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Congratulicious Lunch
Balt treated me to a most delicious lunch last Friday at Le Pichet to celebrate a retainer contract that I confirmed earlier in the week. Retainers are a good thing and so is Le Pichet. Le Pichet is one of my favorite restaurants in Seattle. The name is French for "pitcher" and refers to the traditional ceramic pitchers used for serving inexpensive French wines. It’s a casual place that screams Paris, 1934… slate tabletops, tile floors, and a rolled-zinc bar.
Although the food is equally good for lunch or dinner, I especially love dining at Le Pichet for lunch. The menu is rustic French and offers lots of small plates and appetizers. This is an ideal place to dine with a friend who enjoys sampling and sharing a variety of dishes.
We shared the Salade Verte, green salad with mustard and hazelnut vinaigrette, the Gratin Lyonnais, onion soup with crouton minus the gruyère cheese, and the Moules-Frites à la marinière et son fumet au jambon d'Espagne, Penn cove mussels sautéed with shallots, herbs, butter and a Spanish ham fumet, with fried potatoes. Everything was divine.
The mustard and hazelnut vinaigrette on the Salade Verte was perfect. The mustard isn’t overpowering and the pieces of toasted hazelnuts tossed in the dressing are a nice touch. You can’t find a more perfect and hearty Onion soup than the one offered at Le Pichet. The crouton - one thick, large slice of day old bread smack in the middle of the bowl that perfectly soaks up the broth. The sauce for the mussels is light and subtle which allows you to actually taste the mussels. And the generous side of fries… the perfect touch.
See Dick Jiggle
Sam and I had a busy Saturday night. We kicked off our evening at a holiday party at Bonzai Bistro in Pioneer Square. When they opened 2 years ago, Bonzai Bistro was all the rage because they served sushi on naked women.
Bonzai Bistro no longer serves sushi on naked women but they’ve expanded and opened a bar/lounge next to the main dining room. The entire bar was reserved for the party and it’s a great layout for hosting a private event. The spread was amazing – loads of sushi, salmon cakes, chicken and beef teriyaki skewers, and lots of other tasty treats. The best part – unlimited drinks of your choice. This is a sure fire way to guarantee a great time for everyone.
Next stop – Forced Entertainment's Bloody Mess Show at On The Boards.
Forced Entertainment is British based experimental theater company. A collective of individuals drawing from all forms of artistic expressions to push the themes of contemporary urban life in new performance and theatre forms.
The show is aptly named a Bloody Mess because it truly is a mess of 10 moving characters and their stories all mixed up in one show. Theses stories involve chaos and the desire for order, and the need to confess their secret thoughts.
It was a little long and a little painful to watch but really damn funny at times. There’s lots of swearing and even more male and female frontal nudity. I’m not sure what the nudity adds or if it helps or hurts the performances. I got wrapped up in the psychology of why I’m watching the naked man dance across the stage instead of the other 9 actors. Wondering if I’m focusing on naked dick because it involves the strongest story or because I can’t help not staring at a naked dick jiggle or if I’m understanding why the dick must jiggle.
After the Bloody Mess show we went to Neumos to meet up with Greg for the Sharon Jones show. I haven’t had a chance to hang out with Greg for over a year so it was nice to catch up with him. I’m glad I did because now I owe him for introducing me to the music of Sharon Jones and for putting me on his guest list. Greg dj’ed two sets, one before the opening act and one in between the opening act and Sharon Jones. If you have a chance, check out his weekly show, The Roadhouse, on KEXP featuring American Blues and Roots. It’s on every Wednesday night and the shows are archived so you can listen to past shows.
Sharon Jones is a badass women with a mean strut. You know what’s hot? A 60 year old woman rockin' a stage with pigtails. Her powerful voice and hot beats makes your body break a sweat from moving so fast and hard. Sharon Jones puts on an amazing show and from the moment she enters the stage, she’s on fire. A female version of James Brown –she dances and belts out lyrics like nobody’s business. It’s incredible. You get a live version of the history of dance when watching her perform – she busted out The Tiger, The Mashed Potatoes, The Swimmer, The Chicken and so many more dance moves… love it.
I also love that she pulled several men on stage from the audience to dance with her. They loved getting freaky with her. If you ever get a chance to see her perform live – you must go.
After giving Sharon Jones a big hug and getting our cd's autographed, Greg, Sam, and I headed up the street to Barca for drinks. Why is last call at 1:30 am in this town? Can't it at least be 1:45 am? We were bummed that we didn't have time to finish our drinks. But whatever, we still had an amazing evening.
12.10.05 Links Links
It's Friday night and I'm staying in to play catch up with my blog.
This skit is wrong on so many levels but it's too damn funny to pass up. This video is old and has been circulating for a while but I finally decided to post it. I apologize in advance if you find the video offensive.
Another old link but funny as hell. Mike Tyson and Bobby Brown do The Monster Mash.
ADHD Rocks - Now I don't feel so bad.
Two dimensional graphic adds another dimension. Turn Your Head Thanks Pablo for the link.
Reservoir Hill
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors" - Plato
Adam's been busy in Baltimore - keeping his Buy A Block movement alive. If you haven't read my previous blog entry about Adam - check it... One Night In Baltimore. Here are a few more photos from my night in Baltimore.
Here's Adam sitting in my favorite spot in the Otto Bar.
The Baltimore Boys
Adam wrote a letter about the current state of the Reservoir Hill Neighborhood in Baltimore. In 2002, the City promised that there would be home owners living in houses in Reservoir Hill. Its almost 2006 and 3 houses have people living in them and 200 are still empty.
Check out his letter that prompted heated debates and the article, City officials dispute criticism of SCOPE program, in The Daily Record, Maryland's Business and Legal News.
