7.06.2004
magna mater
My dear Latin teacher Mrs. Behnke from Boston is now the poster-child for being in the right place at the right time. She is the coordinator for the entire Latin program at the University of Chicago despite reaching (she says "only", I say "it's more than I've got") two Master's Degrees and no PhD. She has always been an inspiration to me in terms of the type of teacher I want to be. I had the very great luck to be able to visit her in Chicago here to grab coffee. She is awesome, and I am so thrilled I got to see her. I hope someday to touch as many lives as she has.
I went to my friend Peter's house to play videogames and he alerted me that it was almost 1, when I was to meet Mrs. Behnke. Unfortunately, his watch (or more, his cellphone) had yet to switch time zones (he'd just come back from the East coast). Sol we rushed and rushed and darn near ran to the coffeeshop to meet her, but when I got there, it seemed that it was in fact, only noon. Thanks, Peter.
Yesterday was an excellent dinner at the Chicago Brauhaus. Bing had an excellent Brauhaus Special, which contained two types of sausage, a slab (yes) of ham and some of their homemade headcheese. Believe it or not, it was delicious. Tacy had the Sauerbat, which I think was meat smothered in sauerkraut and gravy. The gravy was tasty, but the meat was a bit overcooked and dry. Graham had some sort of German style braciole (a rolled up beef thing), but filled with pickles and with an excellent onion gravy. Quite good. And as for me, I started with a delicious steak tartare with a raw egg, anchovies, paprika, capers, and onions. Very very tasty. I also had a specialty of the house: a veal hock in a gravy so tasty it stuck to everything. The veal had cooked so completely that it almost disintegrated: so tender and juicy and fantastic. My father has been searching for this dish since he left Wisconsin in the 1970's. Well, I found it, and it was yummy. :) Am cooking tonight, must go prepare.
I went to my friend Peter's house to play videogames and he alerted me that it was almost 1, when I was to meet Mrs. Behnke. Unfortunately, his watch (or more, his cellphone) had yet to switch time zones (he'd just come back from the East coast). Sol we rushed and rushed and darn near ran to the coffeeshop to meet her, but when I got there, it seemed that it was in fact, only noon. Thanks, Peter.
Yesterday was an excellent dinner at the Chicago Brauhaus. Bing had an excellent Brauhaus Special, which contained two types of sausage, a slab (yes) of ham and some of their homemade headcheese. Believe it or not, it was delicious. Tacy had the Sauerbat, which I think was meat smothered in sauerkraut and gravy. The gravy was tasty, but the meat was a bit overcooked and dry. Graham had some sort of German style braciole (a rolled up beef thing), but filled with pickles and with an excellent onion gravy. Quite good. And as for me, I started with a delicious steak tartare with a raw egg, anchovies, paprika, capers, and onions. Very very tasty. I also had a specialty of the house: a veal hock in a gravy so tasty it stuck to everything. The veal had cooked so completely that it almost disintegrated: so tender and juicy and fantastic. My father has been searching for this dish since he left Wisconsin in the 1970's. Well, I found it, and it was yummy. :) Am cooking tonight, must go prepare.
