The Inconvenient Truth About Ruth's

Last Friday we went to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse to take advantage of the Dine About Town menu. Ruth's Chris offered a couple silly options like an 8oz Maine lobster tail and a stuffed chicken breast entree in addition to their bread and butter options - a 6 oz filet or a 12 oz rib eye. In reality the only choice is the rib eye if you're a true beef lover. I enjoyed my first trip to Ruth's Chris but you really have to check your health concerns at the door. I think I probably ate an entire stick of butter considering the slathering on the steak platter and mashed potatoes and creamed spinach. But for good and for bad, Ruth's Chris will make your heart flutter.

Sweet Bread Pudding

Otanjou-bi Omedetou Gozaimasu!

We celebrated mom's birthday at Todai in Pleasanton during the Superbowl. They call it the 'mother of seafood buffets' so it was appropriate to bring a mother that loves seafood. The restaurant was kinda empty which was great for us. No lines baby!

You have to ask the staff for the Uni Rolls and the baked lobsters or else you won't know they're available!





Natalie slept quite well through dinner.

Taboo

Yeah yeah, we know it isn't recommended for infants to sleep on their tummies because of the risk of SIDS but Natalie sleeps soooo much better this way. I think she sleeps for a max of 3 hours on her back, i.e. - less sleep for mommy, daddy, and baby nat. Tummy time is a win-win-win situation. She even slept for 6 hours straight last night. Now that's a record.

Blue Bottle Cafe is Open

Good coffee has always been a vice for me and I was delighted to hear that Blue Bottle finally opened a cafe in San Francisco. I first tried their drip coffee at kiosks at the Ferry Building and Berkeley Farmer's Market and have been a fanboy since. Aside from good 100% Kona, Blue Bottle articulates the perfect delivery of a good buzz.


$9 for fancy siphoned coffee? I was happy with my $2 drip.


Martin's no longer a Blue Bottle virgin.

Sleepy

After burping Natalie early this morning we both fell asleep again. Amy caught this quiet moment.

31 Days Later

Today is Natalie's 1-month birthday and sadly my paternity leave is winding down as well.





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Dish It Deep

I made my first Chicago-style pizza today with my new deep dish pie pan.

I loaded up the pie with italian sausage, lots of basil, chunky plum tomatoes, baby spinach, 3 cloves of garlic, mozarella, and lots of romano.

My pie was ready after 45 minutes in the oven.

That's amore!