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dining out
Mar. 20th, 2008 11:13 pmWe went out to eat tonight. I figured we were overdue for that, and besides, we didn't have any food in the house. While waiting for a table, I had a glass of wine on an empty stomach. I was feeling it before I had even finished it.
Also, while waiting, I noticed that a couple who had just arrived at the bar, only had one stool. I didn't really feel like sitting, so I had Cyn move down to my stool, and then the couple next to her moved down to let the guy sit. I think the guy bought them each a drink in thanks. As they left for their table, they said it was we who allowed them the stool. The guy indicated he buy us glasses of wine too. And when he left, he pantomimed a "thank you" to us.
He and his companion left because they "had an idea." I don't know if this was code for, "we're going out to the back seat of our car," or whether they'd had a moneymaking idea. I got the feeling that the guy had just come into some money and was out celebrating. Or maybe they had an idea for how to get a table quicker somewhere else.
So when we left for out table, the bartender told us he had indeed bought us drinks. And the waitress said the same thing. So we had better wine the second time around. Two glasses of wine left us with a nice little buzz for grocery shopping. Anyway, the point is...
I had ribs. I had been thinking of ribs earlier, and didn't expect to find them at The Farmstead. So I couldn't resist a half rack of ribs on a bed of sauteed onions, covered with bleu cheese and roasted pecans. Interesting creation. Who thinks of these things? Reading the description, I didn't think it would have sauce, but it did have a vinegary red barbecue sauce. It was very good, but how did anyone think to put these things together? The pecans and cheese went particularly well together. The only thing I was disappointed in were the ribs themselves. Not the most tender, and had a few ugly chunks of fat. Funny, that bleu cheese is not my favorite cheese, and pecans are not my favorite nut, and the vinegary kind is not my favorite sauce, but it was a good dish.
Also, while waiting, I noticed that a couple who had just arrived at the bar, only had one stool. I didn't really feel like sitting, so I had Cyn move down to my stool, and then the couple next to her moved down to let the guy sit. I think the guy bought them each a drink in thanks. As they left for their table, they said it was we who allowed them the stool. The guy indicated he buy us glasses of wine too. And when he left, he pantomimed a "thank you" to us.
He and his companion left because they "had an idea." I don't know if this was code for, "we're going out to the back seat of our car," or whether they'd had a moneymaking idea. I got the feeling that the guy had just come into some money and was out celebrating. Or maybe they had an idea for how to get a table quicker somewhere else.
So when we left for out table, the bartender told us he had indeed bought us drinks. And the waitress said the same thing. So we had better wine the second time around. Two glasses of wine left us with a nice little buzz for grocery shopping. Anyway, the point is...
I had ribs. I had been thinking of ribs earlier, and didn't expect to find them at The Farmstead. So I couldn't resist a half rack of ribs on a bed of sauteed onions, covered with bleu cheese and roasted pecans. Interesting creation. Who thinks of these things? Reading the description, I didn't think it would have sauce, but it did have a vinegary red barbecue sauce. It was very good, but how did anyone think to put these things together? The pecans and cheese went particularly well together. The only thing I was disappointed in were the ribs themselves. Not the most tender, and had a few ugly chunks of fat. Funny, that bleu cheese is not my favorite cheese, and pecans are not my favorite nut, and the vinegary kind is not my favorite sauce, but it was a good dish.
