Last Friday, my family went to a Japanese place on Grand Ave in St. Paul called Saji-Ya to celebrate both my sisters and my mom's birthdays (3 b-days in January - 4 counting our dog). We had Teppanyaki, which is where you sit at a half circle table that has a grill top in the middle, and a chef comes and cooks right in front of you. But it's a combination of art, entertainment and cooking. The chef juggles utensils, finds creative ways to cut the food, and may even flip various pieces of food. Last night, the chef even bounced an egg on a metal spatula a few times, then threw it up and split the egg on the edge of the spatula. So cool! The chef took the rice and veggies for fried rice and shaped them into a heart, and used sesame seeds to make an arrow going through it and pointing to me!! Then he put his hand out to me and said, "Hi my name is John." I said hi, but was blushing too badly to say anything else. I even made a heart back at him in my food, but I don't think he saw. I showed my sister, and then gobbled it up. I was joking to my sister that I could not for the life of me tell how old he was. So when he came back and asked if there was anything he could do for us, Ter said, "Yes, could you tell us your age?" and pointed at me. At that point I shrank in my chair to miniscule proportions. He grinned, faced me and said, "I'm 29, single and live in Minneapolis." I told him that I live in Uptown. He gave a street corner very near to my place, and at that moment, I completely forgot my address. I was just thinking "Emerson and what?!" Angie had to chime in with the cross streets of where I lived because I couldn't. So he pointed to his chest and said 'I am 40A' pointed to his waist and said 34 then his hips, and said 36. We all laughed and he said that he makes really good food at home too. So what does my dad do? He left my phone number on the bill to give to John! I am pretty sure all that was for a tip, but I certainly wouldn't mind getting a phone call.
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