all about the starters

cheese potato cakes - cheddar, jack & aged parmesan

cheese, creamy mashed potatoes, onions, dill and cilantro lightly

breaded then fried crisp and topped with salsa ranch

avocado rolls - wrapped with crushed chiles, sweet red peppers

then fried crisp with sweet ponzu ginger dipping sauce

at claim jumpers who needs a main dish when you've got appetizers like these?  oh thats right i do.

there are no words

this caught my eye because of the name and i just had to say that i've tried it.  now i can honestly say i won't eat it again.  the chocolate did not balance out the sourness of the other yogurt.  to whomever created this i'd say try again.

pho vi hoa

a group of us girls (tiny dancer, her sister, the main asian, elle, alexis and i) got together for dinner at pho vi hoa.  i ordered arice vermicelli bowl with pork called bún thịt nướng.  it was good but after the late lunch i ate i wasn't hungry enough to finish.

after dinner we hung out at my place and played just dance 2 on the wii i purchased on black friday.

we danced the evening away to songs just as wannabe by spice girls, womanizer by the gym all-stars, hot n cold by katy perry, I like to move it by real 2 real, step by step by nkotb, eye of the tiger by survivor and ring my bell by anita ward.  good times had by all and many more dance nights to come.

late lunch at jeffery's

dang these shakes, seriously the best chocolate shakes are at jeffery's!!  and yes i like my burgers WELL done.

mister heavenly

if you are in oakland tonight and you happen to like michael cera then i'd recommend checking out the fox theater for the mister heavenly show.

  yes i know that michael cera is a dork and that he's awkward and it is true that he has made some poor choices in picking character roles.  however i loved him in arrested development and find him endearing.  my fingers are crossed in hopes that he has made a wiser choice in picking a band over his last film choices.  there is a bright side to all of this and that is the fact he is now playing with joe plummer the drummer from modest mouse.  to you michael i hope you've got not only the skill to play but also the heart to rock your little indie heart out.

french fry redemption

thank you el grullense for not disappointing me on my second visit.  on my last post i mentioned that i was less than impressed with the carne asada.  i'm happy to report that tonight's experience was exactly what i had hoped it would be.  i did make a few adjustments to my order which made all the difference.  i asked them to cook my fries longer and i ordered them with chicken instead of steak.

yank sing & ike's

thank you yank sing (and also elle's uncle) for introducing me to the yummy world of dim sum (even if one of your employees lied and didn't tell me there was shrimp in one of the items i tried).  my favorite was the shanghai dumplings - pork, scallions and ginger wrapped and steamed in its own aromatic broth.  it's like a bite of soup in each dumpling and when you bite into them the broth comes rushing out.

for dinner elle and i picked up sandwiches from ike's place at stanford.  here is a picture of my  mayoose’s ca-blt minus the t.  i ordered it on dutch crunch bread and it had loads of bacon which i loved!  elle and i also bought ike's t-shirts and every time we wear them to get sandwiches they take 10% off our purchase.. score!