$99 heart scans at St. Vincent Hospital

You just can't tell by looking at someone if they have heart disease. That point was driven home again to us recently by a fit acquaintance and Mr. WYA! was glad that he gone to St. Vincent Hospital a couple of months ago and found out that he has a healthy heart. For only $99, they offer a painless and quick scan.

You make your appointment ahead of time and register and pay when you get there. The extremely cordial staff guides you back to the scanning room where you don't even need to get undressed. You lie in a tube for a few minutes and you are done. Within minutes, one of their cheery and knowledgeable staff members meets you with your results. It is pain free (except for the fact that you can't ingest any caffeine from the time you go to bed the night before until the test is complete; mercifully, the hospital cafe is right there with fresh brewed Starbucks).

Ft. Wayne and Plymouth, IN fans of Amazing Race have an opportunity to ride their bike with host Phil Keoghan in their own city as he makes his way through during his Ride Across America.

Latest cheap thrills from At Home in the City

At Home in the City is one of our favorite stores to browse. It reminds us of a fun store that used to be in Glendale called Artsy Fartzy. Not only does At Home in the City have beautiful home decor items but they also have plenty of cheap thrills. Our latest purchases there were Uncle Oinker's Bacon Mints and a pretty little $5 Buddha. We were tempted to buy the fortune cat sake set but, even though it was reasonably priced, we just couldn't justify buying a sake set when we rarely drink that at home.

For anyone who has enjoyed Krishna Das' music and chanting during Baron Baptiste's yoga DVDs, you can see him live in Indy at St. Luke's United Methodist church on April 23rd.

40 and 8 Ave in Indianapolis

This has to be one of the most interesting street names in the city. It's downtown and we'd love to hear if anyone has some insight on the name.

We love pre-code movies- those scandalous films from Hollywood before the Hays code was more strictly enforced in 1934. The New York Post runs down the latest ones to be released tomorrow in The Pre-code Hollywood Collection DVD set.

Saffron Cafe- Indianapolis

Antipasto plate:

Almond Chicken Tagine:

Kafta Tagine:

We had an absolutely lovely experience at the newly opened Saffron Cafe in downtown Indy. With El Morocco gone, we were excited to hear that a new Moroccan restaurant was open. The decor was stunning, the service was attentive and warm, and the food was delicious. We arrived for an early dinner and were seated to a table in the cozy dining room. Since so many of the appetizers looked good, we had to order the antipasto plate so we could sample the hummus, zaalouk (eggplant spread), and bakoula (spinach spread). It came to our table quickly along with a basket of pita bread. We have a weakness for eggplant dishes and for other cultures' ability to deliciously spice spinach so, needless to say, we loved the antipasto plate. Then, there's nothing like the presentation of a tajine in the gorgeous pot it's cooked in. We had the Almond Chicken Tagine and the Kafta Tajine. The sauce in the Almond Chicken was just divine. It had ginger, saffron, the subtle flavor of ground almonds, and raisins. It was covering the tender and delicious on-the-bone chicken and was also all around it so we had plenty to sop up with the bread that was provided just for that reason.


The Kafta Tajine was equally wonderful; seasoned ground beef, with peas and topped with egg. Perfectly roasted potatoes adorned the side. Plenty of sauce was present and waiting for the table side bread. This dish was garnished with pickled lemon, which perfected a dish that was pretty near perfect anyway. This tart little slice of heaven was an amazing compliment to the flavors provided on the plate.


If you think you don't have room for dessert, you should know that the tiramisu was amazingly light and absolutely divine. We were also hearing raves from fellow diners about the baklava.


Aside from having a very friendly and helpful server, the chef himself came to our table, inquired if everything was good and told us a little bit about our dishes. We don't know about you, but that hardly ever happens when we go out to eat. He was absolutely charming. Our hearts go out to someone opening an independent restaurant right now. We're happy to highly recommend this one and we wish them all kinds of success.