Steady Mobbin': Best Year So Far

Here's some 2015 stuff worth sharing that I haven't shared yet.

At the beginning of the year old roommate Nate brought Megan, his bride, to New York and I met up with them and Brent at Mighty Quinn's in the West Village. It was Fresh.

This is a cheeseburger. At Joe Junior's. Eaten with Chelsea and Brenda.

I made my own pork-lemongrass sausage and gave a shot at replicating one of the Vietnamese Breakfast dishes from Mission Cantina. Although there is too much white on this plate I promise it was good.

Remember that trip I took to California?

There's still some stuff about it I haven't told you. Like how I met up with Lucas upon arrival and we ate at Pot.

And then sampled a burger from some new big deal burger place.

I spent night one in LA with the Mapps at the Magic Castle. My goodness. What a night. Hope to be sharing a lot more about it soon.

One afternoon we went to the Huntington Library. I was there to check out the carnivorous plants.

Twohey's for sundaes and such is a must.

Got back to New York with plenty of time left (days, really) to make it to Andy's birthday party. Best party of the year, every year, I always say.

Remember how savage winter seemed? All that cold and snow?

One Saturday I went out into Brooklyn

To tour the renovations of the United Palace Theatre

It's a classic beauty, I'll give it that. But I'm a Loews Jersey man and we all know that.

I come home and find the most interesting things going on in my apartment sometimes.

There was a night I went with Grant, Kim and Lauren to Mile End to celebrate another Poutine Week.

Cheeseburger Poutine.

Italian Poutine.

And the winner, the Philadelphia Poutine.

One afternoon I made my own Chongqing Chicken so I am now fully independent from restaurants.

Another trip into Brooklyn, this time for Andrea's birthday

Don't you know about mordidas?

I got sick one Tuesday and went to see Paddington at 10am. Can you believe I was the only one there? Anyway. Movie was so good. So good. At the end there was some joke that made me laugh and laugh until I realized I couldn't remember what the joke had been.

Spent a week and a half or maybe two weeks eating pizza nonstop. The results are HERE but honestly I'd hoped you'd read them already.

Remember when Christian and I went to the All-Star Game? Turns out awesome new backpacks both full of NBA swag and full of NBA swag were a part of the deal. I can't wait to go on a trip and use mine!

Leslie was in town! With young Weston (not pictured)!

Spent a Saturday afternoon checking out the New Museum Triennial with Viviana.

The New Museum Triennial is a survey of what's happening with upcoming artists. It was a pretty good little show.

I wasn't with this guy, and I wasn't following him around...

But he kept turning up in my pictures

Tortoise costume. Wasn't allowed to try it on myself.

I'd been to the New Museum a number of times but never had been up to their Sky Deck.

Another Nolita/Bowery street art landmark is falling to developers. The developers. They always come.

One weekend Carol was in town with some Brits. I joined them for breakfast at Pies and Thighs.

Took a little break for a couple of hot dogs at Boulevard Drinks before a show at the Loews Jersey.

And then met back up with Carol and the Brits for Vietnamese Breakfast at Mission Cantina.

Mission Cantina bathroom mirror is a selfie must. I was trying to capture the reflection of the triangle in my eyes as one of the Brits had done before me. I did not succeed.

One Sunday morning I walk over to Andy's house for General Conference. I bring my Leica. It had been a while since the two of us had taken a walk together.