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February 28, 2007

Burrito update

Oh yeah, you remember when I said I was going to try the Mexican food at the Dogstar? Well I did, and it wasn't much to blog about, which might explain the extended hiatus here. Advice to British Mexican cuisine entrepreneurs, when making a burrito:

  1. Do not use "Tex-Mex" style kidney bean chili as the beans
  2. Do not bake the burrito. Keep it away from ovens. Steam the tortilla, stew the beans, boil the rice, mix them together and they will stay warm.

That said, it wasn't terrible, but I do think Beach Burrito Café on Berwick Street in Soho has got to take the cake for me, especially now that they've expanded their menu a bit - you can finally order a bean & cheese burrito instead of their weird veggie burrito (Sweet potatos? Not in my burrito), and it's right across from Music & Video Exchange and down the street from Sister Ray, so you might say I'm around a lot.

Still, I was making a list of SF things to do for a friend's girlfriend who is flying there for a conference and got pretty sad and hungry listing all the great taquerias. Oh London, so much to answer for...

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Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom

With only a couple of days to go, I still can't believe I'm going to see The Orchids. After all these years I never thought they'd get back together, let alone that I'd have the chance to see them. I still have very fond memories of driving around in my '77 Volvo with Epicurean stuck in the tape deck - I never got bored of it, must've been in there for months.

And Slipslide is playing too, I don't think they ever play out, either. Definitely a night of serious pop.

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February 22, 2007

One Thing I Do Love

...is the BBC Weather Centre's descriptions of the weather. Who knew there could be so many ways to describe crap weather? In case you were wondering, today is "Dull, damp and breezy."

Time to go for a walk...

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