I’ll be leaving the house in about an hour. Is this finally the first day of training at Hibiscus Oakland after a few months of waiting? Of course, I’m a little nervous. I’ve only met Chef and Omar White and one gentleman who was doing some construction in the dining room at the time. … [...]
Some classmates invited me to an affordable post-finals meal at a Vietnamese restaurant in Oakland Chinatown; I’m not sure which one. After that, I plan on trying out The Trappist. Ho ho ho. View Larger Map
It was chilly outside for us Californians tonight. Yes, we understand we don’t know what cold is when compared to other cities. I’ve been to parts of Japan where it is way freaking colder, but I’m not here to talk about climate and cold fronts. I mention all this because Norm and I were waiting [...]
Tonight, I met up with a friend and his wife at Sidebar on Grand Ave to celebrate his birthday. Good laughs and good food (damn good cauliflower), and there were a couple of places close by that looked like they were worth trying the next time we get together. I believe Coach Sushi has all-you-can-drink [...]
Below are some photos from Eat Real Festival in Jack London Square. We had a good time, and it looked like all the people there were enjoying the food and warm weather. We sampled falafels, pizza, tapas (shrimp, figs, gazpacho), chicken sausage rice, padron peppers, Korean meats in corn tortilla (not a misprint), chocolate, ice [...]
I haven’t forgotten about this blog. I’ve just been busy with some classes which I’ll write more about later. I was also working in sweltering Sacramento, CA for a week and have another job lined up. There’s a meeting scheduled tomorrow at 10:30am. It’s not art related, but it’s a paycheck. This weekend is Eat [...]
