Pandas, Pancakes and Panda Cake!

False advertising: Waffles were substituted for the promised pancakes. Thanks a lot, Lil Baji and Lil-Baji-in-Law-To-Be.

Mama Bear. Or is that Papa Bear?

Panda

Panda

Panda

PANDA

PANDA CAKE

Return of the Couch/Return of the Cardigangster

Well, he ain't Clay Aiken, but he'll have to do.

Blanqui's Blog Presents...

Blanqui's Burger

Mambo Two Step in Seven Steps

Step 1: The choice is clear.

Step 2: Miso soup. Delicious.

Step 3, bringing new meaning to the words "two step" (with apologies to Douglas Adams): Edamame. So far, so good. We can totally handle this.

Step 4: Seaweed salad. The true highlight of the meal.

Step 5: Shumai. Eh, who needs 'em. We restrain ourselves and only eat four of the five. Next!

Step 6a: Bonanza! At right, the highly authentic West Village roll. At left, sushi! Center, slabs of delight. To the victor go the spoils (i.e. salmon), and to Yael goes the tuna.

Step 6b: Uh oh, we forgot the main course is still to come. Panic mode! Solution: Leave everything white. (We are duly--and in a decidely un-Nipponese manner--berated for not eating the white tuna.)

Step 7: Seafood teriyaki (shrimp, salmon, and crab, oh my!). The alleged point of this meal is now beside the point. But we still find room. Because we're professionals.

See Steps 2-7 for reasons why we skipped Step 8: Tempura ice cream. (Lies! We skipped it because we had it last time and it wasn't that good.)

Sushi Mambo
255 Bleecker St.
212-675-5885

Hobo Dog

Café con Hobo

Meme: Tagged by the Baj

Four Jobs I've Had in My Life

1) Undersecretary of State for Looking Gorgeous
2) Second Soprano, Manhattan Gay Men's Chorus
3) Webmaster, shoepoopers.org
4) Spiritual Leader, Clay Aiken Fan Club

Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over

1) Remake of West Side Story, starring Clay Aiken as Anita
2) Remake of The Wizard of Oz, starring Clay Aiken in dual roles as Dorothy and Friend of Dorothy
3) Remake of The Godfather, starring Clay Aiken as Sonny (for which he will win the Oscar for convincingly playing against type)
4) Remake of Gremlins, starring Clay Aiken as the mogwai before they're fed after midnight

Four Places I Have Lived

1) Princeton, NJ
2) Jerusalem, Israel
3) Berkeley, CA
4) New York, NY

Four Places I Have Been On Vacation

My whole life is a vacation, thank you very much.

Four Favorite Foods

1) Meow Mix Upstream Dream with salmon and crab in sauce
2) Fancy Feast Ocean Whitefish Feast in aspic
3) Ice cream and all other dairy products
4) Whiskas Savory Pate with chicken and tuna

Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now

1) On my couch. Where is it?
2) On Clay Aiken's lap.
3) In a glass (but just up to my neck).
4) In a tub of ice cream (again, up to my neck).

Hobo Cat