Steak stuffed with shrimp is a good idea.

I got my W-2 from work yesterday and went back to Sam's with the intention of doing my taxes (I'm always very punctual with them) but started instead playing with scripting in photoshop. Then Jen (Sam's new wife) made me a couple drinks and told me all about the wedding (she said at one point during the reception, the song "Amore" was playing and the large number of Armenians there were dancing and singing and it couldn't have been more "Mafioso" if it had tried) and the couple times she's broken mirrors and had resulting bad luck and about Kristina (Sam's sister) when she was little.
Before long, Kris showed up and then John and Sam and a number of other Sarkisian family members. They were going out to a swank restaurant/bar called "Boa" and Sam asked me to come along. So I put aside me plans to do my taxes and went out. I was definitely an odd man, being the only non-Armenian in the party (aside from Jen, who is married into the family now) but I had a lot of fun anyhow. I drank some bourbons and everyone was terribly friendly. John (Kristina's boyfriend) kept me company as well during dinner by talking about the Derby. I ate two things I had not eaten up until now. I ate escargot (which was probably my favorite part of the meal) and raw oysters in a half shell (which I also enjoyed and since I liked them I'm going to actually try oyster stew next Christmas because surely it must be better than I'd previously believed). For my meal itself I had culotte steak stuffed with shrimp and there were a number of side dishes from mac and cheese to mashed potatoes to asparagus. All in all, it was an excellent meal. It was good to get out another night while I was in LA. It made the trip a little more worth it.