Such a success!
This is the best date night food we have had so far. Everything was delicious and so filling. I couldn't stop eating. I am currently attempting to digest and process what a delicious meal I just consumed.
Do it if you get a chance.
yum.
Aug 11, 2011
Jul 22, 2011
dish
we're back!
Date Night has been on the back burner for many weeks now. we had company for many of those weeks and then we took one or two weeks off simply because we were spending so much money on eating out with visitors.we also realized that Date Night began to become a very expensive venture and were trying to come up with more inventive ideas than a fancy dinner.
so tonight, we tried to keep it simple. simple it was. we went to Dish in La Canada. online, the menu seemed nice enough and the prices were reasonable, so we decided to give it a try. as we were driving there, Jesse was reading about it in our Eat: Los Angeles book. he suspiciously asked, "is this the place you're thinking of?" and proceeded to read a description of 'good for breakfast' and 'family friendly' - code for 'old people' and 'kids'. it was an apt description.
there was a distinct vibe about the place. from the outside it looked like an converted house, simultaneously cozy and chic. the inside looked a little like The Village Haus at Disneyland. the crowd were LC locals as there was a general ease about everyone that people get when they feel at home in a public place. i can certainly appreciate that, but being the only people that didn't feel that way, was a little uncomfortable. it was so laid back, but at the same time - i felt like everyone was staring at us and knew we were from 'out of town.'
given all this, i took to trying to figure out everyone's story. what their relationships were to one another, if they enjoyed each other's company, what they're really thinking... it always surprises me how i tend to assume that everyone is miserable and hates the people they are with. what the hell does that say about me? it also allowed us the opportunity to see 10 years into the future and imagine what our relationship might become. will we be the fat couple who go to dinner at a mediocre restaurant on a friday night and don't speak to each other? or in 30 years will we be the old couple at the bar working on our third martini? (they did have an impressive martini menu. red flag for old person hot spot)
luckily (?) Jesse doesn't have nearly as pessimistic view of life and aging as i do. he was satisfied that we were the best looking people in there and was confident that we will never become boring.
Date Night has been on the back burner for many weeks now. we had company for many of those weeks and then we took one or two weeks off simply because we were spending so much money on eating out with visitors.we also realized that Date Night began to become a very expensive venture and were trying to come up with more inventive ideas than a fancy dinner.
so tonight, we tried to keep it simple. simple it was. we went to Dish in La Canada. online, the menu seemed nice enough and the prices were reasonable, so we decided to give it a try. as we were driving there, Jesse was reading about it in our Eat: Los Angeles book. he suspiciously asked, "is this the place you're thinking of?" and proceeded to read a description of 'good for breakfast' and 'family friendly' - code for 'old people' and 'kids'. it was an apt description.
there was a distinct vibe about the place. from the outside it looked like an converted house, simultaneously cozy and chic. the inside looked a little like The Village Haus at Disneyland. the crowd were LC locals as there was a general ease about everyone that people get when they feel at home in a public place. i can certainly appreciate that, but being the only people that didn't feel that way, was a little uncomfortable. it was so laid back, but at the same time - i felt like everyone was staring at us and knew we were from 'out of town.'
given all this, i took to trying to figure out everyone's story. what their relationships were to one another, if they enjoyed each other's company, what they're really thinking... it always surprises me how i tend to assume that everyone is miserable and hates the people they are with. what the hell does that say about me? it also allowed us the opportunity to see 10 years into the future and imagine what our relationship might become. will we be the fat couple who go to dinner at a mediocre restaurant on a friday night and don't speak to each other? or in 30 years will we be the old couple at the bar working on our third martini? (they did have an impressive martini menu. red flag for old person hot spot)
luckily (?) Jesse doesn't have nearly as pessimistic view of life and aging as i do. he was satisfied that we were the best looking people in there and was confident that we will never become boring.
