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Today marks the end of my first weekend off in about a month. I am very relaxed and warm and ready to cringe at season 2 of Extras. SF and Sacramento were temperate and nice. It was awesome to see my cousin and finally eat at her restaurant twice. Blood is thicker than bones, i.e. Carly got the hook-upppp. I love crab.
Day one: Crab Crazy at Nettie's Crab Shack
crab cakes, poached egg hollandaise, toast
oyster po’ boy, tartar sauce
butterscotch pudding, whipped cream
Day two: Chef's Tasting Menu (with wine pairings)
MARTIN’S ARUGULA & LOCAL APPLE SALAD: Organic Local Apples, Serena Farmhouse Cheese, Caramelized Apple & Full Belly Farms Walnut Vinaigrette
LOCAL DUNGENESS CRAB & SCALLION CREPES: Braised Baby Onions, Sea Level Farms Chervil, Meyer Lemon Hollandaise, Shellfish Butter
PROVENANCE SAUVIGNON BLANC, Napa Valley 2007
DUCK ON RADICCHIO (not on menu)
ANCIENT PEAKS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Santa Lucia, Margarita Vineyard 2006
5 DOT RANCH NEW YORK STEAK: Braised Leek & Cauliflower Gratin, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Wild Arugula, Organic Leek & Caper Salsa Verde
HANDLEY PINOT NOIR Anderson Valley 2006
ARTISAN DOMESTIC CHEESES - Toasted Levain, Fruit Mostarda
I was also paired with some kind of port -- can't remember which. It was amazing. I was too stuffed for dessert, so I was given a take home of some cookies and a shot of espresso.
Day three: Unexpected Tasting Menu with Lou
MONTEREY BAY SARDINES CROSTINI: Star Route Farms Arugula, Lemon Aioli, Roasted Organic Beets & Rosa’s Black Olive Vinaigrette
Maine Sweet Shrimp Hushpuppies, Spicy Remoulade
SPICY CAROLINA GOLD RICE JAMBALAYA: Maine Sweet Shrimp Chorizo, Local Manila Clams & Roasted Calamari, Saffron Sauce, Pickled Hungarian Pepper, Scallion & Lovage Relis
BERKSHIRE PORK & HEDGEHOG MUSHROOM RAGOUT: Local Hedgehog Mushrooms, Organic Greens, Yukon Gold Potato Dumplings, Parmesan Cheese
At this point, I had to send word to the kitchen to stop making food. She then sent out a mousse sampler and some sort of sorbet with pomegranate sauce and seeds. In between I ate at In-N-Out twice because it was fucking amazing.
I came home Wednesday to the reminder that I live in the Midwest and it's still winter. Michael and I got a Baconegger at Vella. It was wonderful. I finished up the work week on Thursday and Friday, slightly fried/brain dead and was severely/annoyingly delayed after work because of yet another loop protest. Christ, I hate people. I miss the days of protests being confined to plazas and things generally nowhere near me/hindering me from getting from point A to point B. Instead I have to weave in and out through a bunch of slow walkers and people shouting out shit. I can't even go into the bank without a group of protesters standing in my fucking way. Point proven: I am officially even less interested in hearing what you have to say. Man, I miss living in quiet, passive Prague where even beggars didn't bother you.
In other news, I think someone has been having snack attacks on my TJ rice crackers while I was gone. My half bag has suddenly dwindled to a quarter bag before I came back to the office. When I find the snack attack culprit, they will pay.
Michael and I had our 6 month anniversary, which rules because it means we've been able to stand each other that long. That's love, baby. We went to Le Bouchon and had the reasonable $25 prix fixe, with french onion soup, steak with pomme frites and garlic butter, and apple tarte for dessert. Then we went to Violet Hour, which was totally amazing. The Juliet and Romeo was so delicious and refreshing and the Hush and Wonder kind of tasted like a margarita going down with a sweet sorbet after taste. I got kind of hammered, we came back and watched some more Dr. Who, because it rules. We're almost through season 1. I'll miss this Doctor. Too bad you're only on for one season.
