Painted Cakes & CityZen
I wish I was a food writer so I could describe the most incredibly delectable meal my husband and I experienced at CityZen at the Mandarin Hotel. It was pure food-as-art perfection, even with the sea urchin, which I can happily say I’ve braved that but won’t be having again. What Chef Eric Ziebold did with it was extraordinary, serving it with a garlic flavored flan that was divine, but even though it looked cooked, the texture was so slimy that I thought I had eaten something on the Survivor challenge and passed. When discussing this with our waitress, it was confirmed that we should have chopped it up and…
Le Loup
I learned of Le Loup recently and can now recommend them for Kick-Starting-Your Weekend. On their new album, Family, I enjoyed Beach Town the best: Here’s a profile of the band that started in 2006 in Washington, DC, by Moira E. McLaughlin in the Washington Post. Loup means wolf in French and their sound is reminiscent of Radiohead in a non-typical, discordant way. Their music also reminds me of Theresa Andersson in it’s chamber-like acoustics. By the way. Hope you’re not superstitious about Friday the 13th, as I am, which was coincidentally when I first wrote about Theresa Andersson.
Musical Art Words
I really like this typographical portrait of Thom York by Steve Yee. Good thing my son, who we’re on the long road trip to pick up this weekend, doesn’t read this blog. I think this would make a perfect birthday present. Now, the quest is to find it. Kick Start your weekend here with Radiohead from In Rainbows: http://www.youtube.com/user/radiohead?blend=1&ob=4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcANFVcJeOM
