Monday, September 27, 2010

The weekend, succinctly

Food and friends, that's what this weekend was all about. We had pals visiting from Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. It began with a tapas night at Ba Ba Reeba on Friday...

{ a full table of half-eaten plates, groan! }

Then my favorite meal ever, a.k.a. brunch, at Birchwood Kitchen, where I had the most innovative Bacon Bread Pudding. It was savory and moist, a cross between a french toast and bread pudding. Also, a lemon tart, banana chocolate chip bread, raspberry pound cake, and fruit salad.


Followed by a run over to Water Tower to pick up a dozen Wow Bao, steamed Asian dumplings stuffed with savory or sweet fillings. I was selected as a finalist in the RedEye's "How would you put the WOW in Wow Bao?" contest, and must submit my entry in a digital or electronic form, such as a YouTube video, song, etc. I wanted to play up the Wow Bao brand and tagline "Hot Asian Buns" in a series of kitschy, playful photos with myself (I'm Asian, get it?) and the Wow Baos in a variety of settings around Chicago. Stay tuned for postings of my Wow Bao photo shoot from this weekend...


A Korean BBQ night out at San Soo Gab Son. Think lots of kim chee, seaweed, bean sprouts, tofu, amongst a whole slew of other seriously tasty "stuff" I couldn't identify...


* Not pictured: "Urban Anniversary Photo Shoot" with Haseeb + a La Pasadita break.

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