Chili & Chives

Saskya and I said that we would always stay in touch and see each outher after I left UH. Luckily, my new job only took me 2 miles way....

Labor Day Weekend was a series of spontaneous events. On Saturday, I drove to Talal's house around noon to met him, Hassoun, Hammoudi,...

While Mommy was in Lebanon, Tina and I decided we want to throw a Surprise Champagne Party for her in honor of her book. We never had the...

Today, I had my last potluck with the SEI Team. As always, I wanted to make something special. Originally, I wanted to make a creamy...

We have a going list of places we need to try. Once, quite a while ago, Tina suggested Mogolian Hot Pot. As she described it, it was an...

For Talal's birthday, the dinner options were Aka's All-Day Happy Hour or Pappasito's. Since we were feeling sushi, but Aka didn't take...

After a long day, I just needed to unwind. I got a neon pink mani & pedi. Then, I grabbed a pear soda at Central Market. After sweating...

Since I still had my craving for sushi, we tried to go to AKA again. This time though, I called and reserved. The others tagged along for...

Talal and I decided to go to Aka Sushi.. without reservations. The wait was out the door and over an hour. Considering how starving we...

We wanted to take Ryan out to have more than just dinner. So we took him to dinner and a show. Disclaimer, this is not our waiter. Taisho...

I love when I hear about new restaurants. I was just sitting on the couch, watching Beat Bobby Flay on Food Network. A chef that was...