Archive for February 2008

Valentine’s Dinner

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 Crackers Second Course:Mixed Green Salad with Miso Dressing Third Course:Shrimp and Mixed Vegetable Tempura Fourth Course:Valentine’s Day Crab Cake Fifth Course:Red Velvet Cupcakes Thanks also to Scott Giambastiani, chef [...]

New Dim Sum Place!

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 the street in East Palo Alto. [...]

Go see Persepolis

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 learn more about Iran’s history [...]

Disneyland, Google Style

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 Mountain, Matterhorn, and Star Tours. And, I [...]

The end of me

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