alton brown

alton brown is the man. i want to get his "i'm just here for the food" book. they just put out a new edition of the version that came out a few years ago...was checking it out at powells and it looks really dope, chock full of science, recipes and food tidbits:

bernard/this past weekend

my buddy bj came for a visit this past weekend. definitely nice to see the guy. some highlights of the weekend:

1) snowboarding at Meadows (www.skihood.com) . we both fell a nice amount of times, but had a blast. all powder, until the afternoon when some rain froze a bit and made a tiny bit of ice. but there was still so much powder it was all that. mel packed us some nice lunches too for the ride.

2) dinner at jakes famous - amazing seafood. had some really ill fried razor clams, great chowder, great small steamers, some kumomoto oysters, beers, wine, etc.

3) drinks at doug fir lounge - w/ the really ill NW log cabin feel.

4) bj telling me that you can REALLY clear your earwax out by lighting a paper cone in your ear for a few seconds. he let me try it on him. it did not work. pic:

5) amazing sushi at yuki's on ne broadway.


6) pool, burgers, beers at mcmenamins

7) a hike at mt. tabor park





8) lunch at burgerville, the fresh, local, sustainable, organic whatever fast food joint

9) lots of coffee, and i kept the kid away from starf*cks too...

10) old school video games and pinball at ground kontrol

it was nice to see you, fam...

next visitor - unc jay - see ya in april!

pauly

daddy, the people don't like me...

"daddy, why don't the people like me? I just want around 20,000 more people to put their lives on the line for nothing..."

"what's the big deal?"

no reservations portland episode next monday the 15th!

anthony bourdain "no reservations" Portland/Pacific NW show airs next Monday the 15th! 10 pm EST/PST

this week/food/sean lennon/books/family

so its been a week since my last post and not much has changed in the life of your chill superhero, pauly pringles. took a yoga class last weekend that focused on inverting yourself into many upside down poses. it was pretty cool and i want to go again, possibly tonight or tomorrow.

my nan selma has a 1/2 brother that lives about 2.5 hours north of here in olalla, WA, just a quick ferry ride to seattle, where we are headed next month to check out the amazing art exhibit on the human body i've heard so much about over the past year or so...i think it was in philly last year...with live, well not anymore, human cadavors (sp?). it's called BODIES...The Exhibition.

what else...lets see...bj is coming to visit in a few weeks and mels girl stacy is coming this summer...my nan selma may also come in june, and we will be back in philly in late april for my homey tim-t's wedding. hope i dont miss the bachelor party in AC...

ive been cooking a lot lately...turkey pot pies w/ frozen leftover thanksgiiving turkey last weekend, chicken korma earlier this week, pork chops piccata earlier this week as well, orange zest salmon, some black dal lentils, thin sliced crispy potatoes and brussel sprouts w/ bacon all last night...spaghetti and turkey meatballs earlier this week, bbq'd some ribeyes and steamed some crab legs on new years... watched the eagles tear it up on new years last weekend also at this awesome philadellphia eagles bar here in portland! check it out right here

freezing here and 70 in philly. reading the dalai lama on the shitter and Chris Moore's "Fluke, or I know why the winged whale sings" on the train and while Mel watches entertainment tonight and mtv. the new sean lennon album is fantastic. it sounds like john lennon just released a new album.

here's his latest video, "dead meat":



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