the Mark for appetizers and cocktails. We enjoyed the red, white and blue tortilla chips with salsa, guacamole and sour creme. I learned that when my mom was a girl, her father took her and her siblings to the Top of the Mark. So, it was only the first time for my dad and me. Check out that view!After enjoying the apps, we headed to Belden Place, a cute and picturesque alley also known as the "French Quarter" of San Francisco. It definitely reminds me of Europe and I love to take visitors here for a unique cosmopolitan San Francisco experience. We ate at Belden Taverna, the Mediterranean option on the lane. They bring out a super delicious hummus to dip the bread in instead of the standard olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Dad had fish and chips, mom enjoyed grilled Salmon and I got a delicious plate of pork chop over garlic mashed potatoes. I ate the entire platter and we ordered dessert; sorbet for me and chocolate melty cake for my parents. Molto buona!
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