Phantom Fireworks

This year my son's Boy Scout Troop was selling Phantom Fireworks.  This is the first time I have heard of them.  They have a lot of buy one get 1 deals on their smaller fireworks.  We bought some of their fireworks to help out the troop and to see how they compare to TNT which we usually buy.  The smaller items are not as good. A lot of the Morning Glory sparklers were hard to light.  The bigger grand finale items are much better.  The ones that we liked that put on a good show were the Volcanic Vortex cones and the New York Harbor Fountain.  The Volcanic Vortex cones shot lots of sparks and crackles and seemed to last for quite a while, though they lacked color.  The Tank W/R's were cool but some of them were duds.  Those tanks sold out really quick.  For the finale the New York Harbor fountain was spectacular! Almost continuous showers of stars, multicolored sparks, some loud whistles and lots of crackle.  It was almost overwhelming. Loved it!

Second Food Strike Event

We went to our second Food Strike Event last Saturday, after missing last months event due to rain. This time it was dry and not yet dark at 7:00pm.  The gourmet food trucks that were there were An The Go, Speedy Panini, Koja Kitchen, Naked Chorizo, Sanguchon, Hapa SF, Pacific Puffs, The Chairman and Anglica's Taqueria.
My son and I decided to try the Korean BBQ beef from Koja Kitchen with sautéed onions, Japanese seasoned romaine lettuce, drizzled with their signature sauce sandwiched between two toasted rice patties.   The Korean BBQ beef was so yummy and flavorful  it was almost orgasmic.  For dessert Mochimisu a tiramisu dessert with house made chocolate mochi morsels among the layers of soaked lady fingers and mascarpone, topped with cocoa powder and an elegant chocolate-dipped strawberry.

Hubby went to the An The Go.  He has a strange philosphy that he can't get the same thing as me.  He had the garlic noodles combo with lemon grass beef skewers and coconut prawns.  My son and I had the noodles and the lemongrass beef  the last time we went to the this event. The garlic noodles are very garlicky and yummy and the lemongrass beef is so tender and flavorful.  Hubby didn't give me a taste of his coconut prawns though but he said it was good, kind of like a flaky tempura.

La Mordida Taqueria

The other night we had dinner at La Mordida Taqueria.  This restaurant just opened up a few weeks ago in a former Taco Bell used to be.  They took out the old bench tables and wall that separated the tables from where you order and put in new tables and chairs.  The new arrangement makes the small restaurant look a little bigger. There are a lot of items on their menu to order.  I ordered the 2 item combination plate which had rice, beans, salad and I chose a carne asada taco and tostada.  The taco and tostada were really good.  The salad, rice and beans were also good.  My son got a super carne asada burrito which was huge.  He said the meat was really tender and the burrito was really good.  He took half of it home and had it for lunch the next day.  Hubby got the 2 item combination plate with a fish taco and an enchilada.  He really liked the fish taco.  The enchilada was good.