bell street farm

This little shop/restaurant just opened up in Los Alamos. Only had an afternoon dessert, but it was unreal. Pumpkin mousse, with ginger snap on the bottom and whipped cream on top. Will be going back for more next time I'm up that way.

bell st. farm

speed

dan malloy flying on a tom wegener alaia.

los olivos

Back from a quick weekend getaway up to Los Olivos, one of our favorite spots.

Saw this cool old drive-in in Lompoc.

This was one of the dogs at the airbnb house, coyote ridge, that we stayed at. Philip the host couldn't have been cooler, and the house was on top of a hill overlooking the whole valley. We will definitely stay there again whenever we go up to the valley.

It was a quick trip, but we had some amazing food. Tri-tip, Santa Maria BBQ, from the Los Olivos Grocery is always on our agenda when we go up. They cook it over red oak in the parking lot, and it's right off HWY 154. They also sell really great fig balsamic, so buy some if they have it.

We grabbed apples from Dittmars on Alamo Pintado.

And, we got to enjoy Full of Life Flatbread, one of our favorite restaurants, anywhere. They always have unreal specials every week, depending on what's best that week. All of the food is grown locally, so it's picked that day fresh, and the specials really do change every week. We got to try a smoked sturgeon salad, a fingerling potato soup that was out of control good, and a wild-gathered chanterelle and kale flatbread. If you're ever in the central coast area, you can't miss Full of Life.

For now, it's back to work and school, while hoping we can escape up north again soon.

baja

Itching for some uncrowded waves, cheap beer, and tacos. Might be time to break out the camping gear and load up the car for a quick trip south of the border.

DIY: Sunscreen

Been meaning to make this for a while. Have most of the ingredients, just need to get some zinc.

DIY Organic Sunblock - Surf Sufficient from www.KORDUROY.tv on Vimeo.

irish pancakes

my guest post on my girlfriend's blog:

irish pancakes and swiss chard

new board

I recently ordered a new board from Mike Daniel at Coil Surf. Found out about Coil through Swaylocks, and emailed Mike. I told him I wanted a better wave board, and where I surf, and that I wanted a quad/tri convertible. He came up with the rest. Handles late drops with ease, is fast, loves to get barreled, and turns well. Couldn't ask for a more pleasant experience. Plus the tech factor is really cool. I've ridden it with the M5's (tri), H2's (quad), and the new(er) Hyson quad set. I think the Hynson is my favorite so far, but I'll need a little more time to tell. Gonna order another, small wave groveller real quick for summer time. If you're in the market for a great board with alot of tech made here in the US, check out Coil and Mike Daniel.