7.24.2011

Peaches & Tango. Frog Hollow Farm. Brentwood. California. 7.23.2011.

Thank you the wonderful people at Frog Hollow Farm for hosting such an amazing event! And of course, thank you Richard Blais for the deliciousness! Last, but not least, I would like to thank my sister for getting me the ticket so I can enjoy myself!

Hog Island oysters with horseradish pearls
Pimento cheese sandwich with gentlemen's relish
Beet tartare with candied wasabi
Chilled hamachi with fried chicken, smoked aioli and pickled radishes
Cutlet of turbot with cherry tomato & anchovy raisin butter
Grilled pork belly with cauliflower and peaches
Liquid nitrogen ice cream cone kit


7.18.2011

Dirty Vegas Vs. Wilson Phillips vs. Me. The Independent. San Francisco. California. 7.15.2011.

This tradition began last December when my friend Todd and I were on a shoot together and he summoned me to get onto the small set to serenade the talent so he can feel more relaxed. I sang the first song that came into my head, Hold On by Wilson Phillips. I sang well that time, and Todd was my back up singer. Brian, the talent was laughing. Success. Ever since then I have been daring all musicians I have been encountering backstage to cover Wilson Phillips. No one has manned up, until Steve Smith of Dirty Vegas accepted my challenge last Friday when he came by my office to do an acoustic set with the boys. He was not familiar with the song, and I had printed out lyrics for both of us. We looked up the tabs and practiced for a minute before we decided to just dive "into the deep end." Much to my triumph, the first verse was utter bollocks. The chorus came out fine though. Hysterical. Historical. There is evidence of this somewhere...

I lost my phone in a cab after the show Friday night, so these are the only images I was able to recover from 2 friends I texted who couldn't make the show. So I have lost all the behind the scenes images. If you found an iPhone 4 with a wooden case with "amy yvonne yu" engraved on it, will you please let me know?


7.10.2011

Washed Out. Great American Music Hall. San Francisco. California. 7.9.2011.

You feel it all around yourself
You know it's yours and no one else
You feel the thought of learning again
It's all around
You're tired of all the things you did
You'll work it out

You feel it all around yourself
You know it's yours and no one else
You feel the thought of learning again
It's all around
You're tired of all the things you did
You'll work it out


-Washed Out


Giant donuts. San Francisco. California. 7.9.2011.

So before Washed Out my friend and I took a stroll up Polk Street after dinner. We saw these giant donuts at Bob's Donut. Those donuts to the right of the 2 giant ones are normal sized donuts. If you have ever eaten one, or know some one that has, will you please let me know what that was like?