A New Take on the Still Life

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35109750?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/35109750">Still Life</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/scottgarner">Scott Garner</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />The fruits move around -- <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2012/01/a-not-so-still-life-digital-painting.html">see this LA Times Article</a>!

A New Take on the Still Life

Still Life from Scott Garner on Vimeo . The fruits move around -- see this LA Times Article !

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Pie for Breakfast

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/6708081007/" title="pie8998 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="pie8998" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6708081007_195b79ed2e.jpg" width="375"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/6708081067/" title="pie9002 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="pie9002" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6708081067_08d21f3561.jpg" width="377"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/6708081151/" title="pie9003 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="pie9003" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6708081151_6f89826e68.jpg" width="375"></a> Hardest recipe ever! Why? The key limes were tiny and very stubbornly held onto their juice. 21 limes were barely half as much juice as Evelyn needed, so it was a key-lime-tangerine pie. Delicious!! Note that Alice has converted her 3-D glasses to hipster glasses. And Miriam is gleeful about our decadent breakfast.

Pie for Breakfast

Hardest recipe ever! Why? The key limes were tiny and very stubbornly held onto their juice. 21 limes were barely half as much juice as E...

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Scenes from a Mall

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Scenes from a Mall

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Lunch at Villa Mozart

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_48QHA05624IombfTE8Vkup4e5kY_BK0yvJUBiZQfY84mP0VKOIqknNiveMlWA6Pae0W6fN4tKt9DJ9Hcom1k759zmtKiMk0NZ45E0ZFcSevGGu8N6ZBSO7jCiNIgwAyAZdnO_4L572K_/s1600/lunch8932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_48QHA05624IombfTE8Vkup4e5kY_BK0yvJUBiZQfY84mP0VKOIqknNiveMlWA6Pae0W6fN4tKt9DJ9Hcom1k759zmtKiMk0NZ45E0ZFcSevGGu8N6ZBSO7jCiNIgwAyAZdnO_4L572K_/s320/lunch8932.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMh4aDHVTmaMeoa9RSdJY4a9UzfmjJwuWZEjjQ8YuF6Rr4UeMTmM4K9QvzGN5UzHR1abQ8T8u_j9V-7OV-i8DN_aLKNLsibUCJi2J9EtXa5GdE3PfyspM5CmE1kHgXE5wT1TyCwTobkA4k/s1600/lunch8933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMh4aDHVTmaMeoa9RSdJY4a9UzfmjJwuWZEjjQ8YuF6Rr4UeMTmM4K9QvzGN5UzHR1abQ8T8u_j9V-7OV-i8DN_aLKNLsibUCJi2J9EtXa5GdE3PfyspM5CmE1kHgXE5wT1TyCwTobkA4k/s320/lunch8933.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The first photo shows my delicious calamari with small discs of polenta, peas, and cherry tomatoes (mainly hidden under the thin slices of toast). Our pasta courses were all very delicious too. The second photo shows Evelyn and Tom about to have their soup and salad, and suggests the very pleasant atmosphere of this Fairfax restaurant.</div>

Lunch at Villa Mozart

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Fifteen minutes would have been enough

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuovM9uOS1GnEkCqv6kQjrGS639qi0OYdIxN1-f1v3atRtBQzBkGTeYZ8zUDJ_Ar09UIOR1De1R1g6bEQgZzP_Qy1jChjlGFmU2h8PA51NKKc1VttxEH2dGBw1ktUcNDfaHa6ApzPMRgOt/s1600/Taqueria.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuovM9uOS1GnEkCqv6kQjrGS639qi0OYdIxN1-f1v3atRtBQzBkGTeYZ8zUDJ_Ar09UIOR1De1R1g6bEQgZzP_Qy1jChjlGFmU2h8PA51NKKc1VttxEH2dGBw1ktUcNDfaHa6ApzPMRgOt/s400/Taqueria.png" width="400" /></a>The <i>New Yorker</i> this week has a brief but wonderful summary -- "<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/01/julia-childs-taqueria.html">Julia Child's Taqueria</a>" -- of the author's special trip to the Super-Rica Taqueria in Santa Barbara, which became a legend because Julia Child liked it something like 30 years ago.<br /><br />In my mind this little Mexican diner may defy any other cultural institution as the most overrated hole-in-the-wall in America, or maybe on the planet. But note I defined this to avoid including the Iowa caucuses, which deserve an overrated category all their own.<br /><br />I'm glad someone has validated my impression, which is shared by many native Santa Barbarans that I know. The everlasting line out the Super-Rica's door -- that's been there, I think, since I first tried it in 1983, or was that 2003? -- is an eternal mystery, but people keep driving up there from everywhere. Last summer I found a taqueria at random that was better and had less waiting, though I admit that the tortillas weren't made fresh by hand as they were when I was at the Super-Rica. See <a href="http://regional-food.blogspot.com/2011/06/super-cucas-and-its-opposite.html">this post</a> for more about the taqueria I enjoyed.<br /><br /> The <i>New Yorker</i>'s image (above/right) doesn't really show the line the way it usually looks -- it often goes out the door to the right and past the back door of the tiny kitchen. Last summer we stood in line for a while, still curious to see how the place was lasting, but the pretentious conversations all around us drove us out.<br /><br /><br /> 

Fifteen minutes would have been enough

The New Yorker  this week has a brief but wonderful summary -- " Julia Child's Taqueria " -- of the author's special trip ...

