We drove up from Ventura to the Bay Area last weekend to celebrate the wedding of Allan’s oldest pal. Both Allan and I were lucky enough to grow up in great neighborhoods with a set of built-in lifelong friends. Getting married and having to figure out your wedding party makes you grateful for those kinds of friendships. It also happened to be my birthday that weekend and we were able to squeeze in a small family gathering with Filipino food, mahjong and my favorite cake—VEGAN BANANA CRUMBLE CAKE.