Dinner and Gay Mixer at Let’s Pho
Humpday, middle of the week, and only a few days left to play with my baby sister Patrice before she flies back to Canada for the summer on Easter Sunday. One of our rituals – and we have created many specific for Mexico – includes the Tuesday tianguis in Coapinole (what a haul yesterday!) and breakfast at Langostinos. We nearly always have vegetarian omelets but change the assorted peppers to chile poblano. The staff is obliging, friendly and makes us feel at home. What a place to people-watch!
I have had my darling kitty Humphrey Bogart, aka “Bogie,” for 11 months today. He has been a challenge in so many ways because he is far smarter than I, but I think Patrice and I have “Bogie-trapped” the patio to be escape-resistant. Stay tuned for updates!
We had a delicious, very early dinner at Let’s Pho, Charlie Huynh’s Vietnamese Restaurant on Lazaro Cardenas last night, preceding the Gay Mixer that started at 6 pm. The coconut and curry with vegetables and rice were delicately more coco-y than curry, for which I was grateful. Patrice and I shared that with green beans stir-fried with garlic and onions. Of course, we saved room for carrot cake and were happy to share the enormous slab that came to the table; it is, without question, the best carrot cake on the planet.
Jerry Jones, editor of Out & About Puerto Vallarta magazine, arrived early to set the stage for the Gay Mixer and his talented photographer, Oscar Almeida. Jerry joined us briefly as we caught up on the last two weeks since the last Gay Mixer at the Browne Gallery downtown. We chatted with a few guys we met then, one of whom is returning to the States today. See you in November! These mixers are tremendously helpful for the restaurants to show off samples of their food and cocktails, and for everyone to see and be seen. They are the new Rizo’s happenings!
One of the beautiful people we saw was French Canadian Drag Queen Johnny Naoufal, aka Miss Butterfly, who scolded me for not getting to any of her shows. Guess what? I’ll be at Coco’s to see your finale after I get Patrice to the airport!
Let’s Pho owner, Charlie, was in his pristine chef’s jacket – as he says, for show only. Charlie is bound for his home country today for a month’s stay. He’ll be joined there next week by Mikel Joseph Alvarez, owner of the wildly popular Med Spa ThrIVE. Also spotted in the crowded room was Studs Bear Bar owner, Mike Owens, and Out & About Magazine’s advertising sales rep, Gerwin Rutten. Our dear friend Brian Bott showed up with flowers for Charlie, who likely passed the bouquet on to his Corgi service dog – it was her birthday.
The rest of today begins with the gym, then Scrabble at Qulture, Angeloo at La Catrina Cantina, and Mister Lady Zen at The Palm Cabaret, followed by Sargento Dan at Garbo’s. See you everywhere.