2.09.2005
gong hei fat choy
Happy New Year! It's the year of the Rooster, the year my brother turns 24, which means that he is born under this Chinese zodiac sign. Just got back from dinner at a moderate / modest Chinese restaurant in town. Six of us went for dinner; 'twas a nice way to blow off some steam and have a nice outing with friends.
Yesterday I was in the Queen's Lane coffee house having lunch when I noticed that they were playing Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries. An odd choice, I think, for a coffee house, but I was kind of amused. Then, when I was just getting to enjoying the Wagner, on came the Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem. Now, I'm not sure what kind of coffee house these guys wanted to be, but it sure wasn't any coffee house I'm familiar with. One of the waitresses saw my puzzlement, because immediately, the music changed to random 2nd-rate soul/funk that was less out-of-sync with a coffee house.
The MCR has a new flat-panel TV. It rocks. :)
And finally, another tidbit for Magister V.: I think I've mentioned before that we've got a G&D's Ice Cream near Keble College. G&D's hallmark is that they will take suggestions for different flavors (flavours?). They made a Christmas pudding ice cream once. Two years ago, supposedly, they made marmite ice cream and couldn't give it away. A minging combination indeed. Well, I've got one that's even worse: "Brideshead Revisited: Port wine & blue cheese". I can't even imagine.
Yesterday I was in the Queen's Lane coffee house having lunch when I noticed that they were playing Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries. An odd choice, I think, for a coffee house, but I was kind of amused. Then, when I was just getting to enjoying the Wagner, on came the Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem. Now, I'm not sure what kind of coffee house these guys wanted to be, but it sure wasn't any coffee house I'm familiar with. One of the waitresses saw my puzzlement, because immediately, the music changed to random 2nd-rate soul/funk that was less out-of-sync with a coffee house.
The MCR has a new flat-panel TV. It rocks. :)
And finally, another tidbit for Magister V.: I think I've mentioned before that we've got a G&D's Ice Cream near Keble College. G&D's hallmark is that they will take suggestions for different flavors (flavours?). They made a Christmas pudding ice cream once. Two years ago, supposedly, they made marmite ice cream and couldn't give it away. A minging combination indeed. Well, I've got one that's even worse: "Brideshead Revisited: Port wine & blue cheese". I can't even imagine.
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You're right, of course. It can't be just blue cheese, it must be Stilton. Charles and Sebastian would consume nothing else. There could be a garnish of Plover's eggs, I suppose. The freezing necessary for ice cream might kill the cheese mites, too, which might prevent the Stilton from continuing to ripen. There's nothing like a really intense Stilton.
Marmite in ice cream would certainly cut the sweetness, and I, for one, would give it a try, although I prefer it on toast.
Have they done mushy peas yet? Perhaps as a garnish on cod ice cream that has been battered and deep fried?
We had spicy cajun grouper today. Did you know that Susan won't eat hush puppies?
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Marmite in ice cream would certainly cut the sweetness, and I, for one, would give it a try, although I prefer it on toast.
Have they done mushy peas yet? Perhaps as a garnish on cod ice cream that has been battered and deep fried?
We had spicy cajun grouper today. Did you know that Susan won't eat hush puppies?
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