Back in the saddle

[jchrisobrien]

Sunday's schedule changed a bit: Sara was on the hunt for a copper bottomed wok, so Dawn and I joined her in running around Chinatown.  Lunch was at China Pearl, where we just snuck in for dim sum.  I found I wasn't the biggest fan of that style of eating, as I ordered a few dishes that weren't to my liking at all.  Dawn had never tried it before so I persevered.  Must remember the shrimp and custard buns for next time, those were good!  Our culinary adventures continues later that night at Al Dente's in the North End.  My God was the food good there; I had the scallops wrapped in bacon and some of Sara's bruchette, then shrimp and scallops in vodka sauce with a thick noodle that I can't remember the name of bit it was completely awesome regardless.  Wow.  It was as tasty as that sentence was long!  We relaxed at home with more mead, the two girls hit it right off.  I tried to keep up with the conversation, but once the conversation shifted into Certain Areas, I tapped out and went to bed.

I saw Dawn off the next morning.  Both of us had a great time, I hadn't done so much fine dining in a short time in well, ever.  More trips will need to take place in the future, for sure!  Monday I took care of food shopping and movie watching, and finally transferring all the data from my old computer to the new one. 

Now I'm back in the office, cruising towards the end of the day.  Tonight there will be gym time and some painting, and hopefully soon a return to a more social schedule.  I also have to make the next list of Things to Upgrade.  Work pants, casual pants, a card table, and shelves top that list.

Comments

[cris.livejournal.com]

yeah, I find that dim sum can be really fine if

a) if you know what you want

and

b) you speak Mandarin or go with someone who can speak Cantonese

my family has a) down pat, but since we aren't Chinese, we still sometimes struggle with ordering and interpreting the contents of each cart. It's all tasty and good, you just have to accept that there'll always be some kind of struggle involved.

[canongrrl.livejournal.com]

ditto that. 100%

[silas7.livejournal.com]

Of all my culinary trips, China Pearl was the "worst" but I'd still go back again to sample their regular menu. Dim Sum will be relegated to visits with a native speaker, or when the Adventure is more important thant the Dinner!

[industrialsteve.livejournal.com]

i lived in the north end for 2 years, on salem st, i gained about 20 lbs.

[silas7.livejournal.com]

My God, I can understand why! I'll bet it was the tastiest 20 lbs ever!