{"id":4244,"date":"2019-10-11T21:47:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T21:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=4244"},"modified":"2019-10-17T14:40:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T14:40:39","slug":"restaurants-reptiles-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2019\/10\/11\/restaurants-reptiles-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants, Reptiles, & Repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>With my folks back in town to help with childcare, we explored more of Sac’s foodie scene at Chef’s Counter<\/a> at Origami<\/a>. Tucked inside a fast-casual Asian restaurant, the 6-seat reservation-only 13-course tasting menu serves as a creative outlet for Paragary group alumni Scott Ostrander and Paul diPierro, and provided us a unique and personal dining experience complete with mozzarella balloons and torched figs. We followed next morning with a day trip to San Jose to watch airplanes take off near the Heritage Rose Garden<\/a>, share soup dumplings<\/a> with my aunt, and play at the Rotary PlayGarden<\/a>. We also brought Westley back to the annual Sacramento Reptile Show<\/a>, where he demonstrated less angst handling the little critters and was rewarded with Chocolates for Breakfast<\/a>. After returning home, I worked on fixing our hot water dispenser and laundry room light fixture while taking cover from a brief but exciting hail storm that triggered our first ever tornado warning. At work, the looming prospect of having my lab relocated cast a shadow over our department’s block party luau<\/a> to celebrate our 50th anniversary and new eye center groundbreaking. I also struggled to deal with the politics of journal submissions, all while\u00a0scrambling to submit a BrightFocus<\/a> grant and my first R01<\/a>. By last week, things finally began to return to normal with fellowship interviews, grandpa’s barn<\/a>, and Paul Hom<\/a>. We took a breather over yuppy fried chicken from Bawk!<\/a> and izakaya fare at Yakitori Yuchan<\/a> as we began to prepare for our upcoming family travel.<\/p>\n\n\n

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