la costa

la costa
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Dad and bro and I ate out at Market Square's "La Costa" the other night. A balmy near-70, folks were enjoying the square and eating outside. I brought my son, who is 3.

I'll hand it to the folks behind La Costa and Nama, they know how to create an excellent experience, and they know one of the most powerful tenets of executing a business (no matter what): hire great people.

La Costa's exec. chef is Brandon Cruze. He's done a great job at La Costa, as my sea scallops with sherried bacon cream sauce and cheesy polenta were magnificent. My dad's duck breast was divine. And my son even enjoyed his spinach salad!

Highly recommended. Nama is too, but I think everyone knows about nama already, right? I went there with my wife for our anniversary dinner...

Happy New Year Knoxville!

Lots to look forward to this year.
- who will own the buildings left behind in the wake of the Wests' arrests and convictions?
- what initiatives will Rogero spearhead as new KDC chief?
- how's that South Knoxville development going? For that matter, all the Knoxville development projects?
- really looking forward to the bliss of many lanes on I-40
- the fate of the Sunsphere

I'm also excited personally about building a house. What kid hasn't dreamed of building a house with trapdoors, secret passages, and a giant "moon room" with padded walls and an inflatable floor? Well I won't have any of those things, but I will have a big field, lots of woods, and some of the finest engineering talent in town at my disposal. We are going to have FUN building this thing, and that's because the wife and I are a killer team with great ideas and an execution-oriented culture in our home. Now I need a fund to patent all the cool things I'm inventing for the house :)