Elite Event: A Ditch Day Friday Rooftop Party w/ Proper Food

So long, Jon A. It was good knowing you as SF’s CM. Little did I know at the time (yes, this YEE was over a month ago, I’m severely behind because of YSB 2014), that this would be my last YEE with SF Unilocal under your stewardship. Time flies. I still remember when Ruggy passed the baton to you at Nick’s Cove. Best wishes for you up in Toronto.
Anyhow, the Ditch Day Friday Rooftop Party w/​Proper Food was fan-friggin’-tastic! I mean, really, who needs an extra excuse to sneak out of work early on a Friday? Need or not, tasty grub from Proper Food, Oskar Blues brews & perfect weather in the City were all nice incentives to ditch my sucka coworkers.
Showing up to this super-​chill YEE in board shorts & flip flops was the right call. & it was great to see some of my fave Elites including SoCal Gary G. who I’d met recently at YSB Nashville. Hey, it’s a small Unilocal World. Thanks Proper Food for the healthy deliciousness. Thanks to the whole Unilocal crew for a fun Friday afternoon. & good luck with everything Jon A.

Props to a YEE at three in the afternoon, on a Friday no less, and on a patio/​public space right above Mission St! I took a late work lunch to head over and it was sure a good way to start the weekend! The Unilocal beach towel swag was a nice touch.
I didn’t know about the new Proper Food eatery until this event but definitely good to know of their sandwiches and boxed lunches («Eat Well & Good» — sure did), and thanks for offering us the rest at the end of the event! Very nice people too. I’ll return whenever have a chance.

New spot in FiDi?! Pre-​made food that they put in take out containers for you to pick for yourself, fresh (super good!) cookies, and really refreshing soup! I got to try their butternut squash, ginger soup and that was really impressive! I loves their cold soba with miso dressed salmon!
Jon always knows how to throw a party. Great beer, refreshing Snake Bite cider, teas, fresh juices, and Unilocal swag! Got another pair of nifty sunglasses, a snazzy Unilocal Elite beach towel, and some food to take home with me!
I got to bring a co-​worker as my +1 and she thoroughly enjoyed the food and event. Sitting on the rooftop area just above the hustle and bustle of downtown SF, Proper food has an awesome spot. They’re not cheap, but the food is definitely good and seems to be nice and healthy! Thanks for hosting, Proper Foods!
My only gripe was that I didnt get to meet any other Unilocalers as the space was more wide open and I was being anti social. Next time I will say hello to random Unilocalers!
PS: totally jealous of the lunch box winners

Another great event put on my SF CM Jon. There was good food to pick from downstairs where we picked up our 2014 elite swag. We picked up food downstairs and head up to the roof for beer and seats. There was cool Hawaiian music playing with a live singer as well as a tub full of beers/​teas etc. Food was really good for a quick takeout place. Much higher quality then say the stuff you grab at the airport. I got the Ahi tuna and it was cooked well and had a nice salad underneath. I never knew this rooftop spot existed but it would be a nice place to meet someone and grab some lunch. One of the few rooftop terraces you can dine at in downtown SF.
Nothing could be better than taking off work a few hours early and hanging out with some of the Unilocal crew. Another fun event. Can’t wait until the next one.

A Unilocal Event towards the later half of the work day? Yes please! My office is a short walk away, so why not? Yes, technically we were supposed to ditch work, but my +1 and I had so much work to do that we had to go back after, but had lots of fun (and a little bit of a buzz)!
Loved the cute little Unilocal Elite 2014 beach towel gift to kick off beach season with. Proper Food serves up healthy food and donates the leftovers at the end of the day to the homeless, gotta love that. The seared tuna salad was super fresh and light. I loved how they had basmati rice in it and crisp kale. Their chocolate chip cookies were so delish though, definitely a great afternoon pick me up! I loved T.W. Pitcher’s Snakebite, perfect for the ladies like me who can’t drink more than a bottle of beer due to it being so filling. Proper Food’s rooftop deck was a wonderful spot to have this afternoon Unilocal party, and you can totally access it whenever you stop by to pick up something from them.
Thanks Jon, Jessica, and Proper Food for the wonderful event!

Once again, I am overly impressed with the awesomeness of the SF Unilocal events!
I sampled the Proper Food prawn spring rolls. They were excellent! I appreciated that they contained shiitake mushrooms– yum!
The highlight for me was the heavenly Nutella chocolate and hazelnut cookies. Wow!!! I was sure to compliment the chef on his cookie masterpiece during the mingling and meet n greet.
I’m glad that I got to enjoy this lovely spring weather with great food, company, and entertainment. Thanks!

