Crumbs from the Week

Husband and I celebrated a milestone for him (more on that later) today with some treats from Pistachio.  Husband loves the canelés (a non-too-sweet small French cake made of a very thin, milky batter which is baked for a long time, developing a crusty, caramalized exterior and a chewy heart) at Pistachio so much he could probably eat them by the dozen on a daily basis.  I was going to try to learn to make them, but the molds are around $12 each, so I can either bake them one at a time (1 = 1 1/2 hours, approx.), or plunk down $240 to bake them all at once.  Turns out I'll just let the nice people at Pistachio do the work.  Pictured below are out treats, all of which were (of course) delicious - a mixed fruit tartlette, a yuzu tartlette, and the aforementioned canelés:

Today I ate at Thai Orchid on Sawmill Road - the drive feels like an hour, but it's not that far - it's a restaurant I used to like, but I felt it was pretty disappointing today, and decided not to waste my time driving out and reviewing it again, so here's this one picture of my lunch, the Phad Key Mow, which is beef, shrimp and chicken cooked in curry paste.  Maybe it's better at dinner - if I go back you'll hear about it:

When writing about Sunflower Market yesterday, I failed to mention their personal care section, which is pretty good.  Maybe not quite as big as that of Wild Oats or Whole Foods, but larger than Trader Joe's.  The selection is very good and reasonably priced.  I picked up a giant refill bottle of Thoroughly Clean Face Wash (now everyone knows my secret!) for $9, and this neat Burt's Bees toothepaste, flavored with Lavender:

If you are in the food service/wine industry, you are invited to the pre-tasting event at the Columbus Food & Wine Affair September 29th.  It's nice if you are the sort of person who likes to go to work with a buzz.  That isn't me, but it's a great chance to taste some very fine wines for free, and you might even learn something.  The industry tasting is from 2pm - 4pm; bring $5 and your zero dollar paycheck to prove your industry status.