ps...

once you start canning things, you get to do stuff like this:

eeps! too cute!

st. james cheese company

after marty finished his last exam of the year yesterday (!!!), we headed over the st. james cheese company for sandwiches.

i encountered this beautiful tree on the way there... moving on:

st. james opened about a year after katrina. the owners, "cheesemongers" as they call themselves, moved to new orleans from london with their son to open this shop in uptown.

the incredible selection of artisanal meats and cheeses aside, the menu boasts delicious pressed sandwiches, huge salads, cheese boards and charcuterie samplings put together in the kitchen on the chef's whim. this time i tried the beecher's cheddar - smoked turkey, basil, tomato and avocado on ciabatta.

just looking at this picture of yesterday's sandwich makes me want to go back! it's raining today in new orleans so i'm guessing people might be turned off by st. james' primarily outdoor seating. this might be wishful thinking.

p.s. st. james has a blog! i am DEFINITELY signing up for their cheese school. stinky cheeses, here i come!

only in new orleans

not for the faint of heart!

learn something new about chicago today

did you know chicago is home to the most moveable bridges in the world for any city? it's true - the guide on the seadog architectural boat tour said it (and i've been on the tour TWICE, so i could practically run the tour myself). as cool as it is (hello batman begins!!) it can be prettyyyy (please channel larry david while reading that in your head, thanks) annoying when you actually have somewhere to go and the bridges go up for a couple sailing the river on a wednesday at NOON...

AWESOME image via flickr

stuck.

inquire within for more fun chicago trivia! i've got LOTS.

pretty, random

i took this yesterday whilst waiting for the bus.

my life during finals is so exciting i could scream.