God Save the Queen

This weekend my sister and I finally happened to walk by the British specialty food store You Say Tomato (1526 California Street) while it was actually open for business. We got to talking movies and then Netflix queues with owner and fellow cinephile David Kidd after I noticed he was watching a trailer for the BBC's new Dr. Who series, which he reports is fantastic. We picked up some bangers and a shepherd's pie as a surprise for Chris's boyfriend (he hails from Brighton) as well as some Twinings Specialty Tastings Assam tea particularly recommended by Kidd. You Say Tomato has a fairly large array of sweets and other yummy-looking items, but we somehow managed to escape without buying any. (Possibly because we'd just had pastries at our favorite bakery?) According to the website you'll be able to purchase items online soon, but if you can make it to the shop it's a lot more fun!