The rest of our weekend was full of all kinds of goodies, like a Saturday morning spent doing the crossword and eating bagels at Eltana…
And our 5th annual dumpling-making pumpkin-carving party at Chez Hickory. Â There’s nothing more Fall-feeling than being up to your elbows in pumpkin guts!
And on Sunday, an epic birthday party for Shane, La Verne, and I, courtesy of Jack Chen’s generous brilliance. Â When Jack said he had a really good idea for our joint party (a.k.a. “Schnell-La-Palooza”), my stomach growled and my mouth started watering – I knew we were in for a treat. Â And my word, he went BIG. Â The four of us have been wolfing down the crazy-good Malaysian fare at Kedai Makan’s farmer’s market food stands all summer, and we were thrilled to find out that Kevin and Alysson themselves would be setting up shop in the Chen’s kitchen for the evening, preparing us a birthday meal to top all birthday meals. Â We gathered with 30 of our closest friends and feasted on stewed lamb and fish curry and delicious little shrimp-topped crackers. Â The combination of a killer meal, another Giants win, and the company of so many people that we love so much made for an evening of total perfection. Â Gracias, Jack. Â You rock.
The birthday peeps with the Kedai Makan folks – I think we have officially been elevated to “food groupie” status…
And then, just as I was about to fall into the depths of post-weekend letdown, we watched the Giants clinch their spot in the World Series tonight. Way to turn my Monday frown upside down, boys! Â Have I mentioned how much I love October?
