A Ramos Gin Fizz at the Velvet Tango Room, Andrew had an Old Fashioned
At the West Side Market:
A Belgian Liege waffle, which is made from a dough containing pearl sugar that melts and caramelizes on the surface
Dark chocolate dipped marshmallows on a skewer
Lemon peel, mango ginger and blueberry stilton cheeses
An Italian Sausage sandwich with grilled peppers and onions, dijon mustard and barbecue sauce
Most of this stuff was shared w/ Andrew.
In Amish Country:
Cheese curds. Mmmmmm.
Pennsylvania Dutch birch beer.
Coffee spiked with rum from Andrew's flask.
Stale maple candy.
At the Hickory Inn, AKA "The Hick":
A fried fish sandwich with curly fries (also shared with Andrew)
Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold Beer. Only $1.75 for a mug!
At Andrew's house:
Baguette with sweet butter
Strawberries
A salad of blanched kale, cucumbers tomatoes and greek yogurt (that I made)
Soyaki marinated chicken strips with basmati rice and peanut satay sauce
At La Cave:
Dogfish Head Aprihop (apricot IPA, possibly my favorite new beer)
Brunch at the Beachwood Ballroom:
Boozy coffee
"Creme Brulee" french toast w/ orange flavored creamcheese and candied nut sprinkles
home fries
bacon
sausage
Deep fried scrambled eggs with curry mayo (hm)
At Lucky's:
Turkey sandwich
Vivienne Provence tea that has lavender and rose petals
A Lilly truffle containing bacon and maple butter
I also bought a pink silk tie, victorian schoolmarm shoes, a coffee service (creamer and sugar bowl on a tray), a Martin Denny exotica album, stockings, body butter, an Amish romance novel, an Amish shotglass and probably some other crap.
Le Lunette Mondello
5 weeks ago
2 comments:
Buying stupid cute Amish things to take home seems contradictory. I guess it was the Shakers who focused on purpose and simplicity. And every one likes money.
I LOVE birch beer. I can't believe that you found it outside New England/the East Coast.
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