Last Friday, I went out with the girls for dinner and a show: we had a light nosh at the God Save The Cuisine food truck followed by Green Day’s American Idiot: The Musical. Janice had turned me onto the God Save The Cuisine food truck because she knows how much of an anglophile I am, and was sure we would enjoy their fresh British menu. As we approached the red truck, I felt nostalgic for our trip last summer in London. I know most of these trucks have a changing menu, so I was quite excited when I saw the spiced lamb was available because lamb also reminds me of London (lamb burgers). The lamb was bursting with flavor and definitely had a kick to it. Once I’m off of the Whole30, I’m want to find out GSTC’s next stop so I can try the Fish-n-Chips Taco, Big Ben Burger and the Eton Mess if it’s available (from the home page: “Eton mess” Light meringue crumbled churned with strawberry compote and sweetened vanilla cream).
Top pictures: The “Tip Vote” answers can be found on their Facebook page (I voted yes to the “one way ticket to Mars” question). Bottom pictures: Very cool idea to provide blankets for a very British picnic!
I had the Spiced Lamb, sans chips. I’m doing the Whole30 again, so I only had a bit of the naan bread…but I made sure to eat everything else!
Janice had the catch of the day: Sea Bass with “Truck Cut Chips” (aka Fries)
(WARNING! This next segment contains spoilers!)
We ended the night with American Idiot at the San Diego Civic Theatre. The musical is based on Green Day’s 2004 album of the same name, and follows the lives of three men who are trying to escape their stifling suburban lifestyles. It’s 90 minutes long with no intermission, and goes through all of the songs from the American Idiot album and some songs from 21st Century Breakdown. The show is exciting with a fantastic stage set. My favorite parts: the heroin dance between Johnny and Whatshername; the songs “Holiday” and “Wake Me Up When September Ends”; and the very end where the entire cast sings “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”. I thought I considered that a spoiler, but even I knew as a casual Green Day fan that they would play that song somewhere! One part that both Regi and I did not enjoy was the hallucination portion where Tunny is in a military hospital due to a leg injury. With the excitement and drama of the rest of the story, the floating genie seemed out-of-place. All in all, another fun night out with the girls. Hope you had a great weekend!
Top picture: The sign as we approached the entrance cracked us up to no end. I guess the show was not supposed to be for the easily offended! Bottom picture: A view from our seats.
Top picture: “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”. Bottom picture: My program, Playbill and ticket.
Marissa, Janice, Me and Regi
My “Broadway punk” outfit for the evening: The Damned concert tee; MNG for Mango blazer; Guess jeans; Miista booties; studded cross body bag; Suki Bijoux skeleton necklace.