NPR and Gary Clark Jr. - new album!!!

Homer loves the blues.  And because he loves the blues, he loves Gary Clark Jr.  His new album is being featured right now at NPR.  They're streaming the whole thing.  Take a listen dudes.

Dude Dining

Time for a new segment on the ole blog: the Dude Weekend Dining Guide. Here we'll feature the latest cuisine of the various places we live and travel to. This first edition features China Star in Fairfax, VA, brought to us by Tyler Cowen's Ethnic Dining Guide. Implicit in Cowen's blog is that the best ethic food in the National Capital area resides in the suburbs, where most of the area's ethnic communities live (notable exception: DC Ethiopian food is the tops).

I had the Szechuan chili chicken which was tasty but really, really hot. I'm talking Indian American Cafe (Harrisonburg, VA) no. 3 or 4 hot. Crystal shrimp was unique and enjoyable; curry chicken highlighted the freshness of the ingredients.

Conclusion: worth the drive if you have car access and like spicy food.

Next week: Stan checks in from the cafés half a world away...

For the seafood lover...

After a Red Lobster commercial mentioned their Cheddar Bay Biscuits, I wondered: are they "bay biscuits" flavored with cheese, or did Red Lobster create a fictitious place called Cheddar Bay that is known for its delicious, cheesy biscuits???