The coldest day so far this winter. The weather web site registers -13 C for Pittsburgh and the "feels like" value is -18 C. 2 days ago, it was everaging 15 C. Pelik giler.

There are friends who really know how and where to eat. Brian (not Brian Tong but Brian Loo) is one of them. One of the best things about him is that he always introduce new, non-Asian restaurants to me. He once told us that "why come all the way to the U.S. to eat Malaysian food". So tonight, together with his lady company, El, and King, we went to this upscale Spanish place called La Casa (the House?) to drink Sangria and eat plates of Tapas. If you don't know, Tapas are Spanish dim sums. Appertizers or snacks served on small plates. I was not dressed as I didn't expect the place to be of such standard. Food and decor are awesome. Had this grilled squid Tapas that inspires me to create something similar someday soon. Almost every Tapas we had featured olive oil.The Sangria (wine mixed with fruit cuts) accompanied the Tapas well. Pretty pricey at $24/person after tax and tips. Still hungry but I think such an experience is not wasteful at all.