What started out as a planned night of dancing, soon turned into a night of drinks, raw fish, live shrimp, and grrrreat music.
Everytime it comes to late night eating or just going out, and we can't decide where to go, Harney Sushi is always a fun and safe bet.
They have a dj with loud music, drinks and most importantly good food.
Our favorites: rolls Royce, Ama Ebi (not for the faint of heart, it's alive and the heads still move while you're eating the body nigiri style. We got the last live 3), hamachi collar, flaming lips and more.
Tonight we got a special dish that isn't on the menu, salmon sashimi with sautéed mushrooms on top. It has savory remnants of truffle and the taste was incredible.
It's off to bed for an early day of crossfit tomorrow. Happy nomming and here are a few of my favorite songs that we semi danced to tonight.
Chances are if you live in San Diego, you've either said, or have heard someone say "we don't enjoy this city enough."
For years during the hustle and bustle of college and working, I always believed I would re-locate to New York or San Francisco. I must say that San Diego is a paradise that's hard to leave.
I've spent the past 48 hours celebrating the city and new beginnings with friends, co workers, perfect strangers and my darling Louis (the pup).
Here are some postcards from our city, with love, of good eats and fun places to play.
After a morning of Yoga, we headed to zanzibar for a yummy breakfast, then down to the San Diego harbor for a 4mi walk/run.
Tomato zucchini soup. So good. I need to learn how to make this.
Just a quick weekend update. Temperatures are dropping and I'm actually looking forward to a little rain.
There aren't many foods that I adore more than sushi and sashimi. This last Sunday, after a brutal workout and before a long nap, we stopped by this corner Japanese restaurant called Kiki.
Their prices are fair and the food is pretty decent, but there are a few dishes that are über noms.
My favorites, the rainbow salad, sashimi selection and soft shell crab.
I'm playing catch up once again on photos and posts. It's been an insane week of projects, deciding between new projects to start and of course crossfit and studying.
The next few months are a bit unknown, but I'm on edge (in a good way) to see how this year unfolds.
We all have that playlist, the list of songs that never go out of style or that record/tape/cd that gets played whenever we're feeling nostalgic.
Like a good friendship, you know a beloved song in and out, beginning to end, and even when a beat is skipped or an abundance of noise is polluting the lyrics, you can always pick up where it left off.
Here are a few that were once downloaded via 56k, purchased on cassette single, and even ripped at poor quality from a Myspace player because I was so desperate to have it at that time.
I listen to this one quite a bit. It never fails to be put on repeat during times those nights when I have a lot on my mind.
An amazing oldie that will always be a cruising favorite.
Hands down my favorite song to hear and sing my heart out to, after a few drinks.
I can't think of one particular night that made this song a regular, but it's been one of my favorites to hear right after Santeria.
Like the first verse, I used to listen to this song while driving around for hours.
This one will get put on repeat for lazy Sundays or as I'm about to fall asleep at night.
It's almost been a year since I first started dabbling in crossfit and making the lifestyle change to get healthy.
This weekend and tonight had a few of those milestone moments that made me see how far I've physically and mentally come.
While I'm sure the numerical measurements probably only add up to a few more pounds, meters, minutes and reps, each unit of progression feels quite incredible.
Like many, when I started, it was easy to get hung up on the want of instant gratification and the physical aspects but slowly I'm learning to appreciate being able to run further, lift heavier, and other things I never thought I'd be able to do (like pullups, double unders or handstands).
So for those that made the new years resolution to eat better and live better, I'm taking a short intermission from my usual food posts to tip my hat to you.
Since starting this venture of "Paleo" eating, I've been spending less time at my favorite restaurants and more time in the kitchen concocting great eats.
But like with good friends, you always have to come back and get re-acquainted.
To toast to new ventures, a buddy and I met for a mimosa, while I enjoyed an endive salad and garlic mussels. I almost, just almost didn't miss the lavender fries.
Words can't describe how beautiful this place is and not just aesthetically speaking either. There's something about this property that just induces a comfortable and leave life behind type feeling.
We came here last night for their restaurant week dinner menu and I have to say $65 for a three course meal and a wine pairing, was quite well worth it. Though one could say that the company and atmosphere was the charm that made the food just that much better.
The braised shortrib, incredibly sweet, tender and a sprinkle of crisps for texture.
Lentil Soup
Probably one of the best Beet salads I've ever had.
A citrus sorbet type dessert with berries nested in a gelée.
I barely had a lick of this just to try and I think it was my favorite of all the desserts that came out.
I'm incredibly sad that I didn't have my better camera on hand and that I didn't take pictures of the other dishes. The food at Amaya is very good and I adore how the most simple dishes taste extravagant.
I'll be planning a staycation at this hotel to eat and just enjoy all the amenities.
We were utterly amazed at the top crate with the wine labeled 1855. I think we each took turns stating historical events that this wine had lived through. The Russian Revolution, both world wars, prohibition and etc.
Till next time! This weekend will be all about work and family for Chinese New Year!
Wishing you all love, fortune, health and happiness in the coming year of the Dragon.
Since coming back from Vegas for New Years, the past two weeks has been nothing but constant "go alpha go" mode. There's been about 3 personal projects (along with a few freelance ones) that I've been dying to finish and this post apocalyptic one had been a "work in progress" for far too long. Based off a photo I took from the Highline in NYC, I did a photo texture and paint over, to obliterate the beautiful scene and transform it.
Anyone that follows me on Facebook or Twitter absolutely knows that I have a complete obsession and love for bubble tea. So when my developer friend and I decided to take on a side project of building flash/mobile games as a team, it was natural that my first game would involve a gal name Chow catching bubble tea. Pixel Poo (our little studio name) is just starting, so like any new project, the website, more games and such are well under way.
It's only 2 weeks into the new year and so much awesomeness has been going on. Lots of late nights, working, sketching, reading, gaming (hey it's r&d right?), and editing (so many photos to catch up on).
Till next time, happy gaming and happy nomming
<3 Chow.
