WORK • Friday Routine
Snack accessories
JENNIE LENNICK • founder & creative director • Jenny Lemons
Neighborhood you work and live in: Excelsior
It’s Friday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
Since I work from home, I’ll make breakfast and coffee, and come down to my office, where I’ll start plugging away. I usually start with emails and check in on my team (all women). When I’m designing, I’ll spend a lot of time on my iPad drawing. We have anywhere from six to eight collections a year for our accessories and lifestyle brand, plus I do a lot of custom work for corporate clients — some of it’s really fun and weird, like making a Swedish fish–shaped hair claw for BonBon.
Once I’ve designed them, I go through my library of acetate plates. All of my hair clips are made from cellulose acetate, which is a plant-based alternative to plastic that’s more environmentally friendly. That’s the fun part, where I match my colors to all of these crazy acetates. Some are marbled, sparkly, clear, or whatever.
Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
My book club is coming over tonight, which I’m very excited about. We’re a group of women who work in the arts and arts administration. I’m going to pick up pizzas from Delfina. We went there last week and were like, “We need to go back again.” Even just their Margherita is so good. I love their pastas, too. I had a really delicious pesto, and a really good non-alcoholic cocktail, a grapefruit shrub thing.
How about a little leisure or culture?
When we were living in Bernal Glen, we would walk every Saturday to the Noe Valley Farmers Market. That’s our family activity. Unfortunately, now that we’re in Excelsior, it’s a little too far to walk, but this weekend that was my daughter’s request. We love getting Buen Comer there, and we always get the same thing — the desayuno typico with eggs and tomatoes, and the cheese enchiladas with salsa verde. I accidentally ordered it one time, and it’s incredible.
Any weekend getaways?
We were supposed to go to Indian Springs for my babymoon, but we had to leave because of the fires. Which is ironic, because when I was pregnant with my daughter in 2020, we went camping in Mendocino Grove, and had to be evacuated because that was the day that sky turned orange. So I’m just not going to try to go on any more babymoons. But I really like going to Calistoga. I love the hot springs. I find it really relaxing. It’s only an hour and a half away, but it feels transported.
What was your last great vacation?
We went to Mexico City last year. We loved it so much that I’ve been practicing Spanish every day since. We went to Pujol, of course, and that was the best meal I’ve ever had in my life. We rented a beautiful house in Roma Norte with my in-laws. I love strolling around Condesa and Roma Norte. Any taqueria has the best taco, and there’s a lot of art and fashion. We went to this place called Mooni that’s an art gallery and clothing store, and it was super cute.
What store or service do you always recommend?
I love craft fairs. I’ve been showing at West Coast Craft for eight years or something like that. Also, of course, Renegade Craft. I haven’t done Renegade that much this year with my pregnancy, so I’ve been going to when they’re in town, and it’s so fun to support small makers. I’ll get little nut butters or jams, candles, and clothes. At the last Renegade, Gravel & Gold was having a sample sale, and I scored a really cool jacket.
Where are you donating your time or money?
I was a board member at Root Division, and I usually donate for their auctions. They provide below market rate studio spaces for emerging artists in exchange for work hours. The work hours will be something like teaching art to kids or adults, curating shows, helping with facilities management, or bartending at an opening. Right after graduate school, that’s where I had my first studio, and also where Jenny Lemons had its first show.
WORK LINKS: SF tech offices go shoeless • There’s never been a worse time to be authentic at work • What not to say during layoffs • Apple’s executive reshuffling isn’t over • What makes a brand culturally attractive?
REAL ESTATE • First Mover
Cleaner pastures
The land granted to Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo as the Rancho Petaluma transformed into a Gold Rush town known for its brothels in the mid-1800s, but today it’s just Petaluma, a hotspot for telecom startups and the location of one of the Bay Area’s most comprehensive EV charging networks.
Since the 1960s, it’s also been a place for those who want to flee San Francisco while remaining a manageable (50 min in good traffic) commute away. Its housing market is competitive, with an average sale period of 34 days from listing and a median sale price of $948K, Redfin reports. Here, three listings for those who might get a charge out of this Sonoma County town.
→ 2 Wedgewood Ct (Petaluma) • 5BR/3BA, 2650 SF • Ask: $1.149M • corner lot with hot tub, wine cellar • Days on market: 11 • Agent: Rob Sullivan, Coldwell Banker
→ 304 West St (Petaluma, above) • 4BR/3BA, 2730 SF • Ask: $1.629M • 1900 build with guest unit and Tesla charger • Days on market: 5 • Agent: Heidi Wilson, Vanguard.
