hi again, blogging is fun when you have nothing else to do while volunteering.

last night's show at the paramount was amazing! the entire dialogue between anthony bourdain and mario batali was so entertaining and informative. brian and i love these two guys so anything they can say would make us love them even more.

the last half hour of the show was dedicated to Q&A from the audience. i was 7th in line...a blur when i got up to the microphone and introduced myself to the fellas. i gave TBTL a shout-out and told a paramount theater crowd that i am a TEN and recently engaged. people cheered and clapped. my question was something to the liking of what kind of food do you think we should have at our wedding, anything remarkable at your wedding or a chef freind's wedding...and i'm not talking crabcakes and tuna tartare. the audience loved the question and someone in the crowd shouted "open bar". mario and anthony's advice was to keep it simple, if the wedding rocks no one will remember the food. then mario went on to say that he had tacos at his wedding. that sealed the deal for brian and i. i added that we were thinking about taco truck, people clapped and cheered and anthony and mario said "there you go, you got it!" as i said thanks the boys onstage congratulated me and i walked back.

hahah! best night ever! brian and i celebrated at barrio afterwards with micheladas, sangria, and ceviche.

a terrible picture of the guys on stage but you get the idea. we were so close too! i have to start toting a different camera.

luke burbank, mario batali, anthony bourdain at the paramount theater 5/30/09

today I am volunteering for SIFF and then in the night time...an evening with anthony bourdain and mario batali and luke burbank. oh shit!

oh shit is right.

last night's georgetown ride was hella fun. the bike ride was super easy! afterwards we rode back to downtown seattle towards the crocodile where we watched the maldives. the new crocodile is an interesting place...drawing random people from the street i heard a lot of "what band is playing tonight?" and was pretty sure people were there to drink and less about listening to music. oh well. it may never have the ambiance it once had before.

pictures from last night:

the maldives at the new crocodile

a welcoming a-frame sign outside smarty pants

brian and michelle

ps i love anthony bourdain!

holy shit! three of my most favorite male personalities are all appearing at once at the paramount theater on may 30th. i got so excited that i almost threw up when i read the line-up.

anthony bourdain and mario batali

and luke burbank


most of you know anthony bourdain from his travelling show, no reservations, where he eats only the best of local cuisine. mario batali aka molto mario aka the guy with the red hair and red shoes. his show, spain...on the road again, is one of the most beautifully documented culinary travel shows i have ever seen. you can almost smell the fresh spanish air through the tv screen.

and luke, well he is my most favorite radio personality. his show, TBTL, on kiro fm is the funniest thing that has happened to my life since arrested development and 30 rock. i listen to this show 5 times a week on podcast. please check it out, it's hilarious and so awesome.

i can't wait for this night!