Archive for March, 2007
Lucky Devils
March 11th, 20076613 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
(866) 492-0002
The tasty, meaty Kobe beef burgers are the reason to eat at Lucky Devils, which also has a huge selection of European beers (both on tap and in bottles). You can’t beat that combination. Be prepared to leave very full because the burgers are large and because you’ll order a few beers.
Match Day Results
March 17th, 2007I’m off to UCSD for internal medicine residency.
UCSD has a strong medicine program and an excellent bioengineering department, where there are some faculty members with whom I want to do research. Plus, people say San Diego is a nice city.
Unfortunately, I will be moving further down south…but will return to the Bay Area eventually. I hope.
Fettuccini with Creamy Tomato Sausage Sauce
March 25th, 2007This is a very simple Italian dish that can be prepared in less than an hour and is best eaten with wine. This recipe is taken from Simple Recipes, which adapted it from an old issue of Bon Appetit.
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 shallots, chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1/2 pound spicy or hot Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes in juice
- 1 Tbsp dried sage
- 3/4 pound fettuccine
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add shallots and garlic and sauté until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add sausages and sauté until no longer pink, breaking up the sausages a bit, about 5 minutes.
- Add cream; simmer 5 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices. Add sage. Simmer until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
- Return pasta to same pot; add sauce. Toss over medium heat until sauce coats pasta, adding reserved cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry.
- Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl; sprinkle with cheese and serve.
Serves 6.
Orso
March 25th, 20078706 W Third St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 274-7144
Good Italian food is relatively hard to find in LA, so this restaurant is a great find. The portions are huge, which is strange considering this is a mid- to high-end restaurant. Be sure to make reservations, and try to get seated in the outdoor patio. Celebrity sightings occur frequently here, apparently.
Preparing for Buenos Aires
March 26th, 2007There comes a time in every guy’s life when he has to show his dome. Actually, I did this in preparation for my upcoming trips since it’s easier to travel without having to worry about hair.
Travel Health Kit
March 28th, 2007As I began packing for my trip to Argentina, I figured it would be wise to put together a health kit that could potentially be useful during international travel. This is what I’m taking, adapted from a list recommended by the CDC.
- (optional) Malaria pills
- (optional) Antibiotics for Travellers’ Diarrhea (e.g. Cipro)
- Antidiarrheal medication (e.g. Pepto Bismol and/or Immodium)
- Antihistamine — for allergic reactions or to help with sleep.
- Antimotion sickness medication.
- Acetaminophen or ibuprofen — for pain or fevers.
- Antibacterial/antifungal ointments or creams (e.g. Neosporin)
- 1% hydrocortisone cream
- Insect repellent with DEET (up to 50%)
- Sunscreen
- Basic first aid items (bandaids, gauze, etc.)
- Antibacterial hand sanitizer.
- Thermometers.
A few other useful items to have for international travel (if you won’t be staying at high-end places) are the following:
- Combination lock — for locking things up when you leave your room.
- Photocopy of your passport and other important documents.
- Electrical outlet convertors — for digital cameras and stuff.
That’s it…just trying to remember what to bring on trips.
.htaccess Tutorial
March 28th, 2007The .htaccess file is a powerful way to improve your website. If your website runs on an Apache webserver (or if you’re running your own Apache webserver) you might want to learn about it.
I found this .htaccess Tutorial to be very helpful and easy to understand. Read it and learn how to take advantage of this important file.
My Manbag
March 29th, 2007
Continuing my travel preparations, I decided I need a daypack or small backpack to carry with me on the plane, or just to walk around with in Argentina. I went to Adventure 16 (which is like REI but a little smaller) and found this cool Timbuk2 messenger bag…or as I like to call it, a manbag. Girls carry bags; guys carry manbags.
I’m really torn, because I don’t know whether to love it because it’s a useful bag, or hate it because it’s almost a purse. Maybe I should call it a manpurse.