I feel like babbling. I just got back from having a few beers with Amanda. She called me up last night and invited me to a bake sale.

It was actually at Chino Latino's and was organized to raise funds for a local chef who was diagnosed with cancer, Pam Sherman. She doesn't have enough money to pay for treatment, so local chefs/bakers came together to raise money. Places like New French, Broder's, Whole Foods, where else? Lots of places. We signed up for a raffle and bought some focaccia and bagel cinnamon crunchy roll things. Amanda's mom came too and bought a bunch of good stuff. It was really cool. Amanda read about it in City Pages.

Dara Moskowitz's column had a write up. Both Amanda and I religiously read her column. She has my vote for best food critic ever. Honest and basic; not smacking of pretension. In one of her last reviews, she reviewed Manny's Tortas, and liked it. Because Manny's rules. And so does Manny.