They're not even my Presidents...

...but I love them for giving me a long weekend starting in about...oh, 3 hours!  Yay for President's Day!

Of course, no long weekend would be complete without leaving town (which happens more often than not these days on weekends for me). So this weekend, I'll be off to explore everything that fantastic California Central Coast has to offer.  That's right---ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!  Final destination is Santa Barbara, but planned stops along the way include Carmel, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and many of the beaches/parks/tourist traps in between. See y'all after the weekend!

P.S. Buddakan NYC opens early March, and they start taking reservations this coming Monday. 212.989.6699.  Yes, I love you, too.