Jams By J
Hello FoodFash faithful! I’m Justin. After a very flattering post from your favorite herald of whats good in healthy food and hip fashion I am going to inturrupt your regularly scheduled blog with a little music post. Maybe once, maybe once a month, this is a test to see what flies with the boss as well as the readers (that’s you). For most of those across our fair hemisphere it is the beginning of spring, however, here in St. Pete (and out in Austin where Kristin is) that sadly means close to nothing. We go from mild winter to “OMG it’s hot” in a matter of weeks. In preparation for this impending change I am already hunting for summer jams. Just recently my brother and I attended the Gasparilla Music Festival and (for an incredibly cheap $30) were bombarded with some of LAST years best summer soundtrackers. Best Coast and Dr. Dog were stunning live and really got me pumped for more great live music! In the mean time lets get at some early tunes that are going to clear out those winter cobwebs.
HAIM delivers their sisterly collaboration of pop/R&B vocals with a little retro and a lot of cool. They have an excelent EP out but it’s this crushingly solid single “Falling” that is going to get summer off to a good start.
HAIM – Falling
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Next a band, who I know Kristin is a fan of, has three fantastic albums (the most recent came out Feb 11th and features this just plain danceable gem).
Foals – My Number
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Lastly for now in a more etherial but still good vibing vein Pacific Air, who’s debut album comes out in May but get their EP to tide you over. It’s ideal “laying out” music. Just listen!
Pacific Air – Float
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If this gets a few thumbs up maybe FoodFash will have me back. But, in any case, hang in there knowing summer is just around the corner! Thanks, and now back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Fresh, Fresh Tunes (Courtesy Of @JStroak)
Justin has been slipping sweet tunes my way for a solid 15 years now. And even though Sirius XMU does a pretty darn good job of making musical goodness extremely accessible to, well, everyone, Justin still manages to find stuff that even they haven’t gotten their hands on yet. You ready to start that music blog yet, J?
Sir Sly – Where I’m Going
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Wildcat! Wildcat! – Please and Thank You
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Local Natives – Ceilings
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Dinner With @Chobani
What a week! SXSW13 was unexpectedly grand. Five days off of real work. Five days off of fake work. Five days of resting my mind and cruising through the city, plan-less, with my best buds. I can’t wait to catch you all up!
One of my first SX happenings was going to dinner with Chobani and a bunch of local bloggers at Parkside. Megan and I navigated our Car2Go through ridiculous traffic, scored a super close, super teensy parking spot between two motorcycles, and got to reading about our Greek yogurt inspired dinner.
Avocado soup, beet salad, grilled prawns, braised beef short ribs, and yogurt custard desert – I should have paced myself. But pacing was just not possible when each dish that arrived was completely divine.
Everything was so super delish, but I especially loved the avocado soup, prawns, and the basil ice cream that came along side the custard. The soup was cool, crisp, with slight, salty bursts from the caviar. The prawns were gynorm and wonderfully seasoned. And the dessert… Why wasn’t the dessert served first? I tried so, so hard to finish, but just couldn’t. Basil ice cream is happening in my kitchen. Soon.
In addition to culinary goodness, the company was fantastic as well. The folks at Chobani were so enthusiastic about being in Austin, meeting with Austin bloggers, and representing their company – I can’t say I’ve met with a brand that exuded more positive energy. And! Megan and I sat across from Miss Melody Fury, a super cool character that I hope to run into again in the real world and virtual world, alike.
Thanks a million, Chobani, for such a fun night!