dim sum

i think i need to brush up my event planning skills. . somehow my group of 10-12 people for dim sum whittled down to 4.

luckily for me, Q2 was willing to pick me up and drive me to C-town otherwise it would have been a party of 3 (multiples of 4 are best for dim sum b/c a lot of the dishes are served with four pieces)! we met up at Golden Bridge on Bowery and i was blown away by how massive the place was. i climbed the stairs to find huge masses of people waiting for their party to be called. the roomie and R were already there and had both managed to get a number in line. after a few minutes, our number was called. we went to the extremely large dining hall and after walking around aimlessly for a bit, a server motioned us to go back to another room. this room, while smaller, was quite large (esp for new york standards) as well. we tried to find a table but found out we were supposed to wait in another line.

we finally were seated and after we ordered a few dishes, VK arrived. the dim sum was quite good but our table did a terrible job pacing. we ordered too many dishes early on and were too full to try the new dishes being carted around towards the end. all in all, i was very satisfied with goldern bridge and will probably take my family the next time they are in town.

after dim sum, R & i walked around C-town so i could do some grocery shopping. i bought lots of produce, some bbq pork buns, dried pork, banh chung, and some canned vegetables. i always get carried away because i never know when i'll be going to C-town again!! then R & i walked back to Q2's apartment, but not before we stopped by donut planet to buy Q2 and her boy some donuts. they drove me home and i've been tidying up and surfing the net since.

one of my best friends - we go WAY back (gildersleeve baby)- is visiting next weekend so the pressure is on to plan a nice weekend of activities and dining venues!!!