Brunch; supper

Leavenworth Street, San Francisco, February 16, 2014—

GOOD EATING TODAY, as seems to be customary. After our usual breakfast — café au lait, toast — we went out to brunch. (There were no eggs in the icebox this morning, so I was absolved from cooking our usual Sunday soft-boiled eggs.)

We took a walk down Hyde Street, intending to go to a brunch stop on California; but were captivated by the charming yellow façade of a closer spot, and decided to give it a try. Good decision. We ordered identically: an "Apostrophe" wine cocktail to begin with, involving sherry and dark vermouth and rosemary; and then went on to soft scrambled eggs with mushrooms, spinach, and a small rectangle cut from a baguette, toasted, and garnished with, um, no idea. Well, pickled red onion, some kind of cheese…

• Stones Throw, 1896 Hyde Street, San Francisco; (415) 796-2901

SUPPER, AFTER A very good performance of Ubu Roi,was at a place we'd tried a few weeks back, and damned if I didn't order exactly the same dishes as I had then: hard-cooked quail eggs with celery, mayonnaise, and crisp shallot; then steak tartare with the requisite capers, mustard, and horseradish. A bit of dill, too, to distinguish this joint's tartare from all the rest. Utterly delicious.

Pinot noir, Melville (Santa Barbara), unspecified vintage

•The Cavalier, 360 Jessie Street, San Francisco; (415) 321-6000