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Feb. 6th, 2008 09:12 amCheck out this little bit on the history of chocolate in Spain. My chocolate favorite from Tienda would be the piedras de chocolate. But the turrón piglet seen here is what I hope to find in my Easter basket.
After reading the fabulous Dragon Blood, I was reluctant to try anything new. Would the next book be as good? Would it suffer in comparison? I picked up a copy of Meljean Brook's Demon Moon at the same time I purchased Dragon Blood, but was a bit worried about high expectations and the BD reading euphoria wearing off. So instead I moved on to Pride of Baghdad. Being from a different genre entirely, my expectations were different. But they, too, were met and exceeded. PoB rocked. The art. The colors, the fonts/typeface used. The story. The whole thing. So my next graphic novel purchase will be another selection from Vaughan's backlist of comics and collaborations. Excluding maybe the Buffy ones, since I've never been a Buffy fan.
I have the last two recaps of my Restaurant Week experiences to share. Longer version with menu details will be forthcoming. Short version: one fabulous lunch that made up for a 25 minute wait (even with reservations) at Oya and one good enough meal at Cork's that would not be worth full fare during non-Restaurant Week.
After reading the fabulous Dragon Blood, I was reluctant to try anything new. Would the next book be as good? Would it suffer in comparison? I picked up a copy of Meljean Brook's Demon Moon at the same time I purchased Dragon Blood, but was a bit worried about high expectations and the BD reading euphoria wearing off. So instead I moved on to Pride of Baghdad. Being from a different genre entirely, my expectations were different. But they, too, were met and exceeded. PoB rocked. The art. The colors, the fonts/typeface used. The story. The whole thing. So my next graphic novel purchase will be another selection from Vaughan's backlist of comics and collaborations. Excluding maybe the Buffy ones, since I've never been a Buffy fan.
I have the last two recaps of my Restaurant Week experiences to share. Longer version with menu details will be forthcoming. Short version: one fabulous lunch that made up for a 25 minute wait (even with reservations) at Oya and one good enough meal at Cork's that would not be worth full fare during non-Restaurant Week.
