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Dinner at momofuku seiōbo
Warning: this post contains a lot of photos of food! So don’t bother reading farther if that sort of thing annoys you 🙂 Momofuku, which means “lucky peach”, was started in NYC in 2004 by David Chang, as Momofuku Noodle Bar. The Noodle Bar began as a typical ramen restaurant but soon exploded in popularity when Chef Chang gave the team of cooks permission to use whatever ingredients they liked and cook however they wanted. You can read more than you ever wanted to know about Momofuku at the Wikipedia article – but suffice it to say there are now 12 Momofuku restaurants worldwide, each with a different theme or specialty,…
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Last Days in San Jose
Leaving San Jose was a bit sad for us. Not only because we had to sell our coast-mobile dream car 🙁 but also because we really had made some significant connections there with people who we were now close to. We also both really loved the area – with a special fondness for San Francisco in particular. We spent our last few weeks in SJ re-visiting old favourites (especially making sure we got our fill of Mexican food). Let me take you through our farewell to San Jose in a few photos…
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New Zealand sabbatical
My employer has an amazing benefit – after 5 years of employment with them, they offer a 4-week sabbatical (and after 10 years, 5 weeks; 15 years, 6 weeks!). I have to say looking forward to my sabbatical definitely kept me going during rough times over the past 7 years (I’m overdue taking mine) – I wonder how much it affects retention for them. And now I’ve only got 3 & 1/2 years til my next one! Most people seem to use their sabbatical to travel, and I was no exception. I opted to spent three weeks in New Zealand with my grandmother (my dad’s mom). She’s very special to…