Up to Date

A catch all entry with no unifying theme. But here ya go:

We went to dinner last Saturday night at a yakitori (Japanese BBQ) to celebrate friend Rachel's bday. Nice food, but there is something disconcerting about a menu with multiple entrail offerings. I am a relatively adventurous eater, but there's not a lot about grilled chicken knuckle cartilage that reaches out to me.

The Hollywood Farmer's Market is in full Spring mode. I'm very excited about the leeks and swiss chard. I attempted to recreate the Platonic Ideal Grilled Cheese with the leeks and some Montgomery Cheddar from La Brea Bakery. MMMM. I roasted some tomatoes and used the swiss chard in my go-to dish of Grandma Sausages braised in wine with wild mushroom polenta (the dried porcinis from the Portland Farmer's Market). Iain juiced the beets before I could get my sweaty hands on them. The fun veg is not in yet, but you can see the glimmer of what's coming!

Iain has surgery on his old man knees tomorrow. Wish him luck!

RIP The Wire. Finales are always a bit of a disappointment, but this was still pretty true to the overarching theme: life is messy and shit doesnt work. SPOILER ALERT if you have not watched, stop now. I loved the way they ended the Marlo storyline, although I could not quite buy that he would just walk away from it. I did love the savage licking the blood off his arm after being shot - he's just an animal in the end. I was disappointed that they let McNulty off the hook completely but I suppose after all this time the writers had fallen a little bit in love with him. The Wire can be so difficult to watch, I guess you cant begrudge them for giving some of the characters a happy-ish ending. Dukie...oh that storyline really bums me out. One upside of The Wire ending is that we dont have to watch Dukie commit suicide in slow motion with a needle in his arm.

I am falling more and more in love with Lost every week. I was never a huge fan, but this season has really won me over. I think Lost is a little like golf - you probably enjoy it more if you are better at it or have been watching it since the beginning, but you can still enjoy it if you are just jumping in now. I also believe smart shows should be rewarded.

Another one to watch out for: the Sarah Connor Chronicles really perked up towards the end of its first season. I think it might end up being pretty good.

That's it for now.