Spice Dish

Resolutions 2012!

Happy New Year's!

Again, I'm not a New Years resolution kind of gal, just never have been. But lovely Marisa, of Food In Jars inspired me this morning. Just because I don't do personal resolutions doesn't mean I can't make some bloggy ones! So here goes, my Blog Resolutions for 2012:

1- To post more vintage cookbooks (you guys seem to like those)

2- Maybe a little re-design (change is good right?)

3- In general, just be more consistent with my posting (I can do it!)

Sound good? Ok then. Happy 2012!

EB

Of Anniversaries and Things

My first picture posted

I started SpiceDish four years ago. FOUR. It’s strange where life takes you in four years. I’ve never been a diary keeper (too embarrassing) but I realize now that SpiceDish is a diary of sorts. Looking back on past posts I can see when I was happy at my work (fewer posts), when I needed escape (more posts), when I was engaged with the blogosphere (lots of comments), and when I was playing recluse (no comments).

I can see when larger life issues, very personal ones, took precedence over posting or when I was compelled to post by those same issues.

I have met some truly amazing people because of SpiceDish. People like Bethany, Victoria, Sarah and Jessie.  I have been let into many other worlds in the past years and I wouldn’t trade that for anything.

Like a lot of you, I’m at yet another crossroads in life. The ‘what’s next’ type. The ‘can I really make that happen’ type.  I have no idea where I will be come next October’s blogiversary, and that’s a bit scary. I do know that I’ll be able to look over the year’s posts and see where I’ve been. And that is comforting.

Here’s to another year.

Enjoy-

EB

 

Bizarro

Ok so, some friends and I decided to stop by The Sycamore for some happy hour sliders and beers (which were delicious by the way) and as we were stuffing our pie holes full of fried chicken, pulled pork and pork belly doughnuts who did we spy outside the door?

(sneaky, blurry iPhone snap)

None other than Andrew Zimmern and his film crew. The folically challenged, endearingly pudgy TV food-show host was filming in the Mission.

In true "we don't give a crap about celebrities" San Francisco style, we witnessed him get mowed over by a) a chick in a convertable who couldn't be bothered to put the phone down b) a Barbie themed car and c) a cadre of less than savory characters with piles of god-knows-what.

The crew soon toddled off in search of something that oozes fairly soon and we were left to dig in to the fried cheese with chimichurri. Uh huh.

 

The Sycamore

2140 Mission (between 17th & 18th)
SF, CA 94110

 

Enjoy!

EB

School Girl Crush

 

www.travelchannel.com

Each and every day as I arrive to campus I am confronted by a large billboard sized, Lite Brite style, events board that proclaims in all its shimmering glory "Anthony Bourdain Coming in May!"

Do I want to go? Hells yeah!? Will I be going. Um no. See I teach. This is not a "cash cow" type of gig. This is an "I don't know how not to do it" type of gig. Why do I bring this up? The cheap seats. The very far away, high up, bad acoustics seats? 50 clams. Each.

Is he a star? Yes. Am I begrudging his production the cash? Nope. I will just be absent on that day Mr. Bourdain. Guess I'll have to turn in some extra credit?

You may be excused-

EB