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Lunch at Saigon

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Ching under Food and Drink.

I was super hungry after pickleball one day and decided to meet up with my friend Brooke at Saigon. I hadn’t been there in a very long time because Brian usually doesn’t gravitate toward Vietnamese food when we are out together. Brooke, on the other hand, loves Vietnamese and other Oriental foods, which works out perfect for me. Here are some pictures of our lunch that day.

This is what Brooke usually gets. I love this pork stuff. It reminds me of tocino but better because I don’t have to mess up a frying pan to enjoy it.

She also got some spring rolls. I love spring rolls and theirs are so good!

I got the appetizer platter so I could try all of the different starters they have. I was not a fan of the shrimp rice cake thing but everything else was good. I’d forgotten how much I enjoy their food. I will have to go back soon.

Here’s their address and phone number in case you want to go or order takeout. Until next time. GNG.

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Late Lunch with Karen and Brian

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Ching under Food and Drink.

After playing for a couple of hours with Chris Heck, Steve Vetter and Karen Fox at Chicken N Pickle on Sunday, Karen, Brian and I had a late lunch at Applebee’s. Brian is not a huge fan of the restaurant so it’s literally been forever (maybe over 10 years) since we last ate there. Here are some pictures of our food.

I honestly am not a huge fan of it either but it’s right next to Chicken N Pickle so it’s a good quick option. In fact, Karen and I just walked over from CNP. Brian came from the house and met us at the restaurant (although he went to the wrong one first). He went to Jose Peppers and then couldn’t figure out why he couldn’t find us inside. LOL. Until next time. GNG.

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Pictures of Karen’s Peach Pie from Start to Finish

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Ching under Food and Drink.

Karen is such an amazing cook. Everything she’s made that I’ve tried has been excellent. This was no exception. Thank you for the delicious food, Karen!

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Karen’s Birthday Treat

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Ching under Food and Drink.

I wanted to do something special for my friend Karen’s birthday so I scheduled a partner lesson with the magnificent Chris Heck, my all-time favorite pickleball instructor/coach. Karen’s birthday was actually on Sunday, June 14, but we were in Eureka Springs that weekend celebrating Brian’s birthday.

However, I took Thursday and Friday (June 18-19) off work that week that week because of the Ben Johns clinics at Chicken N Pickle so I set aside Friday to celebrate with Karen. I scheduled our partner lesson at Nahola and then we went to have brunch at Riverside Cafe after.

Of course we had to take a photo with our handsome instructor. The funny part is that even kneeling, Chris is almost taller than me. He is so tall! But that’s not the funniest part. The funniest part is that the first time we took this photo, Karen had her sign flipped around so it said “I love PAT SMI” instead.

PAT SMI is Patrick Smith, the handsome German half of #TeamModel. I posted about him and his French partner Jocelyn Devilliers a few weeks ago. Pat thought it was hilarious but I don’t think Chris was amused. LOL.

Here are some pictures of our hearty breakfast at Riverside Cafe.

Karen gave the food two thumbs up.

Karen’s pancake was bigger than her head.

Later that night, after my normal Friday night pickleball at Nahola, Karen and I met up again at Chicken N Pickle. We were hoping to catch the pros while they played but we were too late. They were already done by the time we got there.

Anyway, I ended up buying her a birthday knotty cherry and we hung out on the rooftop deck. I had no idea they had a live DJ at Chicken N Pickle on weekends. We had a blast hanging out. I basically started and ended the day with my lovely friend. So glad we got to celebrate together. Until next time. GNG.

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Angler’s Restaurant in Eureka Springs

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Ching under Food and Drink, Travel.

Brian and I found a great little restaurant in Eureka Springs while we were there celebrating his birthday there a couple of weeks ago. He liked it so much that we actually ate there twice. Here are some pics.

While we were there, I discovered a new beer I liked. It’s a grapefruit radler by Stiegl and it’s absolutely refreshing.

They had stringent rules at the restaurant. You had to wear a mask unless you were eating. Lucky for us, Brian and I came prepared and brought several of our Sofibella masks on the trip with us.

On our first visit, Brian got a chicken sandwich with French fries while I got a shrimp basket with sweet potato fries.

Brian liked the chicken sandwich so much that he ordered it again on our second visit. And we both like the fries so we got an entire basket of it to share.