Ah, Halloween! A day many use as an excuse to act out of the ordinary by dressing up really unusual (human breathalyzer), doing strange things to others (girl flashing me & a coworker), and of course giving and receiving loads of candy. Originally, I planned to go trick or treating at Horton Plaza to accumulate a variety of candy to blog about, unfortunately, I didn't have time so I blogged about the candy that others brought to work. There wasn't anything special... well, maybe the apples, I guess those count as treats?
When you think of San Diego and chicken you may think of this guy:
San Diego is not known for fried chicken places. The common chains are scattered about here: KFC, Church's, and even Popeye's. However, a new fried chicken place has opened in what used to be Flavor Thai on Convoy. It is called BBQ Chicken, which is a little misleading because "BBQ" is commonly used as the abbreviation for barbeque, in this case "BBQ" stands for "best of the best quality". BBQ Chicken is a popular Korean franchise boasting 3500 locations in over 37 countries. I learned about BBQ Chicken through my friend Peera who is the "unofficial financial advisor" for this location. Their chicken is cooked in extra-virgin olive oil, so its healthier supposedly. The chicken we had was seasoned well and tasted pretty good. I'm picky and don't usually eat chicken skin but this skin was tasty enough for me to eat! It was served with some shredded cabbage with a tasty thousand island concoction on top and pickled daikon. Their medium and large portions of chicken are moderately priced. We ended up paying about $19 for two people.
Jacques, Scott & I do THE EVENT. What is THE
EVENT? It's 4 quarters of Souplantation food followed by an overtime period at
the participant's own risk.
What can I say about Souplantation food? It
can be healthy if you stick to the salad & bread but if you start going for
the pizza, the pasta, and the 'thicker' soups, kiss "healthy" goodbye. I
usually have bad gas after visiting Souplantation, I believe we all did (sorry,
TMI). On this visit, they had some delicious BBQ chicken pizza and this
tomato/basil pasta which I haven't had before; pretty good. I accompanied
those with clam chowder, corn bread, some blueberry muffins & then a soft
serve ice cream cone. We spent about $10 each for lunch, except for
Jacques who had a coupon from Sunday's newspaper & ended paying
around $7. Pretty good deal.
Tonight, Collin, Michelle, Big Baby D (aka Delilah), Aaron, and I went to Five Guys Burgers and Fries. It's the closest thing to In-n-Out over here, sans the drive-thru. While I interviewed Collin and took a couple pics, I needed to edit them together and looked around my pre-installed software. Back in the day, I remember the free and mediocre Windows Movie Something-Or-Other, but I did not get that! I received "muvee," small "m" and everything. So here's what it AUTOMATICALLY created; I only changed the text. And I promise: a real video review someday once I get software (or use Aaron's computer).
On my quest to eat a little healthier I visited Yogo Tango. Upon hearing the name initially, one might think it was a studio specializing in the popular dance. It is actually a frozen yogurt shop which supplies its customers with healthy toppings like fruit, granola, mochi, among others (some not so healthy) for their yogurt. Yogo Tango's yogurt contains live cultures to help "maintain a healthy bacterial balance in the intestinal tract (research shows especially helpful for those who are lactose intolerant or suffer from irritable bowel syndrome)"-- that's exactly what I'm thinking of when I eat yogurt!! This was taken from their mission statement. They only have two locations: Hollywood & San Diego.
I ordered a medium sized "waffle bowl" with half plain & half blueberry yogurt. I added more toppings than a regular person should & ended up spending around $7. It is a bit pricey for yogurt but I get so greedy with the fruit toppings. My buddy Jacques joined me; he paid less for a small container of mango yogurt & some blueberry topping.
We work full shifts plus a little extra on Sundays because of football.
To inaugurate the '08-'09 NFL season, week 1 we had a pot luck, Jason brought his grill & cooked hamburgers in the back of his pickup truck & nearly everyone brought some sort of food: potato chips, potato salad, fried chicken, egg rolls, crackers, fruits, vegetables, assorted dips. Week 2 was a "regular food day" however a disgusting taste was left in the mouths of many in the studio as the Chargers lost another heartbreaker to their division rival Denver Broncos. Tiki was overheard saying, "Man, this is depressing, I need some comfort food" & so "sweetpalooza" was born. So, for week 3, the plan was to bring some sort of dessert or sweet. Tiki brought a chocolate cake & milk, Kelli made Rice Krispies treats, Elizabeth made peanut butter & chocolate chip cookies, Scott brought ice cream, & I brought Julian apple pie (I didn't go to get it from Julian). Sugar rushes were had by all.
Scott & I have been trying to eat a little healthier by avoiding our local Wendy's, so we've been going to Ralphs to buy sandwiches from their deli. They have a good selection & you can buy salads there too. Here's a video with Scott explaining the sandwiches we bought. We each got the same thing. (It was turkey. I said it was chicken in the video.)
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