Guy Fieri and Mexican Dinner

Last night Joe and I saw Guy Fieri at the Performing Arts Center! As I mentioned before, Joe got tickets through 95sx, where he is the afternoon DJ. Before the show, we stopped at a nearby La Hacienda for dinner.

I love Mexican food, but I don’t often stray from my usual orders; I either get a shrimp quesadilla or chicken enchiladas. Between the two, the server recommended the shrimp quesadilla, so I just went with it. What’s not to love about shrimp, cheese, and…..oil?

Joe had some chicken dish and totally hacked the pronunciation when he ordered. The Spanish major in me had the sudden urge to correct him until I remembered the free tickets he was about to hand me. :)

The food was, well, food. I slathered my quesadilla in salsa, obviously. God bless a tomato.

Before walking into the show, I demanded politely asked Joe to take a picture of me wearing his badge. Turns out we didn’t even need the badge but I did feel fancy for a moment. But what in the hell am I doing with my fist?? Punching air? I think I need to take a boxing class.

So…the show. Fun! It started out with an Australian flair bartender Hayden “Woody” Wood making some beverages. He is also the author of The Liquid Kitchen.

Volunteers were asked to assist in cocktail mixing. This one woman got kind of wild – reminded me of my moves at Trio. Sake.

Off to the right you will notice the snazzy, orange-covered fur booth in which L.A.’s DJ Cobra was spinning. 

After the opening act, we watched clips from Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, the show where Guy travels across the country to find the most original and delicious food that America has to offer. About an hour into the show, Guy finally came out! Woaaaaaah baby does he have a lot of energy! I loved his potty mouth.

Throughout the show, Guy cooked a couple of dishes,

started a huge fire,

threw shrimp at the audience,

showed us his pork & fork shaped guitar.

Guy is definitely an interesting…guy! The show was wildly entertaining and I’m glad I got to go!

If you could meet any of the Food Network chefs, who would you meet? I’d love to hang out with Giada for a day, try to hit on Scott Conant, pick Alton Brown’s brain, smack Alex Guarnaschelli for being such a pretentions biatch, and high-five Cat Cora for being a bad ass.  I’d also be overjoyed to have Paula Deen as my mother-in-law for a minute. Any longer and I’d probably go into cardiac arrest.

There were a lot of swear words in this post. I’m starting to get too comfortable with you guys.

XO!

Strawberries Are Taking Over My Life. And maybe Guy Fieri too.

…along with beets, pickles, Chick-fil-A, alcohol. I have too many obsessions.

With the first batch of strawberries, I made Lauren an angel food cake for her “4th anniversary of her 25th birthday.” I used Alton Brown’s recipe and it came out so light and moist. Angel Food cake is awesome because you can top it with anything you want and it’s fat-free!

I made the cake on Friday night and as I was walking out the door to dinner, I spilled strawberry juice all over my white shorts. I then turned around, put on a new pair of white shorts and drove downtown. I parked, picked up the bag her cake was in, and strawberries then leaked all over my shirt. I wanted to scream, but I thought, this is life, just go with it. So, in these pictures, you will see a lovely spot on the front of my shirt and my bra hanging out. I = the epitome of class. HELP!

Please note her “25” candles.

After dinner, we went to Midtown for dancing and drinks.

And shots. This is one of my favorite photos of the night because of Jenny. She obviously didn’t care that we were taking a picture – she just wanted her damn shot. Nothing wrong with that.

Tonight, Lucy and I made Chelsey’s Talkin’ Crack Bars. These bars are awesome because they contain only natural sugars and are low in fat! They are also deeeeeeeeelicious. We are currently eating them warm, but we can’t wait until they cool down so we can try them again.

These bars could have easily been the best part of my day, but I got an exciting phone call from my friend Joey today. Joey (Joe Girard) is the afternoon DJ for 95sx and occasionally he gets tickets to Charleston events. He was lucky enough to get tickets to see Guy Fieri at the Performing Arts Center and invited me to go along with him! I practically squealed when he told me. The performance will include interactive cooking stations, secrets tips and dishes from his new book and stories from the road.

If I meet him, can I ask him if I can touch his hair?

I will probably be star struck if I meet him….or at least spill something all over myself. Because, clearly, that is what I do.