starring Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman, and Jake Gyllenhaal
Movie looks amazing. Could this be the first Tobey Maguire performance that doesn’t suck?
July 7, 2009
Cool Girl
Picture from The Sartorialist
Summer wear in Berlin. It’s nice to know there’s somewhere just as cold in the Summer as it is here in San Francisco.
July 7, 2009
San Francisco Street Food Carts
The last time I saw Agnes before she left for China, she introduced me to the San Francisco street food cart phenomenon. It’s a relatively new movement that takes an old fashioned approach to food vending and gives it a more modern, sophisticated twist. These eateries could pop up anywhere and the only sure way to track them down is through Twitter.
Here’s a somewhat comprehensive list of the new wave of street food carts:
Magic Curry Kart – http://twitter.com/MagicCurryKart
Curry for around $5.
Sexy Soup Cart - http://twitter.com/SexySoupCart
Organic soup for $4.
Creme Brulee Cart – http://twitter.com/CremeBruleeCart
Creme brulee for $3.
Boccalone Salumeria – http://twitter.com/boccalone
Panini’s for around $7. Red Bull Cola’s for $1.
Amuse Bouche – http://twitter.com/AmuseBoucheSF
Chai or Coffee and a mini muffin for $1.
Spencer on the Go - http://twitter.com/chezspencergo
French small plates for under $12.
July 7, 2009
Human Nature
John Mayer covering Michael Jackson’s Human Nature at Michael Jackson’s memorial in LA.
Just beautiful.
July 6, 2009
WAT?!
The finale of Death Cab for Cutie’s performance with the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl yesterday. I swear to god the show at the Greek Theatre better be just as good, if not better. With that being said, I’m excited for the weekend!
June 30, 2009
Espresso
This morning, I decided to school myself on the different kinds of coffee. It struck me as I stood in line, waiting to order a regular cup of coffee, just how painfully igornant I was to the different kinds of coffee-based drinks. As a pretty regular coffee drinker, I realized this morning that I never really strayed too far off the path in terms of what I ordered. Call me a creature of habit but I never really felt inclined to order anything other than a regular cup of coffee or a latte.
I decided to change that this morning. I actually looked at the drink menu this coffee cart had to offer and decided to go with an espresso. Recently, due to Starbucks and other mainstream coffee chains, the espresso has sort of become synonymous with “energy shot”. I had almost forgotten that people actually drink these tiny little concoctions from those ridiculous looking cups. Just like most mass-produced, over-saturated things that flood our ever quickening consumer society, the art and craft associated with the espresso has been lost.
My espresso was created within a few seconds and then I was left in an awkward position. I had no idea how one actually drank an espresso. This was a tiny coffee cart so they didn’t have the resources to serve their espressos in a demitasse. I held in my hand a regular coffee cup filled about 1/4 of the way with a thick, reddish brown liquid. It seemed awfully empty. I decided to add some skim milk and also a bit of brown sugar.
I knew I fucked up after I took a sip.
Never having had a straight espresso, I some how knew there was something terribly wrong with what I had done. I came back to the office and got on Google, looking up “How to drink an espresso.” Oh man.
Coffee reference:
Espresso – a concentrated coffee drink created by forcing hot water over finely ground coffee, different from regular drip brewing process. Usually served in a warmed demitasse (small 2-3 oz cup.)
Latte – an espresso drink made of a shot of espresso and steamed milk, topped with a thin layer of foam.
Americano – an espresso drink made of a shot of espresso and hot water.
Cappucinno – similar to the latte but equal parts espresso, steamed milk, and foam.
Macchiato – a small amount of milk or foam is spooned onto the espresso. The macchiato you find at Starbucks is more a latte macchiato, which is basically an inverted latte where the espresso is poured into the milk.
Mocha – a latte blended with chocolate.
June 26, 2009
Stay Together For The Kids
by Blink-182
I’m so glad these guys are getting back together. I decided to listen to Take Off Your Pants and Jacket tonight and I think it sounds better now then it did back when I actually had the CD.
