Rebel Prince

A fashion feature in this week’s Metro Weekly includes a shirt from Moschino Uomo, based on the Pantone spectrum. Each color chip has the corresponding Pantone number printed in the corner. Very cool. It’s nicely paired with a jacket here; I think wearing it alone might be a bit much on the eyes. What’s not so cool: the price. $375.

Speaking of fashion, I’m starting to compile a spring wardrobe wish list. For now:

• polo shirts and khakis: yes, a bit twee, but it’s good to have some basics.
• a lightweight brown jacket: actually, anything but black; I have too many black jackets.
• shoes: maybe a couple different styles (loafers, say) or colors to diversify my collection.
• a subtly patterned bag or briefcase: perhaps something Jack Spade-ish, but hopefully not quite as expensive. Again, anything but black; I already have a small flock of black bags of various sizes lining one bedroom wall.
• new eyeglasses: I’ve had the same pair for the past few years, and while I’ve been meaning to get a new one for a long while now, I think Jeff has inspired me to finally do something about it. At the very least I should get my eyes checked.

Non sequitur: I tried Diet Coke with Lime for the first time today. Not bad. I guess I shouldn’t hold my breath for Double-Diet No-Vanilla Neapolitan Okay-Some-Vanilla Cherry Coke.

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Yesterday was Dining Out for Life, in which participating restaurants give a portion of the bill to Food and Friends, so I had lunch and dinner out. Eating for a good cause: I’m down with that.

My co-workers and I had lunch at Raku, an “Asian fusion”—but mostly Japanese—restaurant in Bethesda, on Woodmont Ave., near Barnes & Noble. Great place. Our party of six arrived in the midst of the lunch rush, but we were seated rather quickly. The staff is friendly, and the atmosphere lively. I had the shrimp tempura bento, a hearty collection of items which included miso soup, salad, crab shumai (dumplings), portobello mushrooms and green beans, a California roll, and of course, tempura (not just shrimp; there are veggies, too). Everything was fresh and tasty.

That night Thom and I met Cornelia and Kat for the first time. What an adorable pair! We had dinner at good ol’ Annie’s, which was also participating in the day’s charity event. All four of us ended up ordering the six-ounce filet mignon. (Tre attended in spirit; Cornelia had propped up a picture of her at the end of the table. We gamely fed Tre some lettuce, but she seemed unresponsive. Heh.) I spent a long while deliberating over my menu, but when I saw that the filet mignon is wrapped with a bacon strip, that sealed the deal. Everything’s better with bacon! (Mostly.) It was mm, mm, good. I also had a very strong Manhattan.

Thom and Cornelia took lots of pictures. Aren’t we all so cute? Yay for new friends. Hopefully we’ll meet up with them again soon.

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Check out MoCoLoco, a “web magazine dedicated to everything related to modern contemporary design and architecture.” It covers some really cool stuff. The site is run by a fellow named Harry Wakefield, who is indeed loco for moco. [news feed] (Link via serendipity.)

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