If the Shoe Fits, Buy It! Chinese Laundry Attitude pump

I am ringing in the new year with a horrible flu, but admiring this pair of lovely emerald pumps is making me feel a good bit better! The high heel and d'Orsay style vamp are incredibly flattering, but my most favorite part is the way the top meets in a point over your toes - almost like a sweetheart neckline for your foot.  I already own pairs of these wondrous shoes in two colors (this green and an ombre in black to coppery brown) and am in search of the sunflower yellow pair as well. They also come in a variety of other amazing tones, like a peacock teal and a rich blood red.

Feed Me Now! RumJungle

RumJungle

Location: Las Vegas Strip - Mandalay Bay

Prices: Expensive

Good for: A filling start to a big night out

Pros: Biggest rum bar in the world; huge selection for meat eaters; super cool clubby atmosphere.

Cons: Not a single option on the menu for a non-meat-eater... though I was able to specially request their "top-secret" vegetarian option, the price was not available for my perusal.


Ratings and Recommendations:

9/10 - Coconut shrimp - One of the best versions of coconut shrimp that I have ever tasted... these were perfectly crispy, with the right batter/shrimp ratio and balance between sweet and savory.

0/10 - Vegetarian tofu plate - steamed tofu napoleon stacked with vegetables and surrounded by bits of fried tofu. This dish wins the honor of receiving my first zero score ever. It was unspeakably awful. I ate about 8 bites but could not handle any more... and for a hefty $30 price tag, this was not cool. I know a meat-centric restaurant need not be known for their vegetarian options, but I would have preferred a bagged salad or a can of Green Giant veggies. Utterly disgusting.

9/10 - Pineapple coconut rice - steamed white rice flavored with pineapple and coconut. Wow! This was super delicious rice... it had a slightly complex, sweet flavor that would pair well with savory or spicy dishes. I am now on a mission to recreate this at home.

Notes: This is a Brazilian barbeque style restaurant, so the servers wander around with giant sticks of meat ready to serve you - thus, it is a great choice for a meat eater. I am not the best judge of a restaurant specializing in meat, but the only vegetarian entree option at RumJungle was absolutely heinous.

Throwback - Guess Who?

This was a pretty darn fun game - you had to ask the best questions to narrow down the field of possibilities in the most efficient manner, and then craftily guess who your opponent had selected!

I preferred to ask more narrowly tailored questions once I cut the initial options down:

• Does your person look like he is statutorily required to introduce himself to the neighbors when he moves into the neighborhood? (Bald guy in the back row, I'm looking at you...)
• Does your person look like she watches Lifetime movie-of-the-week marathons while sobbing into her cat's fur? (A beret? Really, lady?)
• Does your person look like an amatuer taxadermist / bolo tie collector? (Ahem, Justin in Row 2)
• Does your person look like someone who would be "randomly selected" for additional screening at the airport? (Back left, consider a little eyebrow wax maybe?)

WTF? Build-it-yourself meat house kit

It's the Hot Dog Hideaway, b*tches!  This Build-It-Yourself Meat House Kit is definitely the fantabulous WTF? of the week. Mmm... meat hose... (oops, typo, but I'm leaving it in.)


Check this puppy out:

From Archie McPhee: "What child doesn't imagine a house made of meat during the holidays? Our bestselling Hot Dog Hideaway kit comes with enough cured deli slices and kosher dogs (Over 10 pounds!) to make a veritable McMansion of meat! Just follow the included blueprints and use the pate spackle to join it together and smooth over the rough edges. Not only will you get the complete Hot Dog Hideaway, but also a set of meat landscaping materials to make pimento loaf trees and meatball bushes."

Note: This kit will only remain edible for three weeks without refrigeration.



*I hate to admit it, but it turns out this product is a joke. I know this because I actually tried to purchase it, and got some damnable "April Fools" message.  Booooh.  My apologies go out to the anonymous carnivorous individual (if you think it was you, you are probably correct) to whom I would have happily mailed this bad boy.

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Viva Las Vegas (aka Hangover Remedies)

I am in Vegas for a few days to celebrate the end of 2009, so I thought it would be prudent to conduct a wee bit of research regarding potential cures for the old hangover... it seems each country has a specialized remedy for overcoming the inevitable ill feelings.

Worldwide Hangover Remedies

• Poland - drink pickle juice
• Ireland - bury the hungover person up to their neck in damp sand
• Romania - eat spicy tripe soup
• United States - drink a prairie oyster cocktail made of raw egg, vodka, vinegar, ketchup, Tabasco, and Worcestershire sauce
• Scotland - drink Irn-Bru soda, a fizzy orange-iron drink
• England - drink a "corpse reviver" cocktail, which includes either brandy, Calvados, and sweet vermouth, or gin, Cointreau, Lillet blanc, and lemon juice, with a dash of absinthe... wow!
• The Faux Paw Blog - wake yourself up early to have 2 Aleve with a bottle of water, sleep for one or two more hours, then chow down on a greasy Breakfast Jack and a banana milkshake or smoothie (for Potassium). This usually works like a charm for moi, though I may need more artillery for a Vegas hangover - in which case, I would slip a crispy hashbrown patty inside the Breakfast Jack for added fortification!

Retail Therapy - INC zip front ruffle jacket

This would be such a bright spot during a gloomy winter! INC International Concepts dresses up this great zip front jacket with fun ruffles and buckles on the sleeves. Best of all - it is both fully lined and machine washable - heck yes!  This fab jacket also comes in a bright leafy green and a rich garnet red.