Jun 9, 2011
oba sushi izakaya
this was an incredibly uneventful date night.
i filled jesse in on some work drama-some of which he should have cared about and some of which he was allowed to tune out.
the food was delicious. it has been a while since we went out for sushi, almost six months i think, which is a big deal for us. so tonight was my suggestion, since usually it is me saying "let's eat something other than sushi" (i literally think i could eat sushi until i rolled over dead-and i'm not ready to do that yet-so i have been avoiding it) anyway, it was nice. the rolls were interesting, the atmosphere was quiet (more because it was slow than anything else), and the chefs sincerely took their time with the food. i love watching sushi chefs. i find their finesse with knife to be mesmerizing; and these guys were slow and methodical. it didn't come across as insecure, but careful.
i am not one to be too adventurous in the sushi realm, but i certainly appreciate when restaurants offer daring options. i'm not talking nasty fat american shit, like cream cheese, jalapeno, and a california roll; but rather mango, brown rice, and cucumber wraps.
it was a pleasant change.
i would probably go back for a casual, romantic, dinner...but for some quick, stuff-your-face-and-possibly-roll-over-and-die sushi, i'll stick with my half-priced gems.
i filled jesse in on some work drama-some of which he should have cared about and some of which he was allowed to tune out.
the food was delicious. it has been a while since we went out for sushi, almost six months i think, which is a big deal for us. so tonight was my suggestion, since usually it is me saying "let's eat something other than sushi" (i literally think i could eat sushi until i rolled over dead-and i'm not ready to do that yet-so i have been avoiding it) anyway, it was nice. the rolls were interesting, the atmosphere was quiet (more because it was slow than anything else), and the chefs sincerely took their time with the food. i love watching sushi chefs. i find their finesse with knife to be mesmerizing; and these guys were slow and methodical. it didn't come across as insecure, but careful.
i am not one to be too adventurous in the sushi realm, but i certainly appreciate when restaurants offer daring options. i'm not talking nasty fat american shit, like cream cheese, jalapeno, and a california roll; but rather mango, brown rice, and cucumber wraps.
it was a pleasant change.
i would probably go back for a casual, romantic, dinner...but for some quick, stuff-your-face-and-possibly-roll-over-and-die sushi, i'll stick with my half-priced gems.
May 25, 2011
so it begins
it was all jesse's idea: the blog.
i-of course-will be the one to keep it up.
regardless, here is the premise:
we have made an attempt, after 10 years of 'dating' (dating means living together, but to my mother's dismay not getting married and to j's mother's dismay, no kids) to start Date Night. the purpose of this was for each of us to make a point to spend time together each week with just eachother...a proper date, i guess.
tonight was not the first (fifth i believe) but we were rather pleased with ourselves for making it this far. then, at dinner, we overheard other couples' conversations, which just fed the concept.
so, Date Night is typically thursday, but tonight was an exception. next week we'll start in full swing, but today is a good jumping off point.
mood: j was grumpy and didn't want to think about work. i was blabbing about work incessantly.
place: magnolia in pasadena
vibe: seemed sort of crowded for a wednseday. lots of girls snacking on french fries and wine or barely-post-college kids buying overpriced drinks.
eats: yummy, but we were definitely hungry when we left. in all fairness, we should have ordered an appetizer, because we were both really hungry when we got there.
scenery: waiters were cute, tight black shirt type. j thought they were sleezy. were the situation reversed, i probably would have said the same thing.
i-of course-will be the one to keep it up.
regardless, here is the premise:
we have made an attempt, after 10 years of 'dating' (dating means living together, but to my mother's dismay not getting married and to j's mother's dismay, no kids) to start Date Night. the purpose of this was for each of us to make a point to spend time together each week with just eachother...a proper date, i guess.
tonight was not the first (fifth i believe) but we were rather pleased with ourselves for making it this far. then, at dinner, we overheard other couples' conversations, which just fed the concept.
so, Date Night is typically thursday, but tonight was an exception. next week we'll start in full swing, but today is a good jumping off point.
mood: j was grumpy and didn't want to think about work. i was blabbing about work incessantly.
place: magnolia in pasadena
vibe: seemed sort of crowded for a wednseday. lots of girls snacking on french fries and wine or barely-post-college kids buying overpriced drinks.
eats: yummy, but we were definitely hungry when we left. in all fairness, we should have ordered an appetizer, because we were both really hungry when we got there.
scenery: waiters were cute, tight black shirt type. j thought they were sleezy. were the situation reversed, i probably would have said the same thing.
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