→ 58 Red Barn Ct (Petaluma) • 4BR/3.1BA, 3152 SF • Ask: $1.748M • custom residence in new Scott Ranch community • Days on market: 29 • Agent: Tom Reiser, Reiser Group.
REAL ESTATE LINKS: SF mansion demand hits new high thanks to AI wealth • 32 Bay Area zip codes rank in 100 priciest in U.S. • Reno on office tower 88 Spear moves apace • South Bay office market shines • America’s real estate is aging in place.
GETAWAYS • The Nines
Restaurants, West County Sonoma
The Nines are FOUND’s distilled lists of the best in the Bay Area and surrounds. Additions or subtractions? Hit reply or found@itsfoundsf.com. For the full archives, click here.
Boon Eat + Drink (Guerneville, above), Crista Luedtke’s reliably good Cal-Med bistro, walk-ins only
Farmhouse Inn (Forestville), beautiful spot set among vineyards for elegant farm-to-table cuisine, reserve
Goldfinch (Sebastopol), modern American spot w/ fun cocktails, excellent wood-roasted pork chop, reserve
Hazel (Occidental), cozy, cool place for wood-oven pizza, great pot roast, large selection of wines, reserve
The Lodge at Dawn Ranch (Guerneville), recently revamped fine dining menu, all-day service, reserve
River’s End (Jenner), great seafood in digs offering ocean views at mouth of Russian River, reserve
Spud Point Crab Co. (Bodega Bay), fresh Dungeness crab from Nov to June, terrific clam chowder year-round, walk-ins only
Terrapin Creek (Bodega Bay), destination dining in humble ocean-side space, reserve
Underwood Bar & Bistro (Graton), Parisian bistro, lunch and dinner service, all-day cocktails, call to reserve (707) 823-7023
CULTURE & LEISURE • GOATS and Goats
Prestige & Edge: Meadowood x Kostow • The Napa Valley Standard • Meadowood (St Helena) • Thu 11/13 @ 12p • $350 per
Witch Perfect • Mystic Theatre (Petaluma) • Fri @ 8p • VIP/meet-and-greet, $92 per
Maroon 5 • Love is Like Tour • Chase Center (Thrive City) • Sat @ 8p • floor, $240 per
Hearts and Smiles • fundraiser for Animal Assisted Happiness • AAH Smile Farm (Sunnyvale) • Sun @ 230p • $75 per
CULTURE & LEISURE LINKS: Shotgun Players announce 2026 season • Visiting Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love at SFMOMA • A permanent home for fine art studio Hospitality House in the Mid-Market • This Friday is Broke-Ass Stuart Day in SF.
GETAWAYS • Hawaii
Turtle power
The Backstory: Originally named Honu Seafood & Pizza when it opened in 2011, today Honu Oceanside is owned by four local friends — Justin, Kyle, Sean, and Josh — who elevated the spot from its casual beginnings. When the fires blazed through Lahaina in 2023, the restaurant was spared, but being in a burn area necessitated a 14-month closing. It reopened last October.
The Experience: The atmosphere is inviting, with locals and tourists mingling. A wraparound bar with guests sipping brightly colored cocktails greets you at the entrance. The entire back side is open, offering oceanfront views and ample opportunities for epic sunset views. Large parties are common, and appetizers, such as ahi poke and oysters, are shared among them. Let someone from Maui know you’re dining there, and they’ll tell you all about the ahi meatballs and the scallops in a shiitake beurre blanc. The catch is local, and the specials are often the move.
Why It’s FOUND: While much of Front Street in Lahaina is gone, there’s life at Honu Oceanside. The food is simply delicious, with a menu full of classic items and a few with novel variations. And on an island where there’s no shortage of poke, theirs stands out. –Dyana Lederman
→ Honu Oceanside (Lahaina, Maui, HI) • 1295 Front St • Reserve.
GETAWAYS LINKS: Spending the day at SFO • An extraordinary bikepacking trip across Catalina Island • PIT‘s $1.7 billion new terminal to open next month • Canada-US travel bouncing back • Riding the Royal Scotsman.
LOST & FOUND • Behind the paywall
→ A handful of favorite Bay Area restaurants from new subscribers: State Bird Provisions (Fillmore) • Izakaya Rintaro (Mission) • Niku Steakhouse (Design District) • Kokkari Estiatorio (Jackson Square) • Juanita and Maude (Albany).