one winter's night...

last night, before immersing ourselves in President Obama's stellar State of the Union Address, my absolutely delightful friend danny and i got korean food at dokebi, a restaurant in williamsburg I have been dying to try.  truly, i've been wanting to go to dokebi for nearly a year but for some reason or another, i never made it over.  anyway, last night dan and i finally went... and let me tell you, the food did not disappoint! 

we stared out with two big beers (because we deserved them after a long day) which were accompanied by a bevvy of small plates all meant to be eaten before and alongside our meal:

these nibbles included: marinated bok choy, sweet mashed potatoes with raisins, kim chi, eggplant, and a couple of other pickled items that we couldn't quite identify...

all were very tasty!

for appetizers we got some gyoza (pork dumplings) and a scallion pancake with kimchi... yummmmmm...

finally, for our main dish, we got the fun to say and fun to eat: Bi Bim Bap, a very tasty rice dish served with vegetables, mushrooms, beef (in this case), sweet/spicy korean barbecue sauce, and a fried egg on top.  bi bim bap is cooked and served in a sizzling stone bowl; while the aromatic rice gets a bit crunchy on the bottom, the rest of the dish stays warm, allowing the flavors to better-meld throughout the duration of the meal... 

dinner was delicious

the company even better

*(celebrating little Olive was also part of the night's theme which is one of my favorite things to do - thanks danny!)*
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following it all up by watching a president i love eloquently address our country with a tone of bi-partisanship and humor was

just. the. best.  

ps - danny has a great website, too!  check out his scribbles and fantastic photos here