I Ate an Algaerito, and it was Delicious.
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1 min readJun 12, 2015
From our series on San Francisco living. This story was also published in Frisco Quarterly, 2029.
Meet Marcus, a cultural concierge at The Fairbanks Hotel in downtown San Francisco. Marcus moved here three years ago from Detroit, after soaking up the early-20s Motor City Renaissance. A foodie who’s drawn to the mix of high- and slow-tech, he fell fast for the foggy way of life.
In the entranceway to Marcus’s home, stands a large aquarium populated by a shimmering cloud of fish. “Whitebait,” I’m told — edible fish he harvests annually. Right now it looks more like an art installation than a sustainable, tasty meal.
