The Pevsner Family

Aspiring Food Critic

So, to go along with the scattered randomness of my brain, i've decided to start critiquing restaurants.

Tarallucci e Vino (http://www.taralluccievino.net) - Upper West Side, NYC (January 14 2011)

FANTASTIC! They food and the service were absolutely wonderful. The interiors were current, but not trendy, trying or embarrassing.

I can't find what i ordered on the menu on their website, but i know it was steak and i know it was amazing.

Chameleon Cafe (http://thechameleoncafe.com) - Baltimore, MD (February 2011)

Lily and i went on a Tuesday night and chose the Price Fix. Four courses for $35! SO worth it! You must go.

Everything I ate was impeccable:

-PUMPKIN LEEK Soup -Market pumpkin, leeks and potatoes simmered in chicken stock, pureed and finished with Madeira

-OYSTERS

Cornmeal encrusted fried Chesapeake Bay oysters with rémoulade sauce, sautéed spinach, lardons, garlic and Herbstaint

-STEAK

Grilled terres major with Brooms Bloom cheddar potato cake and Chateaubriand sauce

The interiors are very clean, though very small-town "arty" and the entrance will forever annoy me - I don't think a paying customer should have to walk trhough the back-of-house to get to the table. It's a very awkward arrangement - and that's one thing - at least neaten up. It was a very tidy place - aside from the weird walk-through.

i would recommend it and i will definitely go again!

Petit Louis (http://www.petitlouis.com) - Baltimore, MD (January 13, 2011)

Fantastic service! Fantastic food! Lovely interiors! Its a wonderful French bistro in Roland Park.

Well, i did send back the French Onion Soup. It was beyond, beyond salty. I was disappointed in that. Though in exchange i did get a butternut squash soup with Rosemary and paremesean - just delightful. My main course was the Steak Bordelaise - divine. The steak at Chameleon was sincerely one of the best steaks i have EVER had in my life - and i'm a steak girl, but this one was very, very good. And the apertif (!) Pavot Rose - Cranberry juice, cointreau and champagne - divine.

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Portraits of Gretchen and Jewel. Such beautiful girls!

dry spell

going through a dry spell for photography. haven't been 'inspired' lately. i need to make time for my art. i need to feed my soul. being a parent puts emphasis on different things now-a-days - and that's ok, i just need to make time to create. i miss it. i have no pics to post. haven't shot anything in months. i have a shoot (children's photos) coming up friday - so i will post some after that...but i still need art.

Blogfest

Why do we blog? Why Twitter? Why Facebook? Why do we need people to know what we're doing at all times. Why do we care what TV shows people watch or what they are eating or where they are going? is it becasue we are lonely? Insecure? or just plain human? needing some acknowledgement that we are still here? i value these tools and the ability to rekindle old friendships, to keep up with friends and what is going on in their lives and what is important to them. Why do we Google? i get the need and road for information and again, i appreciate that but i wonder... Were we (mentally) healthier 30 years ago? smarter? dumber?

Who need we need and who needs us?

How Did You Know?

Did you know what you wanted to do when you grew up?
How were you beckoned?
Do you do what you love?
How do you define success?
How do you handle failure?
Are you always setting goals?
What drives you?
How do you refuel?
Is anyone listening?
What is the one word that describes you?
Do you believe in God?
What is your art?
Who is your best friend?
When did you laugh again?
What did it take to recover from your biggest trauma? or did you?
Do you know any Holocaust survivors?
9/11 survivors?
Cancer survivors?
Do you dance?
Do you sing?
Do you care about the Tea Party?
What makes you laugh?
Do you exercise?
What do you share?
City or suburb?
How often do you light candles?

What are the questions for? i don't know. i'm searching answers. To something. Anything.
Wondering how others arrive at answers, resolutions, goals.

Please respond.

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