Buca di Beppo

Last nite, I finally got a chance to eat at this fine Italian restaurant that I heard so much about (plus I have been dying for good Italian food...must be from living near Little Italy all my life) . We had dinner reservations at 10:30pm (yes, that's the only time we could get) in the Downtown SD, Gaslamp restaurant. We were there to celebrate Kahn's last day at the company.

Kahn (or K-dawg) is a good friend and a co worker to me and it would be sad to see him go. But I totally understand where he's coming from and why he needs to go. Its just too bad that's he's doing so and leaving us all behind during the time when I think we are having the most fun together.

Anyways, as a group of 4, we all showed up at the restaurant, and the first thing that everyone will notice when getting seated, is that the hostess takes you around a mini tour that has you walking thru their kitchen. The whole theme of this restaurant is about "family" in which they truly emplasis, from having menus on the walls (in which you have to walk up together to see) to huge plates of food meant for more than one person. I have to admit, I really liked this place. The food was really good and the atmosphere was great. It was good time hanging around with good friends. *insert really bad Italian accent* It was like a "family."

So, this one of the few times we will get to spend with Kahn before his road trip across America (and a bit of Canada) back to Philly. He's planning a little get-together next Friday at his place, which we were planning to make it both a "going away" party and to celebrate my birthday. But I think that that party should just be about him, saying goodbye to friends. He needs it and deserves it. I will have many others birthdays to deal with so, giving up this one is no big deal. Besides, I really only started celebrating my bday like last year. I dont know if I want to do something for my birthday the following week (since I am going to SF that weekend as well), but even if I did, it wont be the same, because he wont be there.