butter poached beef tenderloin for nono

We started with cured meats. Nono loved this small plate although I
finished it off. How could he not like mushrooms?

David's wild sturgeon lobster caviar

I hadn't ever had caviar so I ordered this plate. The lobster was
incredible, the sturgeon perfect, the caviar was gross.

Cute couple

finally a good picture

Patricia and Nono

David

Fwd:

On Valentine's Day we took Nono to Cork restaurant for the best meal
he's had in his life (well, maybe not. but it might've been the most
expensive). The photos are horrible because they were taken with
Patricia's iPhone.

David

More cork

Alexis, Susie, Patricia and me at Cork enjoying some of the most
amazing food ever.

Dinner at cork

Cork restaurant was fantastic. I had ostrich, antelope, elk pastrami
and my first raspcherry.

Aster trying to get out of homework

Son: "Dad, can you write a note to my teacher?"

Me: "Why?" (rolling my eyes--here we go again)

Son: "He needs to know that I don't need to do my math homework."

Me: "Math is really important."

Son: "No, because when I grow up I'm not going to live in America.
This country is in debt up to its eyeballs. I don't want to pay all
that."

Me: "Where are you going to live?"

Son: "I'm going somewhere I can buy some land and live on it. That's
why you need to write a note. I'm never going to need to know about
radiuses, diameters, chords and circles."

Me: "You're right. Go get me a pen."

Mom's birthday

We had salad, pizza and pasta at Sauce. Dessert: Tiramisu.

From Mom's Birthday

New Year's Eve

Pierre's skills as a gourmet chef made this one of the best new year's eves I've ever had. it was a five-hour meal, 7-midnight. first, he served cheese, bread, various olives and champagne. second, pate and cranberry bread paired with "chartnes" white wine. third, choice of fish paired with white wine or chicken and mushroom paired with a blackberry red wine. fourth, goose (no pheasant available) with baked potatoes and carrots along with risotto and couscous and paired with a "rustic" cherry red wine. fifth, Pierre's signature coffee. sixth, a layered cherry-merengue rum cake. the night finished with mandarin or extra-strong cranberry cognac.

New Year's at Pierre's

La Jolla

Rollerblading, seal joy, and fish tacos

La Jolla 12/28/08 7:54 PM

San Diego Album

San Diego 12/26-27/08

Manejando en San Diego

Mientras manejando en San Diego, Patricia navegaba usando "Maps" con su nuevo iPhone. 

David: "8 Este o 5 Norte?"

Patricia: "8 Norte."

David: "8 que?!"

Patricia: "No. Tenes que tomar Seaworld Drive."

David: "No existe Seaworld Drive! Existe solo Insane Drive!"

Blogging from San Diego

Patricia and I found this little tea-coffee shop next to the beach with free Wi-Fi. Highly recommended! Try the green tea sencha with added coconut.

Santa Visits Early

The kids were headed to Utah so Santa made an unscheduled appearance. 

David

Fatherhood

The lengths I go through to cut toenails. 

David

Making truffles

Here is Kelsea making homemade truffles at Pierre's house.

Proust was a Neuroscientist

Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Here's the new book I'm reading. An early Christmas gift. I’ve found it a nice, relaxing read for Christmas break. It’s about how neuroscientists are now rediscovering what painters, writers, musicians and chefs had already known for a long time—what kind of art looks good to the brain, what poetry is beautiful, why certain foods taste good, etc.


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Phoenix Zoo Pics

Phoenix Zoo pics

Squirmy little fellow

Wouldn't hold still for the pic