Tonight we went out for Stephanie’s birthday and she chose to go to Palomino for her favorite gorgonzola cheese fries.
It’s basically a big plate of criss-cut fries with cheesy seasoning and a big dollop of gorgonzola cheese sauce on top. It’s pretty good and for Happy Hour it’s only 5 bucks!
We had a fun time celebrating, eating, drinking, and trying not to talk about work. Happy Birthday, Steph!
Jes has a history of scaring small children and making them cry as soon as he picks them up. However, that streak was broken when Jack was born. Jack has never been intimidated by Jes and has grown quite fond of him. In fact, he’s always climbing on top of him, calling out his name, and bossing him around. If you want some examples, go here and here (video). Sunday night was no different. We went to the Bangs’ for an Italian dinner and Jack and Jes played with the truck that can be taken apart and then screwed back together again. There was plenty of “Here, Uncle Jesse” and “That one, Uncle Jesse”. And Jes just sits there confused and mildly amused. It’s always entertaining for the rest of us to watch their interaction.
Masaharu Morimoto is one of the original Iron Chefs and he has a restaurant in Chicago, NYC, and now Napa!! It just opened a couple weeks ago and Jes and I went last night. As soon as we walked into the restaurant, there he was! He was on the line with all the other chefs hard at work. So cool!
We opted for the Omakase tasting menu and were delighted with an 8-course meal. My favorites were the toro tartare that came on a bamboo platter with a dipping sauce and 6 little flavors to try with the tuna. It was so much fun to eat with a paddle and it was oh so tasty.
My other favorite was the foie gras chawanmushi topped with 2 slices of savory duck. I already LOVE chawanmushi and now they went ahead and added foie to it! Wowzers. The broth was light and flavorful and the rich foie/egg custard was hiding underneath. It also came with a tiny ball of wasabi on the side.
Everything was presented in such a classy and yet interesting way and the production of having 8 surprises arrive at you table was so much fun. He also has a bunch of really nice housewares in the front. Check out all these sake boxes and cups!
Friday made the 5th night in a row that I was out this week! Mai was in town so we arranged for a Happy Hour at Conga Lounge and it certainly was not lacking in laughter. These girls crack me up and I’m so thankful that my co-workers are people I enjoy hanging out with after hours.
At the end of the night, we went to Ici, which is another ice cream shoppe that I’ve been dying to try. I chose maple candied bacon and it was delicious. It was a sweet vanilla ice cream with bits of salty goodness hidden inside. Mmmm…
We have a coworker (the one on the very left) who was teasing one of the kids with a crutch during a group activity. To show the consequence of “unfriendly behavior”, she was put on time out and given the nickname “Ramona the Pest”. The name has stuck for the past year and she really is very Ramona-esque. So, when the movie “Ramona and Beezus” came out, we were very excited to go together to see it.
So, tonight after work, we went to Emeryville to watch the movie and pretty much had the whole theater to ourselves. The movie was so much fun and the girl who played Ramona was absolutely adorable. By the way, the Emery Bay Theater has a Tuesday special of $5 tickets and $1 popcorn. What a deal!
My pal and I hung out on Wednesday night while his mom and dad went out for a little dinner date. We ate McDonald’s fries (one for every 10 peas eaten), watched Sesame Street and Curious George, had vanilla bean ice cream for dessert, and read a couple Dr. Seuss books before bed.
After Jack went to bed, Wilby hung out on the couch with me while my eyes got itchier and itchier. Good times…
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