G+ Migration Blog

So I went and tried one of the places that serves shrimp and grits. tl;dr is would eat again. Long form: 1. I am so over industrial restaurant design. It's well done and they can get away with it as a brand new restaurant here for two reasons: it's in an area that is genuinely post-industrial, and it's in the downtown of a city whose history literally peaked at the turn of the 19th to the 20th centuries, so this is arguably literal local flavor. Otoh, metal chairs are just freaking uncomfortable and it is potentially too dark to see your food at night. During the day because the street facing wall is glass, if you are on that side of the restaurant, there is plenty of light from outside. It is worth noting that they are only open for dinner, except for the weekend brunch thing. 2. I wish I had money and a driver. They have lots of interesting bourbons and some scotch, as well as a few cocktails I'd be interested in trying. 3. They do refill your coffee without charging ...

Kind of terrifying, glad I don't have to rely on this as a way of life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0qGvC3vqaA&feature=player_embedded

Recent posting by one of you reminded me - Jan is when Robbie Burns nights are. So I looked and I missed the two locals I could find listed. Both were big formal deals and expensive, though. While that can be fun, I like the quiet ones in pubs and things. Oh, well, another year. :)

Dinner: Baked cod with sumac, za'atar, and "persevered" lemons in a bit of olive oil, baked cauliflower in a tahini, olive oil, ras el hanout coating, with a tahini, lemon juice, ras el hanout drizzle. Would eat again.

That Mauritius link reminded me of what I would really have done if I'd won the lottery: http://dukealumni.com/sites/default/files/docs/learn_travel/travel_programs/trip_pdfs/Madagascar2016-web.pdf http://dukealumni.com/sites/default/files/docs/learn_travel/travel_programs/trip_pdfs/Madagascar2016-web.pdf

They finally suckered me into looking at a Collection that is totally worth looking at - Mauritius. A place I would love to go and probably never will. It's gorgeous. https://plus.google.com/u/0/collection/0M0Ex

Holy moly, Batman! If you look long enough, you might find anything. There are two (two!) bakeries that make king cake (traditional and modern) here. One is a relatively new place (from 2004) that got started making cakes and cupcakes and is fairly established, now. The other is possibly the last remaining old Polish bakery in the city. I mean, the bakery dates back to 1895, and the eponymous Mazureks bought it in 1933 (they sold it in 2012, but the name stayed).  I don't know when they started making king cakes, but their other stuff is really good - and they sell paczki (black raspberry filling with rum glaze) all year on Fridays and Saturdays. Now the only problem is that I am the only one here who would eat the king cake. And I do not need to eat an entire king cake. I mean, it's really just a big giant cinnamon roll .... no, nope, can't eat an entire king cake by myself. Bad, very bad http://www.mazureksbakery.com/index.html https://www.facebook.com/BlackbirdSweets/ti...