HemiSam

Tried a new to us local restaurant, Maison Pucha Bistro. Pleasant experience on the food and drink. For anyone in H-town, I would recommend the escargot, beef empanadas, the bouillabaisse and the lamb osso buco. I asked them to make a rye sidecar and they did a great job...not overly sweet. HS

We finally got to see a local band that hadn't played local in a couple of years or so after they grew quite popular. Khruangbin...very eclectic, groovy music. Great show. Helado Negro opened. Pretty cool act I was not aware of previously. HS

That looks great. I have tried and I've pretty much given up. Tastes great, but the art thing I'm screwing up consistently...LOL. HS

So sorry for your loss, tkam. Godspeed beautiful boy... Sam

Far too young. Godspeed, Val... HS

Please accept my sincerest condolences, sir. Godspeed, Tom... Sam

I recall Singer's early cars and being somewhat shocked at how amazing they were and how pricey they were. Probably one of the best investments car wise looking back...they seem to do little but rise in value and haul ass elegantly. HS

Those tortillas look legit! HS

I was fortunate to finally see Gary Clark Jr on his own vs a multi-band format (jam off type things). So impressive and the venue was intimate enough to really see him do his stuff. He had Grace Bowers & Hodge Podge open. Hard to believe the lady is now only 18...just wow. Best show I've seen in a good while. HS

Please accept my sincere condolences, Todd. Godspeed, beautiful Ms. Karen.... Sam

swt61, Those cheesecakes look AMAZING!!! I bake once a year these days. Cookies for the folks on my block. This year I went with white chocolate macadamia. I baked some proper looking "cakey" ones, but the ones that really sold looked like this...I kept the dough less cold before putting them on the pan. Folks like the more caramelized edges I'm guessing. HS

If you ever feel like spending the money, Hoosiers....don't bother with the others. We've been trying different brands and while the Hoosiers are a bit tough to get a hold of since production is limited, and they are a few more bucks than the alternatives, they are soooooo much better. Great to see you have fun! HS

That left a mark, Grahame...lol. I have seen some pretty nifty electric track cars over the years...not many, but a few special ones. This Charger is not that. More power to whoever wants to own one (no pun intended...well, mostly). It just won't be this camper... HS

Well, that's on me, @TMoney... I grabbed a dodge durango for room for the suitcases and my familiarity with the user layouts. Would have LOVED to have had my dated porsche with me (6M)...I just went through the suspension and it's really singing. The turbos flash at 3k rpm...old school. Kinda entertaining... AWD makes it tough to screw up too much. HS

That sounds awful, swt61...so sorry. I had a bad food induced event a couple of months ago and I empathize fully! On a lighter note, we did a PCH tour starting outside SF at Half Moon Bay and ending in Santa Barbara before flying out of LAX. Lovely trip and we got lucky with the weather...or is that oxymoronic with CA?!? This was my favorite dish...little neck clams and chorizo...a play on mussels in wine sauce...lovely dish! The chefs at Pebble Beach can burn! HS