Lobster tempura?!

Oh hey guys... Sorry I've been MIA for the past while... I've been busy stuffing my face.

So, our dear Flour friend Karoline invited my man and I to Grill 23 for a going-away-esque dinner (she and her fabulous husband Ben are moving to Argentina in February so Karoline can write her thesis and experience an amazing country filled with wine), and WOW was it great! I indulged in the following: crabcakes (a first for me... the baby's growing up!), lobster tempura (another first, and definitely something I wouldn't have normally tried... but you really can't go wrong with anything fried), beet ravioli with a gorgonzola cream, greens salad with local chevre, and meatloaf (prime & Kobe beef, in fact) with mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy AND a bit of melted cheese on top of the meatloaf... perfection. Ben even sent out an order of frites for the table and also a really excellent, really spicy Columbian soup that was a nice touch to the whole meal. Everything was so perfect and fancy... I have really never had dinner at such a nice restaurant without my parents. I feel like such a grownup!

I've been sick this weekend, so my food comsumption has been down significantly. Lots of citrus and fluids. Oh, and a pint of sorbet. And some corn chips. And a bowl of minestrone. Good stuff.