Um, hi there...

Sooooo, where to begin? I guess I should start by explaining the purpose of this blog...
If any of you were fans of Anju, An Asian Pub, I'm so sorry we had to close! We really hit our stride, menu wise, but could just not afford, professionally or personally to stay open. I thank all of you who supported us and worked with us! Sorry for the abrupt departure, it was not planned or intentional...
Rob and I (yes, the rumors are true, we have been an item for eight years and counting) were forced to choose between Fort Worth, TX and Los Angeles, CA. Family tends not to charge rent:). No offense to Texas, but let's just say LA won out. So we packed up what we couldn't sell, shoved the cat in a bag, and drove back to Socal. Before all you Portlanders get huffy about the whole LA thing, let me give you an analogy.
Hayden is to LA as Tom Hurly is to Portland (I mean that in the nicest way, Chef).
When we left LA I was very vocal about my hatred for the city.
I decried its public transportation, spoiled life outlook, and liberal taxes. I loved my time in Portland and really will miss it, but, upon returning to LA I now have a new appreciation for it. This city is many things, but embracing its duplicity and quirks makes you understand its beauty.
Anyway, I was speaking with a very dear friend over black cod and sake last night, and he suggested I start this blog as a way to keep in touch with all of Anju's fans. Rob and I are on the hunt for jobs right now, and as it turns out, once you've been self-employed for as long as we have, you become job kryptonite. It is still a rough scene out there in the job market. It seems like I'm going to have to just try and apply at Starbucks and the like to get some income and wait for the job recruiters to make me a match. (Quote of the century: when one recruiter, who is also working with Rob, found out mid-interview that we are a couple he said, "That's odd... I mean, he is so quiet and you are... not.") It is my hope that this blog will help to keep me engaged to my true calling (making food with heart-attack-inducing-caloric-content), until I can go pro again. It's my blog, so do not expect structured content. It might be reviews, could have some rants, perhaps a few recipes (White Trash Cosmos!)... Hopefully some folks will deem me witty enough to follow, but no one reads my personal blog, and if you are my friend on Facebook you know that I only ever need an audience of one: me.
It's hard to live for navel gazing...
Yeah, Blogging!!!