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Why we didn't have Chinese food for Christmas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMkuCXNTNQb16OVS2BMPe7vmGW5aqy5jpJPCQGI1RfqTUeEM7gF_pxQr2lbCpTqsb46zcuVLGUWtqK7NN4Xow56nvu0jVb5FQSReAxrA1GxPx9W8QPrrVfzp4HJ7nareVsuWlasEYuXg/s1600/tunamelt8833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMkuCXNTNQb16OVS2BMPe7vmGW5aqy5jpJPCQGI1RfqTUeEM7gF_pxQr2lbCpTqsb46zcuVLGUWtqK7NN4Xow56nvu0jVb5FQSReAxrA1GxPx9W8QPrrVfzp4HJ7nareVsuWlasEYuXg/s320/tunamelt8833.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Christmas dinner for Jews is Chinese food -- old New York custom. Right? We thought we would finally join in this tradition, which we've never observed in our past.<br /><br />Well, not tonight. The one Chinese restaurant that we thought was open seemed to have left the phone off the hook, so we figured they were over-taxed with Christmas customers. They have a few service issues anyway, so we definitely didn't want to drive over to see what was wrong with them. We stayed home, lit the Hanukkah candles, and had tuna melts and champagne. Good combination! Elaine and Lenny, in the photo above, are ready to eat.<br /><br />Earlier, we took a walk in the park and watched "Midnight in Paris" on streaming video. Great way to enjoy the holiday. Great movie, too. From the walk, Lenny's photos:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQzsyFIFs8NFS2Nw_OcPQEwtzYXPbgyhesSj_9n2V892fabKxSECoIMsAg6v9092gLhGA9OEPylSlqql0zATss18vpgfdK4jmat0_HS03ep66H6df-o-Xc6-zy8L3kaKMFN91ENSuFfk/s1600/walk0117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQzsyFIFs8NFS2Nw_OcPQEwtzYXPbgyhesSj_9n2V892fabKxSECoIMsAg6v9092gLhGA9OEPylSlqql0zATss18vpgfdK4jmat0_HS03ep66H6df-o-Xc6-zy8L3kaKMFN91ENSuFfk/s320/walk0117.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi1pyVdvt1feiEtUo28Bj6wKsxbFHjpu0-c1hXW67SrKwKS76PElGvEGmRSKmUzLEW96hfIRVFmzmutuG0XrGm_qJGPewkkPi7-EcKWalkioTIbVtskVPwT03RinbAeyPHtl42XNo9UI/s1600/walk0136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi1pyVdvt1feiEtUo28Bj6wKsxbFHjpu0-c1hXW67SrKwKS76PElGvEGmRSKmUzLEW96hfIRVFmzmutuG0XrGm_qJGPewkkPi7-EcKWalkioTIbVtskVPwT03RinbAeyPHtl42XNo9UI/s320/walk0136.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pUojmUIzK3GP0tLDIHqtDgT9ewjqS5ALIX2czuS0Bfk-LaXN_bc5QxrXKPqpxpLyEcDBMBuyHQT8H21qFiQs_o_qrQjFgGrYuzcRYzugScNq75S0op4jJETGr2HMM2ijfSU1AhyphenhyphenKnig/s1600/walk0160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pUojmUIzK3GP0tLDIHqtDgT9ewjqS5ALIX2czuS0Bfk-LaXN_bc5QxrXKPqpxpLyEcDBMBuyHQT8H21qFiQs_o_qrQjFgGrYuzcRYzugScNq75S0op4jJETGr2HMM2ijfSU1AhyphenhyphenKnig/s320/walk0160.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />

Why we didn't have Chinese food for Christmas

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Latke Dinner

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSJjcOVcpm3vuLL8lkCrTPt5wnrzYWCmDewCXvjDyid3Oe3BjOL-DjgPtozaUQXeWZgp_-GYH3eyb8zv72yOYo_rjrGVovEpxx-HHDtndbZdlNuFssZjQLe4mLH9tZ_PB2ylpqKHuPtK0/s1600/latkes8828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSJjcOVcpm3vuLL8lkCrTPt5wnrzYWCmDewCXvjDyid3Oe3BjOL-DjgPtozaUQXeWZgp_-GYH3eyb8zv72yOYo_rjrGVovEpxx-HHDtndbZdlNuFssZjQLe4mLH9tZ_PB2ylpqKHuPtK0/s320/latkes8828.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Our latke dinner included latkes, leg of lamb, and lemon layer cake. I made the cake from scratch instead of from a mix this time. In the photo: Elaine and Larry, here to enjoy the holiday.<br /><br />Also to celebrate, we saw the movie "Hugo" with Ben Kingsley and Sasha Baron-Cohen this afternoon. It was great. How could I not love a movie about wind-up toys? <br /><br />The cake:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcS0SevOf_pPzb5KGP_-rK4jgsvzvGJPvQ1StXwgCyuqxUOmczq70Io4_A6Bv-uSHPKsbog8X7z2IETvB0TeeCCrAN0GdQKkGMkM5mzfd8csSAnW5emAb_ZNdzrL32V8Oj03DazQJ2UVg/s1600/cake8830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcS0SevOf_pPzb5KGP_-rK4jgsvzvGJPvQ1StXwgCyuqxUOmczq70Io4_A6Bv-uSHPKsbog8X7z2IETvB0TeeCCrAN0GdQKkGMkM5mzfd8csSAnW5emAb_ZNdzrL32V8Oj03DazQJ2UVg/s320/cake8830.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Latke Dinner

Our latke dinner included latkes, leg of lamb, and lemon layer cake. I made the cake from scratch instead of from a mix this time. In the ph...

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