Sometimes a girl just needs a margarita. Especially with an old friend from college and especially when traveling to the Southwest for work.
Previously, the boyfriend had banned me from tequila. I don’t want to talk about it. It involved a flying hostess stand. And my sanity. But, I really don’t want to talk about it.
Now that I am 25, I feel like it’s time to be more mature about things.
And, I mean, it’s not like I sit in bars every Wednesday at 2:15 in the afternoon and slam back margaritas or anything. I’m just a normal person with normal needs.
The guacamole here was pretty darn good, too.
Everything is fine. Just fiiiiiiiiine.
Suzanne de Cornelia
July 7, 2010 at 4:09 pmLOVE the ‘Shabby Chic’ like chandeliers…and the AMAZING Guac. Last night made Baha Tacos on handmade tortillas and pretty good guac on those too–but nothing like the arty hand-crafted above–how cool.
Becki @ HikeBikeEat
July 7, 2010 at 4:19 pmAre there any places in Cali that make the guacamole in front of you? That looks amazing!
Kalli@fitandfortysomething
July 7, 2010 at 4:25 pmPerfectly acceptable way to spend the day!
Bethany @ More Fruit Please
July 7, 2010 at 4:26 pm“I don’t want to talk about it.” Too funny! I totally agree with your first statement that sometimes a girl just needs a margarita!
Evan Thomas
July 7, 2010 at 4:28 pmThat guac looks ridiculous. Are those pepitas? Genius.
Estela @ Weekly Bite
July 7, 2010 at 4:30 pmAnytime is the perfect time for a Margarita 🙂
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
July 7, 2010 at 4:31 pmI love margs! I could use one everyday. 🙂
Kelly @ Healthy Living With Kelly
July 7, 2010 at 4:31 pmI have tried time and time again to read your posts without smiling…impossible. Can’t be done. Just can’t.
jenna
July 7, 2010 at 4:56 pmhahaha that just made ME smile! 🙂
Cynthia (It All Changes)
July 7, 2010 at 4:35 pmFresh made guac is great! Enjoy the time.
Kate
July 7, 2010 at 4:36 pmI know exactly what restaurant you are at! Fun, fun. I’m in Guatemala at the moment, not home, or I’d be begging to take you on a restaurant tour of Phoenix. You have got to hit up some hole-in-the-wall places outside of Scottsdale for the best food, please! Scottsdale is a little…ok a lot…faux Western, faux Mexican.
(Hope I’m right about where you are or I will feel quite silly!)
VeggieGirl
July 7, 2010 at 4:37 pmHell yes, hahaha 😀
Danielle
July 7, 2010 at 4:41 pmTequila and I are good friends. Really, it’s the only liquor I drink. We have had some of the best memories together… glad you two (three with your friend) are enjoying yourselves as well 😉
Paige @Running Around Normal
July 7, 2010 at 4:41 pmLOL The best of us have had bad tequila moments, girlfriend 😉
Glad you got to hang out with good food, good drinks, and a good friend!
Kate
July 7, 2010 at 4:42 pmAlright, just read further down and confirmed my guess that you are in Phoenix. I can’t help but make a list!
You should go to America’s Taco Shop on 7th Ave in Phoenix, or to Los Tradiciones, a restaurant connected to a huge Mexican Market on 16th St. and Roosevelt. Order the meat platter if you go there. It is incredible. Make sure to go in the market for some fresh horchata and a tortilleria, too.
Pizzeria Bianco has the best pizza in town, and Sierra Bonita uptown has some wonderful posole. The Farm at South Mountain is the best place for brunch, all made with local food. Get the Monte Cristo!
Finally, Sweet Republic ice cream all the way out on 92nd and Shea (actually not too far if you are in Scottsdale) was in Bon Apetit and has homemade ice cream with flavors like blue cheese and date that are just indescribable.
Alright, done now. Hope you can make it to at least one of these places!
Chelsey
July 7, 2010 at 4:49 pmI think you should do a post about that flying hostess stand. Please – I will love you forever.
That guac looks absolutely to DIE FOR!!!
Rachel (Two Healthy Plates)
July 7, 2010 at 4:51 pmThat guacamole looks insane! sounds like a great afternoon =D
Tracey @ I'm Not Superhuman
July 7, 2010 at 5:26 pm2:15? It’s 5 o’clock somewhere, Jenna. 🙂
Jessica @ The Process of Healing
July 7, 2010 at 5:31 pmOh yeah, margaritas are sometimes TOTALLY necessary!
Lisa (bakebikeblog)
July 7, 2010 at 5:34 pmMargaritas + guac!?! Now you are just making me jealous 😉
Cathy
July 7, 2010 at 5:44 pmi’m from scottsdale – but i can’t tell where you went! please tell!
jenna
July 7, 2010 at 5:46 pmThe Mission restaurant….highly recommend it!
Staceyhttp://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/
July 7, 2010 at 5:45 pmWow that’s good looking guacamole.
Vaala ?
July 7, 2010 at 5:46 pmYou are SO cute! Your posts are always guaranteed to make my day so thank you 🙂
Lauren @ Eater not a runner
July 7, 2010 at 5:48 pmGuac made at the table is the BEST.
eatmovelove
July 7, 2010 at 5:52 pmGod…I need some of that smile and happiness..I am so lost right now in life. Can’t even make simple decisions.
Anya @ Fitness & Sunshine
July 7, 2010 at 6:06 pmThat looks delicious! 🙂 I love making my own hummus and spreads… now to try and replicate that yummy lookin’ guac. 😉
Nora@LifeLifeEatRight
July 7, 2010 at 6:20 pmyou are my idol haha!! Love margaritas! Have fun looks PERFECT!
