why yes, I am deliberately trying to compete with State Street

[jinian]

Lunch
Beer-and-coconut-battered cod tacos on the porch at Agua Verde, looking out at a perfectly gorgeous day on the lakes. Transport to and from in a fancy new convertible (not mine) of a surprisingly attractive though bilious color.

Dinner
Clam chazuke at Kozue: spicy soup with whole clams, fish, octopus, shrimp, shiitakes, and matchstick vegetables including ginger and carrot; served next to a giant onigiri in a separate bowl, over which one spoons the soup and then eats both together. The onigiri had a strip of nori on! and sat on a big shiso leaf, yum. Also, lovely ume-shiso and yellowtail rolls.

Dessert
New ice-cream place Molly Moon has some amazing-sounding stuff. I tried a single scoop of strawberry-balsamic on a sugar cone; it was quite good despite not quite living up to its concept. Next time I'm getting the salted caramel kind!

All within walking distance of where I sleep, just as if I were at Wiscon. So there.

Comments

[marzipan-pig.livejournal.com]

Maybe we can set up some kind of panel tomorrow about cultural issues in sf/fantasy? Would that help any? And I could shave my head and let you pet the stubble? :)

[oyceter]

Oooooo, strawberry balsamic and salted caramel? That sounds so cool!

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

heh. are you still up at 230 in the morning wondering what you're doing up but still crazily hoping to make a 10am panel? :)

[jinian.livejournal.com]

No, but my fucking cats woke me up on purpose too early, so at least I get the joy of sleep dep (if not the extra fillip of doing it all to myself).