Beef Skirt with Camone tomatoes, Chard & Anchovy Butter
Raspberry Sorbet
All in a gorgeous garden nursery setting.
Happy Birthday Kate!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Lunch at Petersham Nurseries, Richmond, UK
Prosciutto with Smashed Peas & Mint on Bruschetta
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Dinner at Espetus Churrascaria, San Francisco
(Unlimited) "meat cooked on skewers over an open fire, and brought straight to the table where it is carved directly onto your plate." Oh, and there's also a salad bar. Brilliant!
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Monterey Bay Aquarium, California
While I'm not exactly a marine biology aficionado, I must say that the Monterey Bay Aquarium is by far the best aquarium that I've ever been to. Sea otters, seahorses, jelly fish, and some brilliant rocky shore and kelp forest exhibits.
Follow the photo link for selected highlights on Flickr.
9 / 10.
Friday, June 05, 2009
Driving Big Sur
The drive along Big Sur from San Simeon to Monterey is absolutely fantastic. Absolutely incredible coastline. Very little development. And a thoroughly enjoyable winding road to drive along.
Phil Ivey wins sixth Bracelet ... and millions of dollars in side bets
Now here's a poker game one doesn't get to play very often: No-Limit Deuce to Seven Single Draw ... "considered by many to be the most skillful game of the various poker disciplines."
In Event 8 of the 2009 WSOP Phil Ivey bested a field of 147 to win a mere $96,361 in prize money, plus several million dollars in Bracelet bets. The heads up match lasted about three and a half hours, with the lead going back and forth several times. Phil Ivey would consistently chip away at his opponent John Monnette, making well-timed raises and some very very good marginal calls. As the blinds increased, there were some big swings towards the end. John Monnette doubled up, then doubled up again to take the chip. Phil Ivey quickly doubled up to regain the chip lead. Then all the money went into the pot in a raise, re-raise, all-in pre-draw hand. "Ivey had 7-6-4-2, while Monnette held 9-7-5-2. John Monnette showed his card first, revealing another seven, meaning that he was drawing dead. Phil Ivey turned over the five for the winning hand and his sixth WSOP gold bracelet, his first since 2005."
I was fortunate enough to watch some of the heads up match live on bluffmagazine.com. Deuce to Seven is one of the few poker games that makes sense when you watch it live (i.e. without hole card cameras) as there is no flop, and you can focus on the players, their betting patterns, and their tells, without having to worry too much about their hole cards.
Update (07 June): Some great photos of the final table are up on PokerRoad.
Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California
Of course, a road trip up the California Central Coast is not complete without a visit to Hearst Castle.
Follow the photo link for selected highlights on Flickr.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Australia avoids recession
[the australian] "Australia has avoided a recession after a surprise burst in the nation's trade surplus saved the economy from negative growth... the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed today that the economy for the March quarter grew by 0.4 per cent."
Update: ... and the S&P/ASX 200 closed above 4000 for the first time in 7 months.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Yosemite National Park, California
Three days in Yosemite National Park. Awesome.
Full set of photos here.
Bodie State Historic Park, California
On the drive from Lake Tahoe to Yosemite National Park, I took a side trip to Bodie State Historic Park. Bodie is "a genuine California gold mining ghost town" that thrived in the late 1800s, declined in the early 1900s, was eventually abandoned, and was designated a state historic park in 1962.
Full set of photos here.
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