Shilla Be Serving You Some Good BBQ

Lauren with a creamsicle tasting treat at the end of our meal, complements of Shilla

This past weekend I had the good fortune to be a part of Lauren's birthday celebration. Happy birthday girl! Lauren had a Korean BBQ dinner in little Korea. We went to Shilla, which I had been to one time before with Lauren. The first time I went, we were conservative in our order, placing two meat orders for four people. This time we put in three meat orders for four people and ordered stir fried rice, which was a much better spread. Everyone left happy and Satisfied.

The meat was very juicy and flavorful. I enjoyed the beef and the chicken, thigh meat only, recieved very high praise from everyone. We even had shrimp on the grill. The waitress cooked, cut and served it all for us. Lauren told me that the side dishes change every day. Unfortunately, I did not like a few of the complementary plates this time. It might just be that my palate is not experienced enough in Korean food to appreciate the delicacies, but the deep fried greens with tofu and the bitter herb, somewhat like collard greens, was lost on me. I missed the fish cakes they served last time, but was happy they served the pickled cucumbers and the potato salad.

The beef bbq with various small plates. The potato salad and pickled cucumbers were on the right. They are gone!

Joseph Albert's Night Time Astronaut Dropped Yesterday

Hey all! Joey's first full length album is complete. Below is a performance of one of the songs on it, Ask Amy. I believe you can now or soon will be able to purchase it on itunes. He will have CDs available at a forthcoming CD release party. I wil post with more info as I hear about it. Congrats Joey!

Car Toon Short

I saw this at Vulture and I dedicate it to Maybelle.

Parallel Parking from Yum Yum London on Vimeo.

Happy Friday!!!

Hey Folks! It's Friday again. Horray for the weekend!! The weeks just seem longer and longer these days. I wish the weekends would stretch out too. There is always so much to do and enjoy and so little time--so get out early if you can and drink a toast to the last days of summer. I give you Tokyo Police Club's 'Breakneck Speed' as my own little celebration for the end of the work week. Enjoy.

I Dedicate This To You Dear Reader

Pitchfork Digs Morning Benders Too, Not Surprising

Their making me want to see the Brady Bunch

Go check out what Pithfork thinks of the Morning Benders and catch these westcoasters in NYC on the 27th of this month, see my post below.

Who pines for pie?

This year i did something amazing. For this past Thanksgiving I ventured into the buttery land of apple pie. I took a little faith, a bag of granny smiths and a load of butter through the threshfold from pipe dreams of pie possibility to the real thing. Behold!

Isn't she pretty?

Let's get a profile shot...

Ou la la! Tres belle!

While we're on the subject of pies and Thanksgiving I want to give Laura and her Thanksgiving pie a shout out. Laura is amazing like me, not only because she can also make beautiful pies (see below) but because she was my pie baking cheerleader. Much appreciated, my dear!

"Pumpkin Pie Rests" (composition by Laura)

Okay, well that's enough boasting and pie talk for one day. Two more important holiday events await us before the year wraps up. I know I am not always the best at keeping up with people, but I do love you all and wish you all the best at the end of this year and much more in the coming year. Be safe, eat with joy, Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

4.0, and make it a double

Little one, aka Maybelle (butterfly, kitty, unicorn, etc. etc.) has brought home another 4.0 at the completion of this semester. We're all really proud of her. She totally deserves props. Dast ist die uber frau!!!

Ana Yolanda: Awesome

Esta semana tuve que traducir algunos documentos a español. Estaba un poco nerviosa, pero lo termine con suficiente tiempo y todos estaban contentos. Quiero agradecer a mi mamá por su paciencia. Ella escucho a mi traducción entera por el teléfono. Ese favor fue una gran ayuda. ¡Gracias Mami!