When Austin saw the Oechsle family picture...

He brought it over to me and asked "Who's the mom?"
I asked him who he thought it was and he pointed to Amanda.
Austin: Her?
Me: Nope.
Then he takes the picture back from me and looks at it for almost 30 seconds, then points to Regina.
Austin: Then it has to be her, cause that's Jenny (pointing to Jenny), and that's the dad (pointing to John). Who's that? (pointing to Amanda)
Me: That's her sister.
Austin: Oh, I thought her mom was a sister too.
Me: Guess what her name is... (pointing to Amanda)
Austin: Bonzai!

I will try to get the family photo posted in the next couple of days. :)

The Paris Bistro

Corner of 15th and 15th (1500 South, 1500 East), Salt Lake City, UT, USA
http://theparis.net/

This place was comfortable. Our waiter was very helpful in deciding what to try. They serve bread and butter to start. It's nothing spectacular, but it's not bad. We started out by splitting a Spinach & Endive salad. (Candied Walnuts, Apple, Maytag Bleu Cheese & Cider Vinaigrette). This was pretty good, but as Jenny pointed out, the bleu cheese kind of overpowered the rest of the salad. After we finished the salad, our waiter brought out our entrees... Jenny ordered the Butternut Squash Ravioli (Sage Beurre Blanc, Pan Roasted Hazelnuts, Parmigiano Reggiano) and I had the Wild Shrimp Risotto à l'Armoricaine (Chile Oil, Vine-Ripe Tomato, Basil, Garlic, Cognac Cream). Wow. Both of these were awesome and I would highly recommend this restaurant from the dinners we had. Jenny's was sweeter and mine was a little bit spicy. We finished off dinner with a LemonGrass Crème Brûlée. Make sure to call in a reservation ahead of time, because the next couple who walked in right after us were turned away.

Not to totally shock everyone, but...

I am going to try to start posting to this pretty regularly. I consider "pretty regularly" to be at least once a week, so we'll see how well I do with my new resolution.

Mazza 2

The best Mazza dish so far (out of the 4 I have tried so far) is the Mazza's Chicken & Eggplant Dish. Try this. Btw, the baba ganooj is better than the hummus.

Mazza

Corner of 9th and 9th (900 South, 900 East), Salt Lake City, UT, USA http://www.mazzacafe.com/

This is a middle eastern restaurant we hadn't been to before. It has a yuppy atmosphere and is well laid out. The restaurant is very clean and well lit. Our waiter was attentive and interactive. I can't remember his name. The appetizers are reasonably priced. The entrees are a little on the expensive side, but judging just by the two I have tried, they are well worth the money.

The food here was pretty darn good. We started with the Hummus appetizer. This comes with flat bread and is very good. Before our entrees arrived, our waiter noticed that we were out of flat bread and brought out some more.

For entrees, we had the Musakhan and the Chicken & Potatoes Mutabbak. The Musakhan is a little flat bread purse filled with goodness and the sweet nectar of life. They use spices really well in this dish... it has a complex but very palatable flavor. The Mutabbak looks like Persian potatoes au gratin. This is thin-sliced potato pieces in tamarind sauce. Pretty darn good.