Archive for February, 2008

Valentine’s Dinner

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Instead of going out for Valentine's Day dinner this year, I cooked a 5 course meal for Jenny. Pictures are below.First Course:Cheese and Pate with CrackersSecond Course:Mixed Green Salad with Miso DressingThird Course:Shrimp and Mixed Vegetable TempuraFourth Course:Valentine's Day Crab CakeFifth Course:Red Velvet CupcakesThanks also to Scott Giambastiani, chef ...

New Dim Sum Place!

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

I've been living in the Bay Area for over 6 years now and have had my fair share, (perhaps more than fair share) of excellent Dim Sum experiences. There's Koi Palace in Daly City, Hong Kong Flower Lounge in Milbrae, Loon Wah in Cupertino, and good old Ming's down ...

Go see Persepolis

Friday, February 8th, 2008

What, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes isn't enough for you?I majored in history, and even though my Middle Eastern history is a bit dusty, I found Persepolis to be a very compelling perspective on the Islamic Revolution and Iran's history in the 70s and 80s. I encourage you all to ...

Disneyland, Google Style

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Monday through Wednesday, Googlers from the West Coast offices headed down to Anaheim for a visit to place of a 'million dreams.' Suffice it to say, it was an incredible experience. I got to go on rides I had gone on over 10 years ago - including Space ...

The end of me

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

I just signed up for Yelp.reidy.yelp.com/It's highly addictive. This will be the end of me.