You Know It's A PHENOM BURGER When.....

Best burger ever! Do you have one? Cuz boy oh boy do I. Of course, burgers come in a few classifications: healthy, Triple Coronary Bypass, gourmet/bistro, basic, etc. Yesterday I think I almost died and went to heaven eating a burger in a class of its own: Houston's California Burger. This burger was recommended by a fellow foodie and dammmmmmn yall need to go have one for yourself. Coming in at a hefty but worthwhile $13 bucks, you get fresh ground roast patty, red onion, avocado, arugala, tomato, monterey jack, and honey-mustard spread with a side of shoestring fries. Being the GURL that I am, I added BACON of course. It's a pretty big honkin' burger but it goes down easy. I apologize for not having a picture but, hopefully, I can describe you a mental image that will rock your socks.

The burger comes: juicy, succulent, freshly ground, with fresh trimmings, incredible pure taste, and the bacon tops it off. And the true test of a burger: how good it tastes the next day after being nuked in the microwave...and this leftover half tasted like an awesome prime rib/steak. GQ Magazine (J.Simp issue) ranked this burger #6 on its list of Top 20 Burgers in America. Other LA joint, The Counter, was on there too, which I've had and falls into the "healthier" burger category I find. Great burgers there too, but Houston's, takes the cake for nothing too fancy, just pure, fresh, juicy, satisfying big honkin' burger.

So.. in conclusion, a quick re-cap of "You Know It's A PHENOM BURGER When..."
1. The patty is 3x's thicker than a pancake (Carl's, McD's, etc.). Clearly in a class of its own.
2.The meat tastes like it was just grounded in the kitchen and ooozes with juices
3. You take a bite and you can't help but get sauce, meat, juice, lettuce, tomato, avocado, arugala all over your mouth, chin, and face.
4. It's so big, girls like me have to eat it with a fork n knife. It wouldn't even get past Julia Robert's big mouth. Ok, it doesn't always have to be big but it's gotta be juicy.
5.You look at the menu and have an equally tough time deciding between Fork'n'Knife Ribs, Hawaiian Rib Eye, Prime Rib, Filet Mignon, CALIFORNIA BURGER. Cuz everything is so damn goood.
6. The burger tastes just as INSANE the next day after whirling through the microwave.
7. When you want to go back the next day and get another one.

Other Top Burgers EVER (no particular order)
1. Gourmet Bistro: Father's Office - you can only get it one way - your only choice factor: how you want the meat cooked
2.How Do You Want It Kinda Burger: The Counter - do it yourself, pick your own bun, toppings, fixings kinda burger. Great the next day too! Their milkshakes are suppose to be the best out there, don't ask me, cuz I'm lactose-intolerant. =)
3. Fast Food: In-n-Out by a mile.
4. Triple Bypass: Johnny Rocket's - this can be easily dethroned if you have a great recommendation for me. But when I say Triple Bypass I mean.. getting the burger with bacon, onion rings, side of 1/2 fries/onion rings, root beer float, and apple pie a la mode. SHARED of course.

So there. Get yourself a burger and get busy!

RENEWED FAITH.

Tonight, aka 12:52am, I have an incredibly feeling of renewed faith. In myself. My sisters. My brother. My Parents. My Family. I won't get into specifics but it's a renewed, refreshing faith in my family with the kind of business we are pursuing together. As we venture into a business that isn't your typical kosher 9-6 Let's Work for the Man sort, I'm so proud of my younger sister and my brother. They've been in Taiwan for the past month(Wei) or 2 weeks (Bee) and have been able to grasp a lot of what I haven't been able to leave my work to experience. I've never seen my sister so passionate about anything other than fashion and I've never seen my brother take something so seriously other than VIDEO GAMES/X-Box and sports. T

hey've been in Asia to brush up and to learn new ways/methods or succeeding in our family business. The family business is a relatively vague term but it's about all of us, Patriarch, matriarch, bro and sisses uniting together to see all of us succeeding. And little do most people know, much is this business is about helping others succeed in order for you to succeed. It's nothing that will get you instant wealth, this is a project that takes careful work, passion, and good heart, and the ability to communicate how this can change your life to. Whether it's products, vitamins, nutrition, make-up, it's not about making a dime off of you but money is exchanged along the way as it is a business, but it's about you seeing that there might be something else out there better for you to keep you living longer and happier. I'll get into the nitty gritty of the business later when we have it up-n-running on all cylinders.. I'd rather save the pass-judgments some people might have about being independent business owners in sales for another time.

In life much of what we succeed best are things done together and for now, this is our fate and we refuse to fail. I'm a rational person and I see things pretty clearly, so keep the faith peeps, and keep that faith in us too. Chen family says Xie-Xie! =)

xoxox
J

P.S. My lil brother starts COLLEGE on Wednesday and I'm soooo excited for him! WAHHHH! He's growing up and I don't want him tooo!!!