Ms.Huxtable

MMMM St Agur is my favorite cheese of the moment.

Hux if you're going, call me.

Oh hellz yeah! I'm in.

Ahhh man! I'm totally busy this weekend. I'd LOVE to go to this though.

I'll wait for Booche to sift through it and burn me disks for some birthday or holiday. Seriously Booche, you better.

Agreed. I can't help but wonder though, if they had BradM with them on this tour, would the movie have come out in Sept 2007? The morning after the last show?

It was amazing. Since the class we've even made Elk tar tar at home and we made the scallop civeche again. Yum.

I liked the MC. I thought his passion for Neil Young was infectious and he told great stories about the songs that were about to be played. I learned a few things actually.

He totally should have gotten high first.

Yours are better Phorbesie. You have Kevin Breit!

This was an UNBELIEVABLE show. What an honour to have been in the audience. The highlight for me was Needle and the Damage done performed by Chocolate Genius Inc, a string quartet and the Sisters Euclid. DAMN! But really everything was stellar top to bottom.

i went to 2 shows and extras were not plentiful in the lots. though people who needed tix found them. oops, phorbesie posting

Okay that sounds like you won't be making it. So sorry to hear that. bouche and I were hoping to buy you some beers. In case we can't, please accept the following:

Holy crap am I excited for this! Thanks again Kanada Kev for securing tickets for us.

Nope, that's not the same. Sorry.

Dinghy, is the charge the same as the other ipod shuffles? If so I think we have a couple extra.

Just one can BradM?

Belizian, errrr. Mexican Breeze dark rum, coconut rum, triple sec tropical blend juice You HAVE to check out Drink of the Week dot com

Helluva guy. Here's a couple low quality iphone pics. The scallop civeche and the tar tar trio.

Thanks so much for the inspiration! North and South it is!

Wowee Wow Wow! Last night I finally got to go to the Urban Element and it exceeded my expectations in every way. The theme of the night was Raw Cooking. It focused on raw protiens and their accompanying salsas and salads. The Chef was Scott Adams from benny's Bistro and we learned a lot. It was a hands on class so the students (10 of us) made the meal under his supervision and it was truly a dream meal for anyone who loves their meat raw. Menu: Amuse Bouche - Sashimi of Halibut Starter - Bay Scallop Civiche with an avacodo salsa (Made by my husband and DAMN it was amazing). 2nd Plate - Albacore Tuna Carpaccio with a rhubarb and honey topping (I got to make the topping). Main - Trio of Tar Tar. Bison tartar with quail egg yolk served with a raw ribboned butternut squash salad with a truffle dressing (I got to make this dish). Duck Tartar with goat cheese served with a raw beet and peashoot salad. Lamb tartar served Thai style with a green papaya salad. Dessert - Melon and cucumber gaspacho with marscapone cheese. They paired it with wine and it was simply delicious. My best take aways from the evening were learning that it's not so scary purchasing meat and fish to eat raw. You don't need to use only the finest cuts, flank works great. And I also learned a really cool way of preparing the quail egg (which works for any kind of egg). Separate the yolks from the whites. Put the yolks into a shallow baking pan. In a food processor mix a cup of salt, a clove of garlic and a sprig or two a fresh rosemary. Cover the yolks carefully with the salt and let them sit for 15 minutes. Slowly add cold water to the corner of the pan until the salt starts to disolve. The yolks will form a very fine, almost invisable, protective coat so you can then lift them out of the water and place them onto the tartar with ease and they will saty in tact until the diner breaks it open. So cool. bouche has pictures I think. Hopefully they'll be posted (nudge, nudge). I highly recommend this experience for anyone who loves food. Great gift idea.

When we chatted with Kevin while he was in Wakefield, he mentioned that this might be happening. This might mean he's moving to Montreal, which would be great for us Ottawa folk, but so sad for the Sister's, the Orbit Room and the people of Toronto. Don't take my word for anything though. I might be totally wrong. Sorry for your loss Toronto. That sucks for sure.

What's it compare to? I'm picturing a cross between sour cream (consistency)and cream cheese (flavour).

DUD!!!

Phorbesie, Saigon is in the south and Sapa is in the far north. Do you think it's reasonable to plan a trip that spans the country or should we choose between exploring either the north OR the south?