Here's Alfie our fatty cat who reminds me of Dr. Seuss. He also reminds me of a big raccoon cos he's freaking nosy and likes to get into everything. Troublemaker! But a big sweetie at the same time. Unfortunately, none of the other furries like him still. Speaking of troublemaker, he just knocked over a pile of crap and freaked himself out. Thanks alfalfa.
3335 Village Drive
Teton Village, WY 83025
Normally when I go snowboarding, I feast on ski lodge junk for lunch. Omgawd I love junk food. Chicken tenders, french fries, salamander heated pizza. On my first day at Jackson Hole Mountain however, we had lunch at Osteria, an Italian restaurant and wine bar. So fancy! We had pizza and pasta and the boys had what they claimed was some of the best beef carpaccio they ever had. This dish wasn't on the menu but Buda had had it before and knew the manager so they made it especially for us. I love getting special treatment. The pizza and pasta were delish. I'm starting to think that J-Hole can do no wrong when it comes to pizzas.
*food in order of appearance*
prime beef carpaccio
porcini spaghetti
guido sarducci pizza
americano pizza
705 E 11th S
Houston, TX. 77008
For big poppa's bday, our day together concluded with dinner at Zelko Bistro. I had read a lot of great things about this place and had been intent on trying it out for a while. Jamie Zelko's restaurant, like many others popping up around Houston, focuses on seasonal and local fare. The place is pretty small and doesn't take reservations for dinner. We arrived around 6pm and were able to get a table right away. Soon after though the place did start filling up rather quickly. There's a small tin of complementary focaccia bread at all of the tables that I thot were okay. Not great. I'm a huge bread eater and didn't find myself tearing through it. I really like the fact that they put glass bottles of water on the table. I know it's the servers job to handle refills but sometimes it's just better to be able to refill your own glass than to get upset over your glass being empty cos you have a lazy server. Our server was great and still refilled our drinks for us. For apps, we had the parmesan fries tossed in white truffle oil and bruscetta. The bruscetta wasn't so great but the fries were some of the best I've had in Houston. Mos def at the top my list. I think I've been comparing other fries I've had to these fries ever since my visit here. For our mains, big poppa had the fish tacos and I ordered the captin's fried chicken where captain crunch, one of my fave cereals is used in the batter/coating. It had the perfect crunchy texture with a slight sweet taste to it and the chicken breasts were cooked just right. A week later Mochi and chacco also treated big poppa (and me!) to Zelko Bistro's. I liked it so much that I wanted them to try it. I know they were in agreement on how good the fries were but I'm not sure how much they liked their entrees. I did taste what they had but I can't remember what I thought. I think it was just okay. I ordered the captin's fried chicken again and liked it just the same. I heard that for brunch, they use this chicken for their chicken and waffles. I think I need to go try out their brunch STAT. The week before I ate their with big poppa, the Food Network show Meat & Potatoes were here filming some of the food for the show. I find the host of that show really annoying and never watch it but maybe I'll watch it just to see Zelko's on the telly.
*food in order of appearance*
bruscetta - hummus, feta cheese, olives, red peppers, shallots, basil, parsley, garlic
fish tacos - cilantro mayo, lettuce, tomatoes, pineapple salsa, sweet plantains
parmesan fries - crisp house fries with parmesan, parsley, white truffle oil
shrimp & grits - sauteed shrimp, apple bacon, white cheddar polenta, green onions, garlic, sweet agave soy
blue crab cake - jumbo crab, frissee, diced tomato, green onion, sweet soy, thai chili sauce, crispy potato
ribeye - all american beef, chimichurri sauce, seasonal vegetables, yukon mashed potatoes
captin's fried chicken - farm chicken breast, yukon mashed potatoes, green beans, shallot jam, pea shoots
funnel cake
carrot cake
Adele
Album: 21 (2011)
Song: Someone Like You
Adele's newest album features mostly the piano accompanying her powerful voice. Sweet and simple without any of the songs being over-processed a la britney spears. It was almost kinda hard choosing just one song to post but this one ultimately stuck with me the most since I caught myself repeating a few times. Her other albums never stuck with me the way this one has. You can't help but be captivated when she performs this song live. She's got meat and really knows how to make it work. I could really take some notes from her. I love the sleek look she has for this new album. I wish I weren't at work so I could belt out this song at the top of my lungs as I sing along with her. This song also makes me wish I had a piano at home.
*photo courtesy of amazon.com*
