Oh What To Do on a Thursday Night!
I had a great time tonite. I just have to tell you. This evening I found myself at Sur La Table’s newest store at South Coast Plaza. Friends Tim and Jennie were there along with Jennie’s friend Claudine. We had a great time exploring the store and I was instantly transported back to 2002 when I worked for Sur La Table and was answering cooking and cookware questions. We each walked out of the store just a tad bit poorer, but with big smiles on our faces!
After the Sur La Table pre-Grand Opening party, Tim and I headed out to dinner. He asked what I wanted to eat and I said I was game for anything, however, it had to be a place we had not eaten at before. We found ourselves driving around Costa Mesa and eventually drifted into Costa Mesa/Newport Beach border and landed ourselves at Eat Chow at 18th and Newport Blvd. Nice little place. We shared a few dishes together while Tim and I talked about our evening. Tim said he saw a different side of me tonight and I noticed it too. Being at Sur La Table tonight brought out some of my best qualities and skills.
After a Cubano sandwich and some black truffled shoestring potatoes, we headed out to MetroQ Bar & Grill in Huntington Beach for a drink. MetroQ is the OC’s newest gay bar. We got to meet the owner of MetroQ and congratulated him on the opening. Tim and I looked up and one of the many screens in the bar and saw that a brush fire had broken out on Rancho Palos Verdes. That isn’t good. There are definitely alot of homes there. The fire started this evening and due to the rugged terrain, it’s hard to get hand crews in the fire area to battle the blaze. Meanwhile there are 3 other fires burning with little containment in SoCal.
Two Kettel Ones was my limit tonight and we both headed home. Tim dropped me off at South Coast to get my car and I headed home to Mission Viejo. I still need to watch last night’s Top Chef but I cannot keep my eyes open. i also need to do a review of Eat Chow…
Have a good night everyone!
