forgive me if you are reading this and you actually celebrate easter (as opposed to consuming large amounts of chocolate). neither jessica nor i are religious, but the allure of the mimosa resulted in an easter celebration. i’d never had a mimosa before, but it’s […]
our menus for the week before and after spring break: 11 mars / lisa : legumes en cocotte, mostaccioli alfredo, brown sugar pound cake 13 mars / michelle : salade nicoise, pates au pistou, ratatouille, gratin d’abricots aux amandes 14 mars / jessica lee : […]
i originally wrote this about a week ago, while i was in studio one early morning. unfortunately, lame-athena (an earlier version that is what scarpa, the uber-old, uber-slow athena machine in studio) wouldn’t let me post this then, so here it is now.
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when they asked us if we were celebrating a special occasion, keith glibly replied “a legal victory.” no need to elaborate that it was waseem’s collection of the award from his small claims telemarketing claim. shortly thereafter, keith was mortified when they asked if we were all overage; soon after that, keith was mortified when he asked for a glass of milk…en francais. the waiter: “sorry, i don’t speak french.”
a brief word or two about the decor and atmosphere before the important stuff (the food, naturally). i would have to say that the lighting was absolutely perfect. i wasn’t really a fan of the decor in general, though – probably because i don’t tend to like patterns, especially patterns with flowers. the colors were great, though – all muted grays, blues, and browns, and i did like the fact that one wall was the wine collection. (more…)