The theme was to ditch work… but I actually only took a break from work and then sneaked right back into the office to finish up for the day :) That’s what you call multitasking! Kinda easy to do when the venue was only 2 skips away from my office.
I walked in and was greeted by Mz. Unilocaler Check-​in gal. First glance in, there was a wall of food stocked up with various items such as salmon soba, rice spring rolls, different sandwiches, beet quinoas salad, meat with salad… so many choices, how do you pick just one?
After I got my sweet Unilocal swag and salmon soba, I head upstairs to a concrete style park on the roof. Neat! Never knew it existed but now that I know, I’ll be sneaker pimpin’ my way up there to bask in the San Francisco fog as I watch the sky scrappers line around the park.
The drink gal woo’d me into drinking Snake Bites beer. I wasn’t going to drink alcohol knowing that I still needed to think straight for decision making at work but what the hell, right? Oh boy, oh boy, it was such a good decision because that beer tasted perfectly girly with sparkling apple cider with dark lager. oh yum! And the bottle design was deceivingly tough with a mad snake with long fangs protruding out to get you, tough people drink, yea that’s me!
With music in full bloom, the Elite’s were just chilling as they kicked back and enjoyed Proper Food’s prepared meal in a box. It was definitely nice and relaxing. Good beer, good food and nice atmosphere. Yet another nice Unilocal event. Quick and easy breezy. Then back to work (with a light buzzzzzzzzy buzz).

With events like this one, I would ditch every day for a rooftop party.
This fabulous Friday kicked off at Proper Food’s brand new location. They started their public operations just this Monday – talk about some prime timing for Unilocal Elites and +1’s to experience their culinary creations.
We were cheerfully checked in by CM Abby, who was handing out the new Unilocal Elite swag: towels, perfect for leisurely lounging on SF’s rocky beaches or protecting your bum from grass stains at Dolores Park. We were then given the opportunity to choose among an entire wall of freshly made entrees, wraps, and sandwiches before heading to the counter to nab a bowl of steaming soup and a homemade cookie.
With our edibles in hand, we walked outside to the public rooftop area, where the ukelele was going full blast (as loud as ukeleles can blast, that is), Unilocal sunglasses were up for grabs, and drinks galore were being poured – bubbly, beer, tea, and more. My friend picked up the Snake Bite, a refreshing hybrid of beer and cider made in San Francisco, and I grabbed myself an Honest Tea.
I have to say, Proper Food makes some amazing stuff. I’ll save the details for their Unilocal business page, but both the salmon and flank stank entrees were spot on in terms of flavor, texture, and portion size. We missed out on the juices, but I loved the carrot and ginger soup. Wasn’t a big fan of either the chocolate chip or the Nutella cookies though :(Should’ve sprung for the oatmeal walnut (they looked amazing).
As promised, Jon raffled off the limited edition Unilocal lunchbox (yay Jenny!), but not before introducing the dream team behind Proper Food, who proceeded to spoil us with even more cookies. And they were kind enough to let some of us take an extra entrée home – I’ll be sharing the Proper Food love with my roommate tonight :)
Proper Food, drinks, entertainment, sunshine (+ some good ol’ San Franciscan wind), and great company made for a bombdotcom Friday rooftop party. Thanks always, Jon :)

This was the perfect way to end the work week (a little early) should I say?
Jessica was there to greet us by the door and explained everything to us. We were then checked in and those of us who were Elites received a cute little beach towel. Once given the ok, we were instructed to pick out an entrée-​I decided to try the seared tuna salad (which btw was delicious and surprisingly filling) there was something there for everyone, even if you don’t eat meat!
Afterwards, it was up to the roof top deck where we were greeted by John with a champagne toast as well as some other beverages and an awesome lady singing and playing some island like music I ended up sitting at a table with 4 other Unilocalers, 3 of which were gals and seeing as we were the most decked out table with all the goodies, we joked about being the «mean girls» table since everyone kept coming up to us asking if they can grab some. Hehe.
The beverages includes Snake bite beer half cider, yerba mate energy drinks, honest tea, wine and in house made juices.
Overall, a fun filled and relaxing event! A big thanks to John A. And Jessica T. for organizing and special thanks to Proper Foods for being such kind and gracious hosts and inviting us to taste thier delicious and healthy prepared meals and cookies! :)