Tonight I am making an oldie but goodie for dinner so I thought I’d share some things making their way around the web right now.
How to Order Thai Food like a Native found via Slashfood. I love Thai food. But I am usually so intimidated by the menu I almost always order a curry or Pad Thai. This interesting article has given me some inspiration to try something new during our next visit.
Confessions of a Young Married Couple is one of my favorite blogs. It provides a glimpse into the life of a twenty-something couple navigating the crazy ride that is marriage (hmm...sounds familiar). While a lot of it focuses on their life now that they have an adorable one year old son (affectionately referred to as Bean), it is nice to see someone else go through the ups and downs of marriage with grace and a whole lot of humor. This recent post reminded me that a) it’s the little things that keep a marriage going and b) I should really use my china more often!
No Bake Straweberry Icebox Cake from The Kitchn. OMG. This looks AMAZING. I might have found a future book club contribution!
Pet Peeve: Pop Culture Edition
Have y’all ever noticed that every movie that is supposed to take place during “ancient times” (e.g., Roman Empire, Greek Empire, etc.) features actors using British accents? No really...think about it. Gladiator did it. Troy did it. And now that new Jake Gyllenhal movie Prince of Persia or whatever is doing it. Every time a preview for that movie comes on, I wind up yelling at the TV, telling it that Great Britain as we know it didn’t even exist during those times so why in the heck are all the actors using (in some instance VERY FAKE) British accents?!? Seriously. IT DRIVES ME INSANE!
Ok, rant over. Phew. I feel better :) Happy Hump Day!
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
It's the Day of the Show, Y'all*
*someone please tell me they know where that is from?!
Yes, that's right. Tonight is the night. The night where I will get to be (somewhat) up close and personal with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert for what is being billed as an "evening of storytelling and observation providing the audience with a frank and provocative back and forth about what really goes on behind the kitchen doors- from both ends of the spectrum." Apparently it also includes a Q&A session so I will likely spend most of today trying to come up with something insightful (and entertaining) to ask.
For those that are interested, I'll be back tomorrow with all the details!
Yes, that's right. Tonight is the night. The night where I will get to be (somewhat) up close and personal with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert for what is being billed as an "evening of storytelling and observation providing the audience with a frank and provocative back and forth about what really goes on behind the kitchen doors- from both ends of the spectrum." Apparently it also includes a Q&A session so I will likely spend most of today trying to come up with something insightful (and entertaining) to ask.
For those that are interested, I'll be back tomorrow with all the details!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
I Want to Go to There*
*(30 Rock is awesome!)
For those of you living in the DC area, you have to check out iEatDC’s recap of her recent trip to Volt, the Bryan Voltaggio (of Top Chef fame) restaurant in Frederick, MD. It looks so good, I want to go to there immediately!
Being someone who likes cooking and appreciates the finer things (especially when it comes to food), going to new restaurants is truly a form of entertainment for me. I get really excited when special occasions roll around and we get to pick out a fun restaurant to celebrate with. I am fortunate that I have friends and family who recognize this about me and who indulge my foodie tendencies—Jason took me to Kinkead’s, a veritable institution in DC, right after he proposed and my bridesmaids kicked off my bachelorette party last summer with dinner at Eventide (a 2009 James Beard Award semi-finalist)!
Although we only make it to a couple of super foodie places a year (given that a lot of these places are pricey and we don’t have an unlimited budget), it is still fun for me to plot out the places I would like to visit. Here is what’s on my list for this year (in no particular order) with brief descriptions courtesy of the Washingtonian’s Top 100 restaurants issue:
-Volt: “Arguably Maryland’s best restaurant…seamlessly fuses rustic, seasonal cooking with hyper-modern techniques without overworking either”
-Restaurant Eve: Tasting menu carefully crafted by one of the area’s brightest stars (we might actually make it there this year thanks to an awesome off-registry wedding gift from fellow members of the Finer Things Club!)
-2941: destination restaurant with “rich, rigorously executed French dishes” (we also seriously considered having our wedding here)
-Rasika: “Modern Indian cooking, exuberantly conceived and executed with precision” (I’ve actually eaten here before but Jason hasn’t; we tried to go in December but were foiled by the Snowpacalypse…..the first one)
-Proof: Wine bar with an “ambitious and interesting kitchen.”
-Trummer’s on Main: “Ambitious newcomer…has emerged as a home of elegant rusticity”
Hopefully we’ll be able to make it to at least a few of these this year. Good thing someone’s birthday is just around the corner…. :)
For those of you living in the DC area, you have to check out iEatDC’s recap of her recent trip to Volt, the Bryan Voltaggio (of Top Chef fame) restaurant in Frederick, MD. It looks so good, I want to go to there immediately!
Being someone who likes cooking and appreciates the finer things (especially when it comes to food), going to new restaurants is truly a form of entertainment for me. I get really excited when special occasions roll around and we get to pick out a fun restaurant to celebrate with. I am fortunate that I have friends and family who recognize this about me and who indulge my foodie tendencies—Jason took me to Kinkead’s, a veritable institution in DC, right after he proposed and my bridesmaids kicked off my bachelorette party last summer with dinner at Eventide (a 2009 James Beard Award semi-finalist)!
Although we only make it to a couple of super foodie places a year (given that a lot of these places are pricey and we don’t have an unlimited budget), it is still fun for me to plot out the places I would like to visit. Here is what’s on my list for this year (in no particular order) with brief descriptions courtesy of the Washingtonian’s Top 100 restaurants issue:
-Volt: “Arguably Maryland’s best restaurant…seamlessly fuses rustic, seasonal cooking with hyper-modern techniques without overworking either”
-Restaurant Eve: Tasting menu carefully crafted by one of the area’s brightest stars (we might actually make it there this year thanks to an awesome off-registry wedding gift from fellow members of the Finer Things Club!)
-2941: destination restaurant with “rich, rigorously executed French dishes” (we also seriously considered having our wedding here)
-Rasika: “Modern Indian cooking, exuberantly conceived and executed with precision” (I’ve actually eaten here before but Jason hasn’t; we tried to go in December but were foiled by the Snowpacalypse…..the first one)
-Proof: Wine bar with an “ambitious and interesting kitchen.”
-Trummer’s on Main: “Ambitious newcomer…has emerged as a home of elegant rusticity”
Hopefully we’ll be able to make it to at least a few of these this year. Good thing someone’s birthday is just around the corner…. :)
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