::: In Exile :::

The christmas gift i received from my sister was a very nice chef’s knife. I’ve been quietly looking for a while but hadn’t really decided what to get. I had gravitated toward the Wusthof or Henckels and had never heard of the knife my sister got for me but it was recommended to her by the chef at the school she works at ( a high school with a chef? ).

The knife is a Kershaw Shun 8″ Chef’s knife and its uber sharp. i gotta say slicing, chopping and stuff is lot easier with a crazy sharp knife. All this time i’ve been working with inferior equipment.

The Hon sent me a link to a friend of his who also has the Shun. The great part was learning that Alton Brown is also a fan of the Shun knives!

there were other bad moments in 2006 and there are other great memories of 2006 but here’s the winner.

Best Memory of 2006

This is a story the story i retold the most in 2006. Finally losing the 25lbs i gained in early 2000, like a monkey on my back i carried for 6 years. Without much exercise i dropped 20lbs just by cutting out sweet tea and regular sodas from my diet in less than 6 weeks. I feel better and look better (at least to me). It was a great success story and the highlight of 2006. Here’s to a great 2007!

So what are you worst and best memories of 2006 ?

since jay didn’t bring this up during NYE dinner as we all expected i decided to blog it.
Worst Memory of 2006

Being forced to layoff my friends, letting go of a dream and in general feeling like a failure.

shizznit happens (twice)