On food

First of all, I'm a total foodie if you haven't figured that out already. It's been a while since I dedicated a whole post to food so I thought, why not do it now, especially since I'm currently working in the food service industry. I'm going to tell you right now that this particular post is going to be pretty scattered, so don't be too surprised if I jump around haha.

Working at the restaurant is going really well and I absolutely love it- it's the perfect job for me right now. I'm one of the head cashiers (woohoo! lol) and every so often, I jump on the line and prepare food for our customers. The best part of the job, besides the people and the tips, would have to be the fact that I get to take food home everyday, and it never gets old. Everything we serve at the restaurant, although fairly spicy, is super good so I always get an awesome meal after work. Curry Up Now is definitely not your traditional Indian restaurant- the owner described it as the Indian version of Chipotle. However, its modern aspect attracts so many people- we have thousands of followers on twitter and facebook and the day I worked in the food truck in SF on Bush Street, we served over 260 people in just three hours. People love our tikka masala burritos, kathi rolls, and deconstructed samosas.

Switching gears- If you haven't already heard, Safeway (yes, the grocery store) has an amazing deli sandwich called The Pub. It's so awesome, and this is coming from the guy who has had many, many great sandwiches in his life. It's roast beef with caramelized onions and blue cheese, with honey mustard dressing. It may not be for everyone, but it's ridiculously good.

For mother's day, I got up early and got my mom some pastries from Copenhagen Bakery & Cafe on Burlingame Ave. All I can say is that if you're nearby, you have to try the Chocolate Pastry. It's indescribable- really, I don't know what else to say- just get one, and share it with everybody. You won't regret it.

Also for mother's day, my dad's side of the family came over for dinner, which was to be prepared by all the guys. I decided to make coconut bread pudding for dessert because we have a recipe that worked really well before. Personally, bread pudding doesn't sound appealing in any way. I'd guess that many would feel the same. However, if you tried this warm coconut bread pudding (which really isn't too difficult to make) and have it with homemade caramel sauce (to be fair, my mom made the sauce), it will change your mind about it forever.

"One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating."- Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story