Cville - Hipper Than You

for tomorrow we do it all over again! I'm back from a crazy family emergency weekend to report on my Thursday night excursion. It started at dinner with my friend Rosey who had never been to Shebeen before. Shebeen's menu reflects a South African vibe with Peri Peri this and Peri Peri that. Ro and I decided we would try the appetizer sampler for a little bit of Peri Peri everything. Wings, mushrooms, chicken skewers, beef pastry...all delish. We were quite full after this, so we only ordered salads for dinner with salmon and shrimp on top. This is where the slight problem started. People around us who had ordered after us were getting their meals way before us...and we only ordered salads! Okay, so the salmon might take a while to cook. Our wonderful waiter, Justin, kept checking on us and apologizing for the delay. When the food did come, the shrimp and salmon were cold. They are cooked items, correct? Once we told Justin, he was the ultimate in kind and professional. He brought us more, lots more, shrimp and salmon and offered us dessert. I do believe this was an isolated event, since everyone around us didn't seem to have any problems. (Maybe it's just me. I seemed to be cursed these days.) You should definitely try it, if you haven't. The food is great. Just make sure to ask for Justin!

Then, it was on to the Scandalous event at Satellite Ballroom to benefit the Music Resource Center. Mike Alexander was the mastermind behind this fun event, which celebrated the coming concert of Justin Timberlake with lots of Justin videos, a dance contest, and special drinks named in honor of the Sexyback singer. While the rain did keep some people away, we had a great crowd. The DJ and lighting guys were great. The only way the event could have been more fun was if the dance troop from UVA hadn't been there. They were great dancers, but they were so good that I feel they intimidated some of the other 'non-professional' dancers and kept them from dancing and entering the dance contest. Otherwise, another great event by Mr. Alexander, and another charity has a little dough in its pockets.

Coming up soon: my birthday bash coverage! If you know me, then you already should have an invite. If you don't know me, but would like to get to know me, then e-mail me for an invite. (e-mail can be found in the left-hand column). Eat, drink, and be merry! - A