that was a month ago
28, and loving it
It's been almost 30 days since I turned 28, yet I still haven't written about my fabulous b-day partee. Well, it wasn't all that great. For dinner, I highly recommended this Ethiopian restaurant, Tobia, which has received all sorts of promising reviews. However, some of my friends thought the food was a bit odd--eating with fingers and sour bread--that is pushing the exotic thing a bit too far. Personally, after a lovely Ethiopian dining experience in SF years ago, I had a good impression of their cuisine (lots of lamb). Yet, despite Tobia's friendly service, decent food and amazing traditional dance/music, they showed a lack of experience in catering for a group of 18 people. There weren't enough desserts to feed every mouth, and instead, the waiter took out several large empty plates for us to share a bird-size bowl of fruit. Having said that I will still come back to Tobia, though next time with less company.
A few days later, P treated D (who is born on the same date as me) and I to an Afghanistan restaurant called the Afghan Kitchen which I was genuinely pleased with. I won't go into much detail, but here's a drink on the menu: cucumber plus yogurt--yum! Finally, HY surprised me with a Wicked performance, and also made me a true Chelski fan. However, the tee hasn't brought any good luck to the team yet... We'll find out tomorrow.