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First Time at Oasis Lounge
Posted on February 21, 2022 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Brian’s dad was in town over the weekend to help him with a desk build in the basement storage room. I met the two of them for lunch on Saturday after my Aqua Zumba class and pickleball. It was our first time at Oasis Lounge and we will definitely be back.
Brian and his dad both got the “O” burger. It’s pretty darn tasty. The fries are great also. They ate an entire basket while waiting for me.
I wasn’t that hungry so I just had mac and cheese bites, which were fabulous.
Their mimosas are only $5.50, which is awesome. There’s not many places where you can get a $5 drink unless it’s happy hour.
The food tasted great and the price was right. Brian and I are definitely going back. Brian’s return trip will be sooner than mine because the restaurant is close to his office. I think he’s going to add Oasis to his permanent lunch rotation.
Until next time, GNG.
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Dining by the Alphabet – Part B
Posted on February 15, 2022 by Ching under Food and Drink, Projects.
For our second Dining by the Alphabet adventure, we decided to go to Blue Hook Cajun Seafood & Bar. Brian’s not really into seafood or cajun so I found needing a B restaurant as the perfect excuse to go back.
Brian’s not really into the food there so he just got fries and cheese balls.
I didn’t feel like getting dirty and having to take another shower so I just opted for the combo fried rice. I get it with both chicken and shrimp. I really like their fried rice there. It’s one of my favorite things to get.
I also had their specialty drink that week. It was a Wakanda drink and it was yummy! I can’t wait until we are back to the letter B again so I’ll have another excuse to return. Till next time, GNG.
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Dining by the Alphabet
Posted on February 7, 2022 by Ching under Food and Drink, Projects.
Brian and I kicked off our “Dining by the Alphabet” project a couple of weeks ago at Albero Bistro. It’s quickly become a favorite of ours since we tried it for the first time a few months ago.
You can’t go to Albero Bistro without getting the arancini balls.
They are so good!
I was pretty basic and just got spaghetti and meatballs (above pic), while Brian had the chicken saltimbocca sandwich (below pic).
We were too full for dessert on this visit but they have pretty good tiramisu. You must try it when you go to check them out. Until next time, GNG.
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St. Louis Trip
Posted on January 9, 2022 by Ching under Food and Drink, Travel.
We traveled to St. Louis, MO last weekend to compete in the Dink-in the New Year pickleball tournament at Vetta Racquet Sport Sunset. Since Tiffany and Donnie Lesperance were staying in the same hotel, the four of us decided to carpool.
We’ve gone to tournaments with Tiffany and Donnie before but this was our first time actually “traveling” together and traveling with these two is quite interesting because they love Mexican food. They don’t love Mexican food in the same way that normal people love Mexican food. They “really” love it. To the point where they could eat Mexican food everyday of our trip. And that is pretty much what we did. LOL. Thankfully, Brian and I enjoy Mexican food too. Otherwise, we would have been having nightmares like our friend Karen Fox did on our last trip to St. Louis.
We arrived in St. Louis on Thursday afternoon and had a late lunch at this place called El Maguey. However, I couldn’t even tell you which specific one because apparently that is like the most common name for a Mexican restaurant. There are El Magueys everywhere. There’s even one in Derby.
Here are some pictures of our meal.
Tiffany had some lunch fajitas.
Predictably, Brian always gets a simple bean and cheese burrito covered with queso.
I got some grilled tilapia and shrimp, which was so good.
The next day we found a Mexican restaurant a few miles from the tournament venue called San Jose.
San Jose Mexican Restaurant was a step up from El Maguey the previous day. They were playing fun bachata music while we were there and the decorations gave the restaurant an authentic ambiance.
Once again, Brian got a bean and cheese burrito.
I don’t remember what Donnie had but this is a picture of it.
Tiffany had the Guadalajara chicken.
And, I must have been really hungry because I missed taking a picture of my Mexican chicken soup. It was really good. It reminded me of the Mexican soup I used to have at this place called Wrap It Up in downtown Kansas City. They had it as a special on Wednesdays.
I thought the food was really good, as was the service. Our server was very attentive, checked on our table regularly, and kept our drinks/chips/salsa replenished without prompting — unlike at some places.
I managed to talk everyone into getting an entire pitcher of margarita. The server helped my case by telling that anything we could not finish we could take to go. I think it took a couple of days to drink the rest of the leftover margarita.
We loved San Jose so much that we returned the next day. This time with Donnie’s doubles partner Mark Steiner who, I guess, loves Mexican food too.
I had a giant plate of pork with some kind of flavorful red mole sauce, side of rice, and some elote (Mexican street corn). Brian gave me some of his guacamole. My dinner (which was also my breakfast the next morning because I couldn’t finish it) was delicious!
I think these are Donnie’s and Mark’s plates. I’m pretty sure I didn’t take a pic of Brian’s place because it would have been the same thing three days in a row.
Speaking of eating the same thing on consecutive days, Tiffany really liked the Guadalajara chicken because she got it again.
This trip is the most consecutive days of eating Mexican food I’ve had. Thankfully, I never tire of eating Mexican food either. Anyway, now we know what to expect when traveling with Tiffany and Donnie. Until next time, GNG.
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Happy Hollitini Social
Posted on December 26, 2021 by Ching under Events, Food and Drink.
Debbie Fanning organized a fun holiday social at Todd Brian’s Brick Street Cafe & Tavern for the lady picklers a couple of weeks ago. It was so much fun!
Here’s a picture of me with Kimberly Howe and Tami Racine.
Karen Fox and Janelle Lindeman.
Tiffany Lesperance, Debbie Fanning, and Brooke Ayala.
Todd Brian’s is known for its fun and delicious martinis aka funtinis. They have 75 different flavors plus a special new holiday one.
I didn’t get pictures of all the food but I got a few.
I didn’t have them but the wings looked pretty good.
I had the crab cakes and they were fabulous.
I heard the salmon was cooked to perfection.
I used the opportunity to give the girls their presents — cute little fuzzy animal tape measure key chains, so they can measure the net whenever the need arises.
There were 12 of us at dinner. Clockwise from left: MariAnn Hereen, Karen Fox, Janelle Lindeman, Chandi Bongers, Melissa Burgess, Amy Jaramillo, Tiffany Lesperance, Debbie Fanning, Brooke Ayala, Kimberly Howe, and Tami Racine.
There were a few ladies who couldn’t make it due to schedule conflicts but it was a great turnout overall.
A few of us stuck around for some fun pictures with the big Christmas tree in the middle of Old Town Square after dinner.
Everyone had a lovely time. Here’s a fun video montage that I made of the various pictures and video clips we took that night.
I am so grateful that pickleball has brought all of us together. I just love these ladies. They are fun both on and off the pickleball court. Until next post, GNG.
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