Reframe - the food

A big bellissimo to the food here, all tasty and carefully crafted with local ingredients. I wrongly thought the Caprese was a salad rather than a sando, so my only problem was that - combined with the delicious grilled cheese - it was too much bread.

Reframe - the drinks

In this case a shrub, picturesque and refreshing.

Reframe Bistro

We finally made it to this overlooked gem in Meiners Oaks. It's a beautiful space - indoors and out - and since for the longest time no one was on the premises to greet us, we had plenty of time to appreciate it.

small Nut Pods

The selection of small, unrefrigerated Nut Pods cartons as seen at Sprouts. The one out of stock is sweet creme almond coconut. The small cartons are said to be "shelf-stable" due to deep heat sterilization whereas the large cartons forego that process

Haploa colona

A drawing of Haploa colona by my late aunt found slipped into the "Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies".

botanical notes

Some species of trees and shrubs written down by my late aunt and found slipped into the book "Winter Botany". 

Himalaya Fresh

Ideally this photo would have had Malai Kofta on the table in the foreground. Instead all we get is this excellent background.