Oh my god you guys Latkefest was kind of epic this year. I was a little worried at first because the latkes were not … like…. GELLING or something. The first couple batches were way too hockey-puck-like but then I got into the groove, I started using the right amount of oil and exactly the right amount of heat and my last couple of batches were honestly amazing, even though at the last second I realized that I didn’t have any baking powder, which makes them just a teensy little bit better. Also let’s be real, Christmas lights are the best lighting and I played the music through the TV so people could actually hear it for once, and my friend brought hand puppet temporary tattoos and there was enough to drink and I didn’t run out of cups or ice or club soda (BECAUSE I BOUGHT A CASE OF IT), and it was crowded but not TOO crowded, and by the end of the night, after most of the people had left, the like 10 or so people who were still there and I had a dance party til I kicked everyone out at 3 that included such songs as “Back That Azz Up” and “Juicy” and “Rich Girl” and—possibly most crucially—The Steve Miller Band classic “Serenade.”