Posts Tagged: Review
Popsicolor
I love Popsicolor! It’s the latest tool in my little iPhone artbox. I think it provides beautiful results given the right input file. It is a bit picky! I find that it’s easier on the program, and lends you more control if you make the photo black and white and control the levels before you hand it over to Popsicolor.
I think these would make some fun prints! Here are the Marriott Marquis and a rack of ties that have been run through the process.
Zest
It’s been ages since I last wrote a review! Now that I have my camera with my 24/7 I have more of an opportunity to photograph my eats. Â Last Sunday J & I found ourselves in historic Roswell meandering through antique shops and little restaurants. We stopped in at Zest, a trendy little sushi and tapas place in the middle of it all.
I ordered plum wine, a favorite of my mum’s actually.
Wine in a glass is one of the most beautiful things to photograph, in my opinion.  I love how my fingerprint  is super-obvious on the glass.  Oops. It makes the picture more personal right? :]
The truth is this wine was pretty fantastic. Â It’s very sweet and a pretty good addition to the tapas we ordered.
The first was a “Chinese Tootsie Roll” which was very think flaky shell around cream cheese and salmon, served with a sweet and spicy sauce. I couldn’t help but focus on the sauce it was soo good.
The insides… delish! Soft, creamy and salmony. Smoked salmon is amazing pretty much always.
The other small plate we ordered was the pork dumplings in sauce.  It was a strange fusion of  an eastern dish with a very american sauce. Think steamed pork gyoza covered in a mushroom gravy.  I can honestly say I was a bit skeptical.
Except… it was delicious.
I am almost never disappointed with my meal at Zest and they certainly kept their standards up! I loved this dish too. The pork was soft and the pasta-y shell was easily eaten with just one fork.
So.. if you’re ever in old Roswell, drop by Zest. The service is fast and the owner is in the restaurant and will recommend some of the best dishes.  And if you’re so kind, drop me a line and invite me to go along because I love it!
Resin
I bought some beautiful resin earrings the other day from this wonderful store.
This dreamy scriptacular amber pair will go with about half my work wardrobe. :)
I’ve always had a thing for peacock feather-themed stuff and this pair was just begging me to buy them. Now, this isn’t the first time I’ve bought something on etsy but it’s the first time I’ve received what I’ve bought in really cute packaging! Both earrings came individually housed in their own totally awesome boxes!
I love it when a seller takes the time to make pretty packaging!
Isn’t that just adorable? I loooooove the beads, the butterfly cutout and the wrapping of old dictionary pages. It really lends some class to the plastic cover in which they were delivered and made me doubly excited to open them. I’ll be honest, I kept the packaging and will probably use it for gifting something else. It was a wonderful surprise with my purchase. :]
I love the craftmanship that went into each handmade earring set too. They’re lovely and the findings used were not cheap. I will likely be a repeat client. :]
I have my eye on three more pieces, in fact.  I think they’d make a good gift for anyone who loves to wear something elegant and noticeable.  Make sure you check out her store.
Silk Asian Steak & Seafood
I was part of a group of about 30 people out to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Reservations were made back in December for this past Saturday night (22nd of January).
Once enough people arrived we were seated in a separate room and the waiters started taking drink orders. I ordered a Mango Bellini ($9). If you’ve ever had Mango Lassi it smells exactly like it but when it hits your tongue it’s like a mango champagne. It was quite good. My friend had the Strawberry Lemon Drop ($9) but said it barely had any liquor in it and tasted just like strawberry lemonade. Not worth the price tag.
Mango Bellini
Silk’s adaptation of this classic recipe from Harry’s Bar in Venice, Mango Purée, Mango Liqueur and Sparkling Wine.
$9
I ordered the Korean Short Rib for dinner and it was DELICIOUS. The beef was so good. Soft, buttery and there was absolutely no need for a knife. It was succulent and easily the best beef dish I had in the last six months. This is a real winner. It was served with some kimchi, and some wasabi mashed potatos. I can’t say I enjoyed the wasabi potatos as they were just a little too strong but the kimchi was perfect: The right mix of spicy, pungent and sour.
Korean Beef Short Ribs
Tender beef short ribs Korean style; served with wasabi mashed potatoes and kimchi.
$24
Dessert was a plate of green tea ice cream. Not worth it at all. It didn’t even taste as good as the stuff you find in the H-Mart freezers. Neither the flavor of the dairy nor the green tea came out very well.
Green Tea Ice Cream
$4
Overall the experience was good. The potatoes could use some work and they definitely need to find a new supplier for their ice cream. The beef made the dinner though. Thinking about it makes me smile. Kudos to the chef for the beef that night.
Final Verdict: 4 stars. Give it a go. It’s a great place to take a date. For current menus go to their website: http://www.silkrestaurant.com/
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Undercover Boss
While flipping through Netflix during this winter shut-in, the show Undercover Boss scrolled onto my screen. I saw one episode a few months ago at a Hilton Resort in Key Largo for the company 1-800-Flowers. The premise is that the CEO of a large company goes undercover for a week, performing the entry level jobs with the people that are the foundation of his business.
Through this process, he gains insights into how the company works at that level and what gaps they need to fill to help support their workers. Sometimes they discover a ‘bad’ worker and that person always winds up leaving the company. I mean, come on, you just got TOLD by the CEO of your company on national television. Most of the time, the CEO discovers some amazing workers and at the end of the show grants each of them some sort of extra benefit and recognition.
My favorite was a 7-11 truck driver who had immigrated from Kazakhstan. His attitude was awesome. He was thankful for everything he had and I was inspired. Check out his story:
If you haven’t checked this show out, you should. It’s a good one. The entirety of the 2010 season is on Netflix streaming.