On And Off New Waters

Today was a lucky day. I'm on a short business trip, and my hotel for the night happened to be hosting a quarterly wine-tasting and artists' showcase. 

I had dinner at Lure: ceviche, then the seared ahi with aioli, asparagus, and sweet potato fries. 

Even in today's meetings I felt welcome and comfortable. I felt happy that, being new to the area, everyone wanted to show me the best of what they had to offer, and what I meant to them. That felt special.

If It Bleeds, We Can Grill It

I've bought a grill. It's a Char-Broil Commercial series 2-burner propane-fired grill. I don't intend to get into the gas/charcoal debate here (they both have their merits.) But this is sincerely the most exciting thing to happen in my culinary life for some time.