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Bill Easterly (and colleagues) have just started a very promising blog, Aid Watch.
Month: January 2009
Sinatra and Sodini’s
A quote for any week (click on the picture to enlarge).
A great dinner we had at Sodini’s Green Valley Sicilian restaurant in North Beach and the ever present, ever wise Frank Sinatra himself was at (or should I say: above) our table… If you ever pass by– you should: this is probably the best Italian restaurant in San Francisco, atmosphere- & quality-wise –, I warmly recommend the “Chicken Alla Sodini” (grilled chicken topped with ham, mozzarella and cream sauce served with linguine alla casa; add a small Caesar salad and you’ll surely satisfy any appetite, no matter how hungry you start…).
→ Read more Chess games, more and less serious
First, the powerful Corus Chess tournament has started today (first game tomorrow) in Wijk aan Zee. Time for last year’s Group A winner, Magnus Carlsen, to really make history. Ivanchuk did quite well lately, but I still don’t see him with too many chances against the Viking Chessmaster, this time.
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A month-old, well done portrait of Ben Bernanke in the NewYorker, on the background of the financial crisis, in both white and black shades, and…in light-tan socks :-).
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Intercontinental flights are also occasions to watch on-the-watch!-list
Leaving Frisco in style
… with an absolutely delicious dinner at Michael Mina’s restaurant in San Francisco (Mina wikilink), located just in the lobby of the Westin St. Francis hotel, Union Square.
My 3-menu choice (with accompanying yummy pictures that I couldn’t help taking; the light was rather dim however; hence, ultimately, the photo quality is not what it could have been…):
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Dungeness Crab ~ Local and Seasonal
• Endive, Poached Claw, Aïoli
• Butter Roasted, Whole Leg, Espelette
• Cioppino, Backfin Meat, Tinkerbell Peppers.
