I enjoyed some Vietnamese food with my old friend Paul and his son David this week. While there, we participated in a hot sauce exchange. I gave him this and this, and he gave me Palo Alto Firefighters XX Habanero Pepper Sauce. This started as the end product of a backyard pepper garden one of … Read more
My longtime online friend Shirl Ann makes these nifty hair forks. They are of excellent handmade quality, and double as self-defense implements. This one, of katalox, tiger maple, and zebrawood, lives on my shelf. I think it’s really cool.
This restaurant is no longer in business. For the past six weeks or so, several coworkers and I have enjoyed Anaheim Chili for lunch. Anaheim Chili is on Cecil Ashburn, just slightly up on the right after you make the turn to go over the mountain to Hampton Cove. It’s a full-service place, but smallish, … Read more