Nice. I look forward to the new façade of 601 West 6th Street. I have so many memories where that demolishing crew is. I was so young and inexperienced back then, and I thought I knew everything.
Those were fun days, but I wouldn't trade where I am today for a thousand Tocai's. Happily Married & Lucid.
Anne's been out of town for a week. In her absence, I've been blind tasting myself.
People ask what I do with the extra wine from my blind tastings. I have an army of uniform 187ml bottles. The extra wine goes into these bottles for blind tasting later. Currently, I have over 130 of these. I record myself. I time myself. After I am finished, I listen to the playback and write everything down, then analyze the results. It's a little weird, I'll admit.
Extra cold in here today & lots of heavy perfume around me. I'm getting the hang of listening to myself as I flip flashcards. Effectively it combines learning by sight (reading) & sound (listening).
I wonder if smelling the heavy perfume will play a part in learning the material?
Crazy, loud, fun, late. My ears are still ringing. Republic Live's sound system is ridiculous.
I made myself run around Town Lake. I almost died. It is so hot. So much better to run early. I have to get some food in me.
Working tonight on the floor might be challenging.
Blazing hot out and folks nabbing delicious cupcakes. Keep Austin Weird.
I'd love to take the line that's around the block of Magnolia Bakery in NYC, right this very minute, and transplant them here. I wonder how they'd like the heat?
Anne's visiting her pop in FL. I rolled up to Whole Foods for some sashimi & rolls. I made a Domaine de Canton Kir Royale to accompany the sushi.
I'll admit, it's a little quiet around the house. Anthony Garcia
I have two Laguiole wine tools, but this one's my favorite. I bought this white horn or bone (I can't remember which, I think it's horn) years ago from Steve Savina at Grape Vine Market.
My Dad designs golf clubs and has a workshop in his garage. He uses a special belt to make the blade sharp. I asked him to remove the serrated edge and take some of the curve out, too. Nice.
We had a great Father's Day brunch this past Sunday. Anne & I cooked über-fancy breakfast tacos, served with St. Germain Kir Royales. We call them Clear Royale cocktails.
Anne had a bit of work to do, so we headed here. She's on the laptop next to me as I flip through Portugal.
Anthony Garcia
After a long day in the sun at my brother's and an extremely busy night at Jeffrey's Restaurant, to come to Cipollina and eat Chef Daniel's wild boar pâté & steak tartare was just what I needed.
A couple of glasses of rosé didn't hurt either. A short walk home and bed awaits. If you haven't yet, you need to experience what's going on here! End of story.
Anne and I headed back to my brother's place yesterday. His family returns this Sunday, so we have been whooping it up.
You can do whatever you want here, be as loud as you want. We didn't go to bed until 3:30. This is what I awoke to; it's gorgeous.
We took the golf cart to the Barton Creek resort for Blooody Marys and sandwiches. It's pretty crowded, so now we're going back home for some poolside R&R.
