Chả giò at Phở Tàu Bay

Phở Tàu Bay 

Chả giò
Vietnamese egg rolls served with fish sauce. 

Smaller than their counterpart at Que Viet, but definitely on par. Super crunchy, great with fish sauce and peanut sauce.

Two people can eat and have left overs and leave a tip for under $30. And it's super fast. We're pretty sure we may never need to try another Vietnamese restaurant in our neighborhood. Go! The gỏi cuốn tôm thịt (fresh spring rolls) and bánh mì are also awesome!

Next time, I want to try the chanh muối (pickled lime drink), and the soda hột gà (soda with egg yolk).

Deep Cardio 'n Core at the Midtown YWCA

Intensify your aerobic routine with the resistance of water! This fast-paced class will keep you moving with innovative routines featuring flowing movements, jumps, kicks and more. A class sure to get you aqua fit while being easy on your joints. Participants should be comfortable in deep water.

I love water, I just bought a new horribly overpriced sports swimming suit, and whenever I swim laps I just end up swimming the breaststroke the whole time. I think my friend Andi and I were the only ones who weren't regulars, so the instructor did a lot firm, aerobics-instructor instructing. I got to use styrofoam water weights, and basically feel the whole time like I was synchronized swimming. So basically, it was pretty much some of the best exercising I've ever done.

WINNER.

YWCA of Minneapolis

Fitzgerald at the Marvel Bar

Tonight I went to Marvel Bar for the first time with my Eric, who is visiting from Philly-Baltimore-NY-North Carolina-Puppet Land.  We followed a small group of gentlemen around the building, all of us searching for the elusive Purple Door.  We found ourselves out by the dumpsters and decided collectively we were in the wrong place.  We finally found the stairs that led to the grey door that led to the Purple Door, and then MAGIC.  Hip furniture, hip wallpaper, hip hip hip.  It was everything I'd hoped it would be, and the server was attentive and hip and didn't make me feel like I was not hip enough for my hip chair and hip drink.

I had a Fitzgerald, which not only was lemony, refreshing, and delicious, but also made me want to reread The Great Gatsby.  And made me think of my mother's life-changing experience in her youth with Fitzgerald. And did NOT give me heartburn.  

Score: Delicious and super hip out of 10