Thursday, May 11th, 2006
In case you missed Brett’s 3 part series entitled “Drinking Gin Like a Civilized Human Being” you must go check it out now. i mean it. drop whatever it is you are doing, stop reading this blog and go follow this link.
Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
If you ask me, the only flip-flop worth wearing are the brand Locals. They are exclusively sold in Hawaii where they are called “Slippers”. Whenever i go (which is rarely) i pick up a pair. Or if i can catch someone who is going then i try to get them to buy me a pair or two. The most recent Hawaiian trip was made by Dallas a couple years ago. He brought me back 3 pairs. One pair was too small (which i gave away), and the other 2 pairs i have been wearing ever since. A funny thing about these fabulous slippers is that they only cost about $2. What a deal!
Our puppy, Charlotte, has chewed my last 2 pairs this month. I guess she likes the feel of the rubber foamy stuff on her teeth. I’ve been wearing them a lot recently since San Francisco has started to warm up and feel summery so they’ve been out and about right at puppy nose level. She actually chewed through my last pair a week ago, but i decided to keep wearing them anyway. They looked pretty tattered and had bite marks on them, but hey… Anyway today i didn’t realize in time that she had woken up from a nap and she managed to chew the strap off 8-(
So thats it. The end of my Locals.
Or so i thought!
Likitty-split Dallas found some on eBay.
They are being sold by a college girl in Hawaii. How great!
So click click click, and i should have them by next week! (i love happy endings)
Oh! And here are the new ones which will make their debut in Mexico!
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
Today I went to Chez Panisse Cafe for lunch with my friend Minna. I hadn’t been back since i stopped working there in December. Fantastic meal! and it was really really nice to see all those friendly faces. i should go more often.
what we ate:
4 appetizers-
Washington State oysters on the half shell with mignonette sauce
Champagne to wash them down
Roasted beets, carrot salad with cumin and lime, and herb jam on flatbread
Bourgogne Vezelay, La Chatelaine, Domaine de la Cadette, France
Cardoon and frisée salad with grilled anchoïade toast
Asparagus with lemon cream, chervil, and bottarga di muggine
2 entrees-
Pan Fried Alaskan halibut with pickled vegetables and parsley mayonnaise
Grilled Hoffman Farm chicken al mattone with Belgian endive, potato-celery gratin, and salsa verde
Westrey Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon
2 desserts-
Pineapple sherbet with kumquat confit and gingersnaps
A bowl of Jim Churchill’s Pixie tangerines and Black Sphinx dates
