A Little Catching Up
Friday was a blast, from start to finish. Speaking of start, it wouldn’t be TNNA if there wasn’t breakfast from one of my favorite places in the Convention Center here in Columbus
Yup–I love me some Chicken & Egg. The same people STILL own it and STILL make my breakfast every year. We’ll probably have our final breakfast of the weekend there as well on Monday (the hotel has a free breakfast, however, and that may win out).
Friday is an “off day” for us, for the most part. After breakfast, we wandered down and picked up registration materials, met up wtih our good buddy Meg (owner of Yarn Expressions in Huntsville, AL), and went on the hunt for the great Indian buffet place she and I found last year (and that Matt had to miss out on for a few weird reasons). We were able to find the shopping center, but the eatery was now closed (sadly–it was AMAZING food, complete with a HUGE television blaring Baliwood soap operas!).
Two doors down we found a Korean restaurant called GoGuRyeo and decided to give it a whirl. Very wise move! The food was amazing, as was the company. Check out this spread
Everything was soooooo tasty, from the Mandu (appetizer dumplings on the order of pot stickers, but different) that weren’t on the menu but that Meg asked for, to the entrees and more. For main dishes, we had Bulgogi Jeongsik, Jeauk Bokum (roasted pork with spicy red pepper), and Galbi Jeong Sik (Beef Ribs marinated and grilled). You get a feel for the tasty goodness with this photo
That’s one happy yarn lady! We’ll definitely be back for more next year—YUM! Dinner Friday was with Kim Werker and Julie (um…….I forget!…sorry) at the Max & Erma’s across from the hotel. While the food was good, it was all about the company with those two. A mad-paced conversation overrode the hockey game in the background. We love us some Kim……..she’s awesome, and it was great to meet Julie, too!
More soon………..as we’ve spent evenings knitting and talking in the lobby and daytimes walking the tradeshow floor, finding amazing stuff, and connecting with friends and great business partners.
June 15th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Rob, I enjoyed chatting with you and Matt on Friday (as you were cutting through the food court on your way to lunch). I’m sorry that Sher-e Punjab was closed. It’s been several months since we were there; apparently the economy has claimed another one…
Hope you had happy shopping for the fall.
Phyllis
June 15th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
I think I drooled a little bit when I saw those pictures of the yummy Korean food. Glad you had a good time, can’t wait for you to report back on all the goodness coming our way!