weekend edition: part one mike's birthday

mike & i had a full weekend. his birthday was yesterday, so we celebrated by going out to a relatively new restuarant in long beach called Starling Diner. The place is laid back, but nice, and the food was delicious. We started the meal with some scallops on the half shell with a ponzu sauce & shallots.


the crab cakes were the best i've ever eaten. actually, i've only had crab cakes once before, but it was so disappointing, i was reluctant to try again. i'm glad i did.


mike had the seared ahi tuna. both dishes came with mashed potatoes - mine was polenta themed, while his had bits of yummy crab.

we had a light dessert ( plum wine sherbert ) so that mike could eat the ny cheesecake i picked up for the occasion. mike loves anything creamy &/or cheesey.