07/2/14
Vij's Cookbook Cover

#15. Eat at Vij’s

#15 on the Fifty – Fifty List!

Ever since I met the Vikram Vij, I’ve been dying to eat at his restaurant. A man with such a lovely spirit and clear love of food can’t help but create delicious food.

So after listening to me talk about it, Agent B finally convinced me to stop talking about it and just go.

Finally!

So for my 51st birthday, I decided that it was going to be my birthday present to myself. Continue reading

03/31/14
Humphrey Bogart

Norman – A Man of Character

Norman’s House of Flowers

I’ve walked past his house many times over the years. It’s on the way to a store I frequent. In the spring and summer, his front yard is full of flowers. It’s in stark contrast to all the carefully manicured lawns around him.

All these years I’ve enjoyed the garden during every season yet I’ve never seen the person or people who inhabit this house. Until today. Today, I met Norman.

I was standing in front of his house, admiring the field of poppy plants springing up amongst the hyacinths and daffodils. “Spring is on the way!” he said. “And isn’t it grand!” I replied. Continue reading