A Cinco de Mayo Recipe for Good Times

Want a recipe for a great evening?

1. Get some warm weather
2. Find some cool people
3. Go to a nice place
   
4. Pick an interesting topic to discuss
5. Hope for some serendipity

Last night met all the above criteria.

1. After a couple of weeks of (by California standards) crappy weather, the sky cleared and the temperature warmed up last night.
2. Brent and I met up with Randy Emelo and Brian LaComb, of Triple Creek Associates for dinner.
3. We went to Santana Row - the best place in San Jose for atmosphere on a nice night.
4. We had an outstanding conversation around mentoring and some of the best practices that Triple Creek is implementing. I left with a brain full of ideas, and more questions than I came with (always a good thing).
5. It turned out to be Cinco de Mayo. I should have known that, but didn't. Still, it was a happy surprise.  We had drinks outside, listening to music and enjoying an energy that you don't usually see on a Tuesday night.

I highly recommend that you visit Triple Creeks website and visit the resources section.

Randy writes a great newsletter and is very generous with podcasts, as well.

They are good people doing some great work, so check them out!

Burgers at Sino, Santana Row

When we lived in Asia, Angie and I really grew to enjoy 'big city' life.
The assortment of restaurants, the range of arts, along with the ability to do these things without driving, ...

That doesn't really exist in San Jose/Santa Clara (yes, I know it does in San Francisco, but who can afford it?)...
with the exception, that is, of Santana Row.

It's within walking distance of our house, and it's got a number of excellent restaurants - Straits Cafe for Singaporean food, Blowfish for sushi, Thea for Meditereanean, and Amber Indian for (surprise!) Indian. We've also started frequenting Sino, a newer 'Chinese/Asian' eatery that is good, but more of a fusion restaurant.

The above shot has Angie posing with two Kobe beef mini-burgers that were pretty yummy.
Santana Row has tons of street side seating, so the show is always good (and Border's is nearby, so you can shop off a hangover, not that I would know...)