Hong Hua Authentic Chinese Dinner

Our friends Joe and Cari invited us to dinner at their studio the other night.

Tip: If you get invited to dinner at Joe and Cari's house...say yes. Joe is a photographer who works with lots of people but is especially well known for his food photography work. Chefs appreciate him making their restaurants and their food look so good, and sometimes they offer to come over and make dinner for 10 or 20 of their closest friends.

Hong Hua was Hour Detroit's Restaurant of the Year and Joe photographed the spread for that review. The owners of the restaurant wanted to share their food with some of Joe and Cari's friends.

Sometimes I'd like to trade services or products, you know I'll give you this thing of value in exchange for this thing of value, but my dramatic lack of marketable skills makes this difficult. Good thing I have friends with lots of marketable skills.

As a special surprise the guest list was kept secret leaving me to debate if they'd invited my in laws, or our ex landlord.

Luckily they didn't invite them, but WOW that would have been a really fun party!

If Joe would have invited my in-laws, he'd have been laughing at the choking tension in the air. Instead he was laughing at funny witticisms. Phew.

While I was taking pictures, Logan said, "Oh thank goodness someone's here to take pictures." Sarcasm, it's what makes our marriage go around.

Overall a lovely night. Maybe if I offer up a bushel of apples I can get a restaurant to come to my house and make dinner for a bunch of my friends.