I am watching a television show about a heroin pig and it's gross. Time for Matt's Cookies and general fat-assery.
Day one: Crab Crazy at Nettie's Crab Shack
crab cakes, poached egg hollandaise, toast
oyster po’ boy, tartar sauce
butterscotch pudding, whipped cream
Day two: Chef's Tasting Menu (with wine pairings)
MARTIN’S ARUGULA & LOCAL APPLE SALAD: Organic Local Apples, Serena Farmhouse Cheese, Caramelized Apple & Full Belly Farms Walnut Vinaigrette
LOCAL DUNGENESS CRAB & SCALLION CREPES: Braised Baby Onions, Sea Level Farms Chervil, Meyer Lemon Hollandaise, Shellfish Butter
PROVENANCE SAUVIGNON BLANC, Napa Valley 2007
DUCK ON RADICCHIO (not on menu)
ANCIENT PEAKS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Santa Lucia, Margarita Vineyard 2006
5 DOT RANCH NEW YORK STEAK: Braised Leek & Cauliflower Gratin, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Wild Arugula, Organic Leek & Caper Salsa Verde
HANDLEY PINOT NOIR Anderson Valley 2006
ARTISAN DOMESTIC CHEESES - Toasted Levain, Fruit Mostarda
I was also paired with some kind of port -- can't remember which. It was amazing. I was too stuffed for dessert, so I was given a take home of some cookies and a shot of espresso.
Day three: Unexpected Tasting Menu with Lou
MONTEREY BAY SARDINES CROSTINI: Star Route Farms Arugula, Lemon Aioli, Roasted Organic Beets & Rosa’s Black Olive Vinaigrette
Maine Sweet Shrimp Hushpuppies, Spicy Remoulade
SPICY CAROLINA GOLD RICE JAMBALAYA: Maine Sweet Shrimp Chorizo, Local Manila Clams & Roasted Calamari, Saffron Sauce, Pickled Hungarian Pepper, Scallion & Lovage Relis
BERKSHIRE PORK & HEDGEHOG MUSHROOM RAGOUT: Local Hedgehog Mushrooms, Organic Greens, Yukon Gold Potato Dumplings, Parmesan Cheese
At this point, I had to send word to the kitchen to stop making food. She then sent out a mousse sampler and some sort of sorbet with pomegranate sauce and seeds. In between I ate at In-N-Out twice because it was fucking amazing.
I came home Wednesday to the reminder that I live in the Midwest and it's still winter. Michael and I got a Baconegger at Vella. It was wonderful. I finished up the work week on Thursday and Friday, slightly fried/brain dead and was severely/annoyingly delayed after work because of yet another loop protest. Christ, I hate people. I miss the days of protests being confined to plazas and things generally nowhere near me/hindering me from getting from point A to point B. Instead I have to weave in and out through a bunch of slow walkers and people shouting out shit. I can't even go into the bank without a group of protesters standing in my fucking way. Point proven: I am officially even less interested in hearing what you have to say. Man, I miss living in quiet, passive Prague where even beggars didn't bother you.
In other news, I think someone has been having snack attacks on my TJ rice crackers while I was gone. My half bag has suddenly dwindled to a quarter bag before I came back to the office. When I find the snack attack culprit, they will pay.
Michael and I had our 6 month anniversary, which rules because it means we've been able to stand each other that long. That's love, baby. We went to Le Bouchon and had the reasonable $25 prix fixe, with french onion soup, steak with pomme frites and garlic butter, and apple tarte for dessert. Then we went to Violet Hour, which was totally amazing. The Juliet and Romeo was so delicious and refreshing and the Hush and Wonder kind of tasted like a margarita going down with a sweet sorbet after taste. I got kind of hammered, we came back and watched some more Dr. Who, because it rules. We're almost through season 1. I'll miss this Doctor. Too bad you're only on for one season.
I am watching a television show about a heroin pig and it's gross. Time for Matt's Cookies and general fat-assery.