NYC Went to New York for a few days last week in support of the Sanrio Luxe store grand opening. Brigitta was the project manager on this new concept store, and was getting all kinds of props from the people I talked to.

I worked from the NYC Google office for a few days, and at night we putzed around the city. We spent time in Central Park, Chelsea, the Village, Soho, and various other places to avoid the madness around our hotel in Times Square. We saw the giant Christmas tree on a truck in Rockefeller Plaza. It had just arrived.

Restaurants of note were Juniors, Hampton Chutney Co and Gusto Organics, and I can't forget cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery. mmm.

Labels: family, food, Google, vacation

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Wild Suburban Weekend I spent most of last week in the city for a management conference. One night we had dinner inside AT&T Park, and another day took the out-of-towners on a boat cruise of San Francisco Bay. Needless to say, all this excitement meant I deserved a relaxing weekend back at home.

On Friday, I played poker with a knife-wielding maniac after going out to celebrate a teammate's last day at Google. Good luck in Chicago, Mark.

On Saturday, Brigitta and I finally stopped in and ate at Garden Fresh, the vegan Chinese food restaurant in Mountain View, this weekend. I liked it so much I decided to Yelp about it.

Sunday, We rode our bikes to the Farmers' Market. Here's a tip: Go before 10 to beat the crowd.

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A Reason to go to San Jose Falafel's Drive In. Brigitta and I ate here last weekend, and it was worth the 20 minute drive completely out of our way. Other people thought so too. There was a huge line at 2 pm. We each had the large falafel sandwich and banana milkshake. Apparently they've been featured on the Food Network, which led my mother-in-law to recommend it to us from the other side of the country. Thanks Ruta.

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