Aaron suggested that we visit Momofuku for dinner tonight. We headed down to 2nd and 13th and found the restaurant on the corner. We thought that it would be a dead at 6pm, but it was packed. Luckily we got a seat after 5 minutes at the bar. This was the start of a fabulous meal.

We did the tasting menu ($70) without the wine flight. We stuck to beer this evening. I had some tasty Japanese beer that I had never heard of before in an overly large bottle.

The atmosphere was great; busy but not so loud that you couldn’t talk, with a warm wooden yet modern atmosphere. There is a bar area where you sit cafeteria style. Where we sat ran into the service area so we sat side by side but to the right of Aaron is where the table extended and you could sit across from your dinner partners.

Looking at the menu we opted for the tasting menu. We were told that it was 7 courses, but it actualy turned out to be 8 courses… and fully worth it. I ate things that I wouldn’t normally eat, and everything was fantastically delicious. The food prompts people sitting next to you to ask what you got because everything looks so delectible. Talking to the guys next to us the Bread and Butter ($8) was fantastic since it was served with Lardo and course salt. So they even made that different then the norm.

Overall, the food was fantastic and I would definitely return. I think Brad would have loved it too. We definitely did it right by getting the tasting menu… since we got to try a lot more food than we would have if we had ordered 2 or 3 dishes. Plus a lot of the dishes were rich so the amount you get in the tasting menu was perfect. We really enjoyed every piece of food we put in our mouth tonight!

So here is a rundown of the food we ate… for pictures of the food please click on the thumbnail below!

Course 1

Malpeque oysters with kimchi consomee and crab claws with harissa mayo

Wild striped bass with charred leeks lime purée and pink lady apple

Course 2

Raw Scallop with pineapple and miso broth (Steven’s Favourite)

Honeycrisp apple kimchi withbacon maple labne and arugula

Course 3

Malpeque oysters with kimchi consomee and crab claws with harissa mayo

Wild striped bass with charred leeks lime purée and pink lady apple

Course 4

Scallop with pineapple and miso broth

Honeycrisp apple kimchi withbacon maple labne and arugula

Course 5

Sichuan beef tendongreen mango peanuts

Beef tortilini with gruyere garlic and pine nuts

Course 6

Lamb sweetbreads chestnuts mushroom and radish (Aaron’s favourite)

Ham & pickle plate coffee mayo

Course 7

Brussell sprouts mint scallions fish sauce vinagrette

Steamed buns pork belly hoisin cucumbers scallions

Course 8

Cod with maitake mushrooms turnips carrots

Monkfish savoy cabbage kimchi pastaschio

Course 9

Duck with spaetzl , cheddar brussel sprout

Pork shoulder steak parsnip treviso ramp ranch

Course 10 – Dessert

PB&J concord grapes saltine panna cotta

Pear sorbet pumpkin ganache gorgonzola dolce

For those of you who use Twitter, and there are a lot of you now, you can direct message easily by  doing the following:

d akislot Hello, this is a direct message.

See the d? Just put a "d" at the front and the nick of the person you are direct messaging. Don’t put an @ symbol in front of the name, that is only used in a public message. You can also set it up so it goes through as an SMS. So hmmm… does this mean free SMS? I think Twitter does only allow 250 SMS notifications a month though.

Did you know that there is a waiting area at Pearson International Airport in Toronto so you don’t have to circle or pay for parking?

Instead of having a sign that says "waiting area so you don’t have to circle" they have the internationally recognized sign of a cell phone and a P.

To get to the waiting area you follow the road as if you were leaving the airport. Before the road splits to the 401 and 427 there is an offramp on the left. Take it. If you were going to circle you would get off, make two lefts and be on your way back to the airport. But instead of turning onto the onramp to return, follow the cell+P sign into the waiting area. It is free and you just have to hope the person you are waiting for has a mobile phone to call you with to let you know when to pick them up!

I am watching swimming but I am more of a fan of gymnastics and beach volleyball. What I am really interested in is the technology behind the swimming. Those Speedo LZR suits are pretty freakin amazing. At $550 a piece they aren’t for the average swimmer. Plus I’m not really built for a seamless skin tight wet piece of fabric wrapped around my body.

I read somewhere that they are only good for 5 swims. I wonder what happens on the sixth swim. Does it simply melt away? It would be nice if they melted away right at the end when the swimmers are cheering.

Anyway, I digress.

The real question that is on my mind is just how good the world record will get. It seems that Phelps has beat a lot of world records these games but just how far can man go? There has to be an absolute minimum time that will ever be reached. It is interesting because when they talk about world records they always mention the suits. So is it really a true world record if they are being helped by technology? When will they introduce little propellors? I may even have a chance at that point!

So I read an article today that Facebook is launching a whole new look over the next couple of days. They are organizing things better, and hopefully it won’t be so damn cluttered with all of the Application crap that gets pushed to your news feed.

The focus will be back on your friend’s updates and news. Remember that? When we first started? And we actually just went on to Facebook to snoop and loiter around people profiles?

You can test it out by logging in. Then go to: http://www.new.facebook.com

I think it does look a lot cleaner and better organized. As long as I can get to Chess and Scrabble I’m happy. Anyone play Chess? I’m playing with Aaron and he is constantly whipping my ass, so I think I need to practice with some other Chess players. If you are interested, start up a game!

Last thought, does it make me mean to occasionally go through and purge the "friends" that I really don’t talk to? I don’t talk to these people, so why do I want to see updates?

If you are interested in reading the article, view it here.