World's Largest Rope Swing

My buddy Austin and his ridiculous friends made a video that has gone viral this past week.
I went to Moab last summer with this group, they're intense. To say the least--Enjoy!

Bon Appetite!

When I moved to Salt Lake, I made a list of popular cafes/restaurants I wanted to try.
It's been at the back of my notebook for years at work.
I'm making this list public so I'll remember to go to them!
The next time friends don't know where to eat, I'll just shoot a Nerf gun at this post!

Key (-)haven't been (+)have been (*****)loved it

BBQ
+Pat's BBQ 155 E. Commonwealth ($)
-Beerhive Pub 128 South Main ($)
-Busy Bee Bar 2115 South State ($)

Brunch
-Left Fork Grill 68 W. 3900 S. ($)
-Grand America 555 S. Main ($$)
-Tuscany 2832 E. 6200 S. ($$)
+Eggs in the City 1675 E. 1300 S. ($$)
-Finn's 1624 S. 1100 E. ($$)
-Millcreek Cafe & Egg Works 3084 E. 3300 S. ($)

Burger/Sandwich
-Caputo's Market & Deli 308 W. 300 S. ($)
-Cucina Deli 1026 E. 2nd Ave. ($$)
+Trio 680 S. 900 E. ($$)
-Pago 878 S. 900 E. ($$)

Italian
+Este Pizza 145 E. 200 S. & Sugarhouse ($)
-Granato's 1391 S. 300 W. ($)
-Michelangelo's Ristorante 2156 S. Highland ($$)
+The Pie 1320 E. 200 S. ($)
+Salt Lake Pizza & Pasta 1061 E. 2100 S. ($$)
+Vinto***** 418 E. 200 S. ($$)

Mexican
-Lone Star Taqueria 2265 E. Ft. Union Blvd. ($)
+Red Iguana 736W. North Temple ($$)
-Rio Grande Cafe 270 S. Rio Grande St. ($)

Thai
+Chanon Thai Cafe***** 278 E. 900 s. ($)
+East West Connection 1400 S. Foothill ($$)
+My Thai 1425 S. 300 W. ($)
+Sawadee***** 700 E. South Temple-ish ($$)
-Thai Delight Cafe 6271 S. 3655 W. ($)
-Thai Garden 4410 S. 900 E. ($$)
-Thai Lotus 212 E. 500 S. ($$)
-Thai Orchid 6219 S. Highland ($)
+Thai Siam***** 1435 S. State ($)
-Tasty Thai 1302 S. 500 E. ($)
+Thaifoon Gateway ($$)

Vegetarian
-Living Cuisine 2144 Highland ($)
-Oasis 151 S. 500 E. ($$)
-One World Cafe 41 S. 300 E. ($)
-Sage's Cafe 473 E. 300 S. ($$)
-Vertical Diner 2290 S. West Temple ($)

Misc
-Royal India
-Greek Souvlaki
-City Greek Express 660 S. State ($)
+J. Wong's Bistro
+Curry in a Hurry 2020 S. State ($)
-Himalayan Kitchen 73 E. 400 S. ($$)

Best
-Eva 317 S. Main ($$)
-Citris Grill 2991 E. 3300 S. ($$)
-Pinon Mkt & Cafe 2095 E. 1300 S. ($)
-Mazza 912 E. 900 S. ($$)
-Log Haven 6451 E. Millcreek Canyon Rd. ($$)
-Red Butte Cafe 1414 Foothill Dr. ($$)

San Francisco!

Over President's Weekend I went to San Jose to visit Heather & Brandon
We shopped, went to the beach, ate lots of great food, stopped at Trader Joes and overall had a great time. Here are some pics!

Guac on the beach--Kami, remember when we did this last year?!
It's the perfect beach treat! Word to the wise, never buy UNsalted chips.

Bella is the cutest little girl!

Hiking in Muir Woods. This was amazing.
Redwoods are huge, its crazy to think they were here growing before Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

We stopped at the littlest market in Sausalito.
I wish we had rode (ridden?) bikes here, it's such a quaint town.

Classic Jump Shot by the breathtaking Golden Gate Bridge!

These photos take me back to a trip I took to New York in the summer of '09.
Pictures capture not only the landscape but also the memories associated.
To be frank, this trip wasn't fun and yet I'm smiling in all these photos.
I should've just frowned for the camera in this shot!

We went shopping all around Haight & Ashbury.

Check out the Painted Ladies, AKA the Full House street.
To those of you who watched TGIF growing up, you would definitely recognize it.
The funny thing is all the houses around SF are beautiful, I don't know why this row is the most popular.

We thought about riding the classic trolley, but the line was so long that we opted to walk everywhere instead.

Heather/Brandon/Bella are great tour guides!
I was happy to run around SF with them.
Heather is 7 months pregnant and as cute as ever.

We walked all around Chinatown before going to dinner at Nick's Tacos.
We had a few suggestions telling us to eat there, and it was good. Not great.

After dinner we stopped at Bi-Rite Creamery.
It was delicious, we got toasted coconut and snickerdoodle.
I wish SLC had better ice cream shops.
Mormons love that stuff!

This is ridiculous but two of the highlights of the trip for me were:
1. finding Xiao Long Bao. It wasn't nearly as good as the ones in Taiwan.
But the broth was exactly the same. I know you're thinking broth is broth.
But not true. All broth is not created equal.

2. shopping at trader joe's 2x. I LOVE this store so much.
The food is so unique, organic and the price is always right.

I love weekend trips!
I hope you all are surviving this winter weather...I CAN'T wait for Spring/Summer.
I get ultra giddy thinking about riding bikes and going hiking in the mountains.
Just a few more months! Hang in there everyone!

More Videos

My friend Shannon posts the best videos on her blog. I'm a copy cat, sorry Shannon:)



one that I found of my own free will:



one from jason mraz cuz he's the bombdig.


and one from a sexy irishman:

For the easily distracted.

Videos to start off your week!