oooh...

Jan. 25th, 2008 10:42 pm
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Somebody posted this in [livejournal.com profile] literaryquotes and it's wonderful:

The Sum of our Days, Isabel Allende.
On a trip to India:

We didn't have our safety belts on because of the issue of karma: nobody dies before their time.

I think that is an amazing and perfect quote. Of course, I think we all know that I thoroughly believe in Fate.

Also, went up to Holland to visit [livejournal.com profile] amneria while she's in the state. [livejournal.com profile] madbillyblack was there, also, and we had a great time. We had lunch at an Irish pub, and I had boxty (and their boxty was amazing), and coffee, and we wandered around. I left early because I wanted to get back and see Dan for a little bit before we had to get to bed (we both open at our respective restaurants tomorrow morning). I happened to drive into town just as him and some of his coworkers were on their way to Fandango for tapas and drinks.

Fandango is amazing. We'd been there a couple of times before, but not in quite a while, so it was really, really amazing--especially going there with true Foodies. I had the Luna martini (which isn't listed on the site), and it was phenominal--it has vodka (I upscaled it to Belvedere), cucumber-infused water, mint, simple syrup, and cucumber in it. Heavenly. They also have sesame-crusted and marinated tuna cubes on top of cucumber slices which consist of THE most amazing sashimi-grade tuna I have ever had. Their flan was also amazing, and topped with a Licor 43 glaze and garnished with an orchid. Yum. I got three other people to try orchid (yay on me!), though I would have also loved to have the blossom all to myself. Note to all would-be cooks: never use a garnish unless it's edible, attractive, and adds something to the dish. Aside from the rasberry mimosas we created for NYE at the Brewery one year, I've only seen orchid used as a garnish one other time prior to this--on my sushi platter the first time I went to Pacific Moon in Newport, KY. People always look at me amazed when I start eating it...most people have no idea you can.

Okay...bedtime now. I have to be up way too early :-P

Date: 2008-01-26 04:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leandra-nyx.livejournal.com
Oh, I love Fandangos... can't afford to go there often, but their food is soooo delicious.

Date: 2008-01-26 04:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] littlelotte.livejournal.com
mmmmhmmmm. I told one of the people we were with (after they were talking about how their boss/owner has never been there before and probably never would try it) how I feel bad for people who don't understand that life occasionally requires indulgences in something truly wonderful. My life just wouldn't be as full if once in a great while I didn't let myself enjoy things like $8 martinis and amazing and unique dishes. It's not all-the-time food, but sometimes you just have to let yourself indulge.

My vices are super-premium liquor and amazing food. I don't have either often, but it's heaven when I do. A cook I once worked with actually argued against the fact that great food can be just as amazing and satisfying and bliss-inducing as great sex. I told him he must never have had truly amazing food. I will stand by the opinion that it's absolutely true until the day I die.

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