a man of class. an overrated burger. the realization that im a moderne-day marie antoinette.

i know i spread the word classy around like cheney spreads buckshot (i know, lame), but stanton truly is classy. i mean, look at his birthday shout-out to moi.

be sure to check out the rest of his blog, which is shaping up to be a law-current events-policy-personal potpourri of class and substance.

in other news, last night i went out to dinner with my rents, sis, and anika at DB Bistro Moderne for my birthday. it was a nice time all around. the food was predictably great. BUT id be remiss if i didnt admit that i was disappointed in one key aspect of the dinner.

the reason i specifically wanted to go to db bistro was because i fancy myself something of a burger connoisseur, and foie gras is prolly my favorite food, and accordingly id always been highly intrigued by the buzz surrounding the 'THE ORIGINAL db BURGER' - a Sirloin Burger filled with Braised Short Ribs, Foie Gras and Black Tuffles, Served on a Parmesan Bun. but i had only heard descriptions of the burger. i had never seen a picture of it; if i had, i think i would have known it would be disappointing. the thing is, i thought the short ribs, foie gras and truffles would be ground and mixed in with the ground meat, to create some kind of seamless, godly-ground meat, wherein the whole would be so much greater than the sum of its parts. it turns out, the parts are all too apparent as separate entities, as you can see. so the burger thusly tastes like a great burger with somewhat obtuse toppings, rather than a godly burger. naw mean? dont get me wrong--it is a great-tasting burger--it's just not amazing. id still prefer a pm burger, no matter what jeannie says.

and i have officially written my most snobbish post of all time. whoomp there it is. complaining about the foie gras in my burger! that kinda makes me more than a chotch. id say 'asshole' is more like it.

nevertheless.