the oddities of sporadic visits of favorite things savored. one of the first places I visited upon moving to this fare city. The others are the Ritz, Lovejoys & Deville; two of which are both surprisingly still here; mostly because of the loyal niche market they serve and despite the demands that come with the high rent of their prime locations.
nevertheless: almost decade old wandering memories and appreciation of things progressed and slowly dynamic things that can still be appreciated.
which brings us to the Amarillo burger at Casino el Camino. still hand-formed and cooked to order (they do properly prepare medium rare). no longer the hand cut fries as the popularity and demand along with the small staff & kitchen make such volume inefficient & not quite affordable. the same staff: kind & talkative if properly related; surly and curt if pressed durning typical rush times or by drunkenly disorganized & demanding customers.
relax with a cold bottle and burger and peruse the excellent jukebox or take in whatever dark movie is showing on one of the two TVs above the bar.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Hens up
boggy creek coop & morning chicken waking
relaxed farming conversation regarding various plantings, pickings & tabled diners in the field by local food folks.
frosted morn warmed yet again by barrie's excellent chocolate croissant & local coffee in conjunction with this week's colorful tasty beet & carrot resupply.
stay tuned
Monday, February 15, 2010
Horrible no good productive day (opposite
a productive happy yet semi-solitary weekend of enjoyment. the usual of new exploratory things mixed with friend adventures & relaxing. overall sun, warmth & a bit of accomplishment.
this would be the summit of weekend fare: friday was a mix of cheese acquisitions & trailered lingua specials; saturday bought morning market acquisitions; tea resupply & brazilian tastings. greenbelt & siesta adventures. sunday was enjoyed with marathoning misty sunrise excursions correlated with brunching rewards and half-day sun outdoor wanderings. siesta sojourns and lazy nights of valentine still motivated culinary creativity. morning monday routines prefaces nights of finery shown:
cheeses: four & cured meats: two by antonelli's (specific available - excellent
countryside duck egg & boggy creek chervil with seasoned seaweed
sautéed yellow boggy beets & beet greens
walton's rye bread
full quiver kimchi
loire tabled white
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