Serial Sunday: Cipriani Bellini, Phô, and NotePlan

Here’s this week’s list of things to check out:

  1. Ciprianni Bellini: this is a premade Bellini, the storied cocktail from Harry’s Bar in Venice. This is sweet for my tastes, but I’ve never had a proper Bellini.1
  2. Phô: The three of us were dining last night and remarked how long it had been since we’d had phô. Aaron and I were into the traditional Vietnamese soup for a while. We found ourselves today at Phô Cali in nearby English Creek. I got the P1 with several proteins: brisket, steak, tendon, tripe, and meatballs. So good.
  3. NotePlan: I test-drove this notes+todo app last week for the duration of the free trial. It’s a Mac-only app that helps you orgnanize your to-do list using both project notes and daily journal pages, all connected intimately with your calendar. NotePlan offers support for tags and other metadata (including due dates), and relies on Markdown. Also works on the iPhone and iPad. I could easily replace my notes and to do managers with NotePlan. I’m an inveterate switch of apps and systems, which is a bad habit I’m keen to break. Sometimes.

Cipriani Bellini
Cipriani Bellini

Phô
Phô

NotePlan
NotePlan

1I traveled to Venice once but never went to Harry’s.