friends, food and floridian fun (many showers and hardly any sun)

Some pics from a recent trip to the "Oklahoma" of the other sunshine state... Had the opportunity to hang out a bit with Suzy, Sonali, Arlene, Brian and Jose. Spent most of the time onsite at the Orlando World Center Marriott... I'd never seen so many chefs convened in one place!!!





Pics from the Rajbhog Foods | Bombay Kitchen booth at the American Culinary Federation National Convention...







Other exhibits:

thinking of home today...

Thinking of home today... My parents are gearing up for their final move to Las Vegas.

To get a sense of where I grew up, here are some links:

Chatsworth, Los Angeles, CA

St. John Eudes

Chaminade College Preparatory

St. Genevieve High School

Apparently, Chatsworth's changed quite a bit since I left in 1993... Marilyn Manson lives there now, and in addition to several adult entertainment production companies, "24" films there as well. Hmmmph.

starstruck saturday

Got to meet one of my favorite "Heroes" tonight at a journalism event at Columbia University, courtesy of el trabajo...

yelp! i'm a yelpaholic...

Lookie what arrived in my [e-] mailbox today... It's official now.

Sam P. writes:

"Congratulations!! If you're reading this, you are now officially a part of the Yelp Elite Squad! Woohoo!

[...]

In the meantime, just keep representing the Yelp Elite Squad proudly by 'yelping' about the all the great local businesses and services that make your neighborhood and the rest of New York so special. You're now a Yelp role model to other "regular" yelpers, as well as your fellow Eliters, so make sure to compliment other reviewers and their reviews, and vote (funny, useful, cool) for your favorite ones as well."

See, Marisa B., I'm following in your footsteps!!!

If you'd like to check out my cheesy reviews of local NYC haunts, visit my Yelp profile here or click on one of the datapoints on the Yelp map.