Archive for November, 2007

Hypothetical Menus: The Procedural Tasting Menu

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Recently took my sister and mother to Citizen Cake in San Francisco to celebrate a birthday. Still have sticker shock from the check, but no regrets (I feel like one of those stupid Mastercard commercials). However, I’m now thinking a bit more about menus. I think someone needs to make a menu celebrating police procedurals, [...]

Dawson’s Avian Kingdom

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

Okay, so I like birds now. Whatever. After a semi-recent bird-related excursion with a more knowledgeable and better-equipped friend, I developed a profound case of gear envy regarding spotting scopes and high-end binoculars; nothing to be done about that, but I can definitely close the field guide gap. My friend brought several of his books [...]