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New Television Pilot/Show In San Francisco?

Richard Bui — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:05:41 +0000

Across the street from San Francisco’s Hall of Justice, on Bryant, is a decent size film crew with extras preparing to film a scene from either a new television pilot or show. From what I could barely see of their badges, it says “Saving Cate”, “Saving Grace” (I doubt it…), it’s saving something Facing Kate. It definitely isn’t filming for NBC’s Trauma, as that was canceled last year.

From the SFGate.com article:

On the small screen: San Francisco is ready for its close-up. The new show “Facing Kate” will film its pilot episode at City Hall today.

The USA drama, about a divorced female lawyer who becomes a mediator, will film scenes in Civic Center Plaza, on the Polk Street steps of City Hall, and in various parts of City Hall itself. The production crew will set up shop in the North Light Court.

The filming is expected to take most of the afternoon and may slow the process of entering City Hall.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/06/BAVL1BE3HE.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0brHWgwLD

It wouldn't be a TV/Movie set without the refreshments

Imperial Fleet Week in San Francisco

Richard Bui — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:55:50 +0000

This video is just awesome!

San Francisco International Car Show

Richard Bui — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:13:26 +0000

Cherry Blossom Festival at Japantown

Richard Bui — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:21:47 +0000

So I went to the 40th Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival at Japantown in San Francisco, CA today. Very cool event. It was super crowded and they closed off Post street between Fillmore Street and Laguna Street for the grand parade that marched from City Hall to here. There were many participants, my primary interest was the Anime Costume Contest which started late at 3pm. The grand parade started at 1pm. Mayor Gavin Newsom was there to speak as well as the Chief of Police, Heather J. Fong.

This was ninth consecutive year the Anime Costume Contest has been going on. It was quite an experience to see in person and see the level of detail Anime fans devoted to the costumes. Seeing is believing, check out the pics: http://www.bui4ever.com/photos/album/2007-04-22_-_cherry_blossom_festival/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/bui4ever/sets/72157600111900345/.

Yet Wah Restaurant Review

Richard Bui — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:10:51 +0000

Andrea and I chose Yet Wah Restaurant in San Francisco (at the recommendation of our friend, Ray) to be the restaurant where our parents will formally meet.

Yet Wah is located in Diamond Heights in San Francisco. Their address is: 5238 Diamond Heights Blvd., San Francisco, CA. They are open daily from 10am to 10:30pm. They can be contacted via telephone at 415.282.0788.

We basically ordered family style for a total of seven people: Andrea, me, Linda, my mom and dad, and Andrea’s mom and dad.

So the ambiance of the place is quite nice. It is located on the second story with nice big glass windows looking out towards the Bay Bridge. The place is clean and the staff is friendly. The place is not tiny, but not quite big. They probably have a total capacity of about 15-20 tables maximum. The place is relatively quiet and not brightly lit. They have a wet bar.

The plates that I ordered were:

Hot and Sour soup
Mongolian Beef
General Chicken in Garlic Sauce (Hot & Spicy)
Glazed Walnut Prawns
Prawns w/Vegetables
Steamed Asparagus
combination chow mein
combination fried rice
Braised Tofu w/scalops

All the food was quite good. The braised tofu with scallops was a bit plain and not quite worth it. The glazed walnut prawns were actually quite good. Andrea’s dad, Mark, very much enjoyed that dish having never had it before. The General Chicken in garlic sauce was a bit too sweet. The hot and sour soup was good also.

It didn’t take very long for the food to start coming out after we had ordered. The tea is made with tea bags, to my chagrin. Everyone had plenty to eat and we had a bit of left overs. The portion sizes was adequate for our party of seven. The total bill came to a smudge over $100, which is actually quite good considering how much we ordered. Mark left a nice tip. We definitely recommend this restaurant. It has pretty good parking, easy to find, and good ambiance.

Four out of five stars.