Pinole Farmers Market Best Food Vendor

Gigi's One Bite Wonder

 

Patty From Toronto

When I get off work early on Saturday at Whole Foods Market in Berkeley I go to the Pinole Farmers Market. About halfway through 2024 I discover two vendors at the market, Gigi’s One Bite Wonder and Patty from Toronto.

Smores Cookie

Cookies N' Cream Doughnut

I love the cookies and doughnuts from Gigi’s One Bite Wonder. I especially love the Smores Cookie and Cookies N’ Cream Doughnut. The Smores Cookie is delicious with a Graham Cracker and Marshmallow in a cookie. I love the Cookies N’ Cream filling inside the doughnut  Those cookies and doughnuts are very delicious. Gigi surely knows how to make a great treat.

Jamaican Beef Patty

Sisig Pountine

Patty from Toronto make some good Jamaican Beef Patty. It is my usual order when I see them at the market. Recently I tried out their Sisig Poutine. It had plenty of Sisig in the Poutine. The Poutine was
made for two people, not one person. It is hard to finish the entire Poutine. 

Whenever you’re at the Pinole Farmers Market on Saturday between 9am and 1pm check out Gigi’s One Bite Wonder and Patty from Toronto. They surely sell out real fast.

 

Canon EOS R100

I got a Canon EOS R100 in November 2024. I got the camera through Sam’s Club website for $499. It was a kit that included the camera bag, 32GB SD Card, and 55-210 lens. It is a great mirrorless camera which is a big update from a DSLR.

In December I got a Canon RF 50mm lens for the camera at Target for $199. It is a nice len which the results were outstanding. 

I have not invested in a Canon Speedlite Flash since I rarely use flash. Luckily the Canon Speedlite 470EX-AI that I use on my Canon EOS Rebel T6i works well on the Canon EOS R100 camera. 

I do want to invest in a camera backpack. The bag that came with my camera is small. I need space to place filters and lenses. I do want to invest in a Canon RF-S 18-150mm lens and Canon RF 28mm lens when I use my camera often. I am still involve with photography but with my work at Whole Foods Market and other personal things it is hard to find time to go out and take pictures.

I only use the camera at Farmers Market. I truly want to use the camera when I attend music performances and events in the Bay Area. I need to learn how to keep the camera maintenance making sure there is no dust when I am taking pictures. I have seen spots inside the camera body.

I still have the Nikon D5200, Nikon D5300, and Canon EOS Rebel T6i with accessories which I am not going to get rid of. It is not worth selling my camera since it would probably be very low. I truly spend a lot of money on the camera.

Lets see where the Canon EOS R100 will take me in 2025

Michelle Lambert – Multi-Talented

Michelle Lambert performing at Lucca Bar & Grill 04.23.23

Spending the first six months of 2023 watching this woman perform has been amazing. How can I describe a woman that can play the violin and guitar…all I can say is multi-talented. She can do it all and people love it. They enjoyed watching her performances which included dancing to the music. A five-star rating musician if Yelp allowed to rate performances.

 

Michelle Lambert performing at Market & Main 01.19.23

After seeing advertisement on Facebook and Instagram I finally had the guts to watch her perform at Market & Main in Martinez in January. Small crowd on a Thursday Evening but it was still a great performance.

 

Michelle Lambert performing at Smith's Landing Seafood Grill 01.29.23

A few weeks later I saw her perform at Smith’s Landing Seafood Grill in Antioch which was a better performance and of course a football game was being shown on TV while she was performing.

 

Michelle Lambert performing at Mike Hess Brewing 03.30.23

The performance at Mike Hess Brewing in Walnut Creek in March was amazing. An outdoor performance with great weather and lots of people drinking and still paying attention to her performance.

 

Michelle Lambert performing at Bay Street Emeryville 04.02.23

I saw her performance at Bay Street Emeryville in April which wasn’t bad but a bit breezy. People still loved the performance including the people that were working at Bay Street.

 

Michelle Lambert performing at San Francisco State University 04.05.23

Three days later was a surprise because she was at San Francisco State University (LCA Live at SFSU), the university college I attended in 2009 through 2013. SFSU students had a great chance to watch her perform and they did enjoy a great performance.

 

Michelle Lambert performing at Wisegirl 05.24.23

The next day I got to see Michelle perform at Wisegirl in Pleasant Hill. This place had the crowd to stop eating, get up, and dance while Michelle is performing. It was a crowded restaurant but the people dining there enjoyed her performance.

