well I have to write something don’t I!

What a laugh! I surfed it down the beach a bit with some friends – we ended up waaay down at the vlei mouth. A lot of fun though – fantastic vibe on the beach the whole day and ev’ry restaurant had blazing trade throughout the day so thank you to all those who supported the event and Empire Cafe

Empire was sooo busy last night!

We sold out of the butter chicken on it’s maiden flight :-D.

I’m stiff this morning from running around in the kitchen. Thankfully I’m pretty organised in my old age or I’d have been screwed!

Keep it coming loyal customer people!

Yes it’s true.

We’ve totally nailed the sauce for butter chicken :-D

Come taste – it’s flippin’ fantastic.

Served with Basmati and a cucumber orange salad. Simple.

• started training a new cook. So far, so good
• the kitchen is working out well – all the staff changes and little systems are remarkably effective.
• never hire “ex addicts” if the drug of choice was speed or tik!
• The Earth Fair Market has turned out to be lucrative and sooo much fun. I’m REALLY happy I decided to move from Porter Estate, although that was good initially …

YouTube – Carl Sagan – ‘A Glorious Dawn’ ft Stephen Hawking Cosmos Remixed.

Empire Cafe, in the form of me, shares a stall at The Earth Fair Market in Retreat, the site of Builders’s Warehouse. It’s awesome! very popular and it’s only just started. The organisation is great and there’s a lovely variety of stalls, fresh fish, Namibian meat products, Rudi’s Meats, good SUSHI and BEER. So … now you really know why I’m there :-). The extra business has been really welcome this winter. Although I must say it’s been quite an easy one this year.
I’m including a link to the location here – it’s an INDOOR market

Click here for a map of the Earth Fair Market

I just finished reading Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson, for the second time. It’s perhaps the best story I’ve ever read. Funny, intelligent, mad, terribly sad from time to time. Think I’ll read it again in 2 years or so. I also have the Baroque Cycle which is a trilogy, and Anathem which is science fiction but from the human perspective . He is an incredible writer. Mostly historical fiction, which is what makes it so interesting – a lot of the context is factual, so I learn things about past situations. The manner in which events unfold has a strong human angle. It helps me relate to the realities of massive events – the Black Plague is an example that comes to mind.

Try it – you’ll like it.

SA man’s shark horror a hit: Sci-Tech: News: News24.

And now it’s night., originally uploaded by Katie West!.

I think this is incredible. If you’re ok with nudity you’d do well to have a look at her blog and flickr site. She’s awesome .

Wish I was this creative with a camera :-/