Leanne
July 7, 2010 at 6:25 pmThat guac looks amazing – fresh guac made right in front of you, I’ve never seen that. Then again, I live in Wisconsin. A margarita at 2 pm on Wednesday sounds like a good day to me. 🙂
Heather (Heather's Dish)
July 7, 2010 at 7:23 pmi don’t know about everyone else, but i kinda want to hear the tequila story…just sayin’ is all 😉
lola
July 7, 2010 at 7:32 pmlooks so good! now i want a margarita too =) i think i may have actually been to that restaurant when i was in scottsdale last spring. is it called the mission? i loved my meal there!
Liz
July 7, 2010 at 7:37 pmHoly guacamole! That stuff looks good!!
Camille
July 7, 2010 at 7:54 pmI can tell this Tequila story is one I absolutely want to hear!
Crunchy Granola Gal
July 7, 2010 at 8:51 pmooooh molcajete guac made at the table. love. and i agree – margaritas are necessary for survival. no doubting that!
emilie
July 7, 2010 at 9:07 pmyour blog always emanates such a wonderful lightness :). also, i too have been banned from mr. cuervo…but i think i’ve still got a few years to wait until i try for a do-over on that one.
Marion
July 8, 2010 at 6:55 amYou read this blog too?? Smaaaall world! Hello Dallas friend.
emilie
July 8, 2010 at 4:39 pmwaaaHEY! small world indeed! it’s been ages! hope you’re well :).
Jackie (Peaces of Earth)
July 7, 2010 at 9:28 pmDid they make the guac right in front of you?!?
Jessica
July 7, 2010 at 9:36 pmhahaha very normal needs! That guac looks pretty tasty.
S @ extremebalance.net/blog
July 7, 2010 at 11:06 pmOK, a good man is hard to find and all that, but no tequila? Really really? Isn’t a life without margaritas a life half lived? And does anyone else love Strictly Ballroom?
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]
July 7, 2010 at 11:19 pmThat looks like some pretty darn incredible guac!!
Heather Eats Almond Butter
July 8, 2010 at 12:56 amI for one would like for you to talk about it…a flying hostess stand story sounds quite entertaining Jenna. 😉
Allie
July 8, 2010 at 3:46 amhaha- why do crazy things always happen when tequila is involved. glad the restaurant emerged intact and that guacamole!!! oh wow!!!
Kristin (Salty Tooth)
July 8, 2010 at 4:16 amI’m also banned from tequila. Let’s just say the reason why is gross and involved a shameful walk to the dry cleaner!
Annie D @ Annie's Simple Life
July 8, 2010 at 4:19 amThat guac looks AH-MAZING.
Diana @ frontyardfoodie
July 8, 2010 at 4:30 amMmmmm margaritas and guacamole. You really can’t beat that combo.
Courtney @ 3 Months
July 8, 2010 at 4:37 amI love guac and that one looks so good!!!
Katherine
July 8, 2010 at 4:40 amI would love to be a server at that restaurant! looks so fresh and good
Brynne
July 8, 2010 at 4:58 amTequila should never be banned from someone’s life. It is much too necessary at times.
style'n
July 8, 2010 at 4:58 amit doesn’t get much better than a nice cold margarita and some gauc!
Kelly
July 8, 2010 at 5:35 amMargs (or martinis) and girlfriends just go together perfectly!
Marilou @ Mostly Healthy
July 8, 2010 at 6:28 amHow cool! They make the guac right in front of you??
I’m auto-banned from Tequila … Just thinking of it .. ew. 😉
Corinne (breathe and savor)
July 8, 2010 at 6:39 amAMEN!
love love love mexican places that create the guac table side.
Daisy
July 8, 2010 at 6:46 amwell said. that margarita looks awesome. love tableside guac!
Rebecca
July 8, 2010 at 6:50 amThat guac looks awesome! I don’t really like tequila but I had a watermelon habanero margarita at a Mexican restaurant once and it was heaven. Sweet and spicy at the same time!
In other news: I’m having an Amazing Grass giveaway on my blog and I know that you love the stuff: http://roseyrebecca.com/2010/07/07/amazing-grass-giveaway/
Enjoy your conference!
Julie
July 8, 2010 at 7:53 amHi,
I have been a lurker for about a month now and I really enjoy reading your blog! I just have to know one thing. You seem to eat out enjoying delicious meals and cockatails a lot. I know you work out a ton, but how do you stay so thin?!! 🙂
jenna
July 8, 2010 at 7:54 amWell, I’m really not “so thin”. I’m pretty average. I just try to balance everything out. Yesterday I had a cocktail mid-day so I didn’t have any wine or anything with dinner. And when I’m at home I work out 5-6 days per week.
Lindsey @ Foodie on the Rocks
July 8, 2010 at 9:07 amUmmm, is that guac being made in a mortar and pestle? Ummm, I want to live in Scottdale. :D.
Allison K
July 8, 2010 at 10:13 amI am now STARVING after reading this post, and dying for some freshly made guac.
Jil @ Peace, Love & Munchies
July 8, 2010 at 10:26 amHaha tequila and I are notttt friends…in shot form at least. However in margatitas… well I just can’t say no! Oh and that guacamole looks amaaaazing!
Kelly
July 8, 2010 at 1:46 pmThat is a massive pile of guac! Yum! No one here is judging you for margaritas in the early afternoon. We’ve all been there and taken full advantage, and if we haven’t, then we missed out. 🙂
Lisa
July 8, 2010 at 2:25 pmI’m really curious about what the costs are for the Thermador products. Are they the kind of appliances you can have at home in the typical 20/30 something kitchen, or are they for more professional kitchens?
Jaclyn
January 2, 2011 at 3:54 pmThat is quite the guacamole tower!!