 

Michelle Lambert performing at Monica's Riverview 04.12.23

The following week I got to see Michelle perform at Monica’s Riverview in Antioch which is amazing because it is only a few feet away from Smith’s Landing Seafood Grill. A nice restaurant with a view of the water but I was paying attention to Michelle than what is outside and my food.

 

Michelle Lambert performing at Lucca Bar & Grill 06.11.23

The one performance that I truly believe it is the best place for her to perform at happen to be at Lucca Bar & Grill in Benicia. I manage to check it out eleven days later after her Monica’s Riverview performance. Plenty of people at the Beer Garden watching her performance and even dancing to the music. This is perhaps the best venue that Michelle has performed at.

I had gone back to Smith’s Landing Seafood Grill (March), Wisegirl (May), and Lucca Bar & Grill (June) to see Michelle perform. It been nearly three years since I gone to places to see performances. It is worth the drive to go across the Bay Area just to see a great performance. Michelle Lambert is the musician that is worth watching.

Michelle Lambert

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$179 Mega Millions Winner

I bought $10 quick pick on Mega Millions and $10 quick pick on Powerball on Friday. When I check my lottery ticket on Sunday to see if I got any matching number I was impress that I got $179 from getting 3 + Mega on Mega Millions. I was stunned that I won a good amount of money and Café Tapioca (the place I got my ticket from) was surprise that I won.

Once I got the $179 I went to Wells Fargo Bank to deposit the money. I was not going to use the money to buy something right away.

 

If I won the jackpot on the Mega Millions and/or Powerball I would save the money. I would not blow the entire amount. I felt that saving the money would be important because I would be support for a lifetime. I am aware that people would be coming after me to tell me that they are a lost relative or someone from my past. People would be wanting money from me which I will avoid as much as possible.

I am still in dream street that I won a good amount of money from the Mega Millions.

Ukulenny Hula Hoop Restaurant July 11, 2021

I had a chance to watch Lendl San Jose aka Ukulenny perform at Hula Hoop Tiki Bar and Restaurant in South San Francisco July 11. 

I was expecting his performance to be outside the restaurant because the last time I saw him perform was in May which was held outdoor. Thank goodness it was held inside because it was cold outside to perform. 

Inside the restaurant was crowded. Thank goodness I was able to get a seat at the bar. His performance was great. When I saw his performance, I was sitting next to two people that brought their ukulele with them and perform while he was performing. I was impressed how people were getting involve with his performance. He surely has a crowd of ukulele players to come to see him perform. 

I’ll definitely be at Ukulenny next performance at Hula Hoop Tiki Bar and Restaurant.  

Ukulenny 

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Two Days Worth Of Watching Great Musicians Performed

I had a good two days within one week. I manage to see two great performance from two musician within a week. Back to back evening of seeing two musicians that I have followed for over five years. I was lucky to come see these two performances and nothing was going to stop me from seeing it.

Ukulenny 

Ukulenny performing at Off the Grid Pleasant Hill March 4, 2020

On Wednesday I got to see Ukulenny perform at Off the Grid in Pleasant Hill. I will admit that it was a good night to see him perform. A lot of children join along with Ukulenny while he was signing. Ukulenny did have another person join him in the performance (It was the second time that I got to see him join in the performance at Off the Grid).

A good performance from Ukulenny on a beautiful Wednesday Night in Pleasant Hill.

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Lily Holbrook

Lily Holbrook performing at Amado's March 5, 2020

On Thursday I got to see Lily Holbrook perform at Amado’s in San Francisco (the first time that I have attended Amado’s). It was her first performance over a year and she has not lost her beat. Great performance from an amazing musician (I love it). I even got her latest album, The Girl Who Stayed Lost In The Woods.

Coming to Amado’s to see Lily Holbrook perform was worth the drive to come to San Francisco.

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Ukulenny Off the Grid Pleasant Hill 01.29.20

Ukulenny performing at Off the Grid Pleasant Hill January 29, 2020

I had a chance to watch Ukulenny performing at Off the Grid in Pleasant Hill on January 29. It was worth the risk on coming out on a Wednesday Evening to watch him perform especially in the cold weather.

As always I manage to get a photo of his performance. The photo I took of him was OK. It is not the best photo I have taken of him. I am not a great photographer during the night since the photo comes out blurry.

I will continue to watch Ukulenny perform anywhere in the Bay Area.

Lendl San Jose/Ukulenny
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