Friday, October 27, 2006
Koji after Yellow Eyes
Went to a play reading at Hartford Stage Company Rehearsal Studio 942 Main Street. Saw 'Yellow Eyes' by Midgalia Cruz. Interesting but needs lots of work.
After went to Koji on Asylum Street. Had Kyoza, California Roll, Meatballs and Fried Rice. Place was packed, food was great. But they didn't 'card' me! Oh well, maybe next time.
After went to Koji on Asylum Street. Had Kyoza, California Roll, Meatballs and Fried Rice. Place was packed, food was great. But they didn't 'card' me! Oh well, maybe next time.
Dinner at the Opera
There was a buffet dinner preceding last night’s performance of ‘Carmen’ by the Connecticut Opera at Mortenson Hall at the Bushnell.
The meal was more exciting than the opera. The sets, costumes and lighting were drab and the principals’ singing lacked emotion, verve and depth. Neely Bruce gave a rambling pre-performance talk.
The dinner was presented in the beautiful Seavern’s Room. The tables were set for eight with white china and white orchids. My dinner partners were interesting conversationalists.
The menu, catered by Max at the Bushnell, included Penne with Smoked Turkey, a Salad of Mesclun Greens with Beets, Marinated Root Vegetables and Goat Cheese, Broccoli in a Cream Sauce with a Crumb Topping, Herbed Roasted Potatoes and an Orzo/Vegetable Salad. Dessert was a Pear Tart. Coffee and Tea were served and a Cash Bar was available.
The meal was more exciting than the opera. The sets, costumes and lighting were drab and the principals’ singing lacked emotion, verve and depth. Neely Bruce gave a rambling pre-performance talk.
The dinner was presented in the beautiful Seavern’s Room. The tables were set for eight with white china and white orchids. My dinner partners were interesting conversationalists.
The menu, catered by Max at the Bushnell, included Penne with Smoked Turkey, a Salad of Mesclun Greens with Beets, Marinated Root Vegetables and Goat Cheese, Broccoli in a Cream Sauce with a Crumb Topping, Herbed Roasted Potatoes and an Orzo/Vegetable Salad. Dessert was a Pear Tart. Coffee and Tea were served and a Cash Bar was available.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Paella
We didn't have a big paella like this. But individual paellas were available on the menu del día most every day.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Mediterranean Highlights...
A Bellini Cocktail in the Promenade Bar on the Grand Princess leaving Venice. Unfortunately we didn’t make it to Harry’s Bar where it was invented.
A Greek Beer [Alea], Greek Salad with a slab of Feta Cheese, Moussaka, Baklava and Greek Coffee at a taverna on the way to Cape Sounion outside of Athens.
A Chicken Kebap Doner Sandwich [redundant?] with Stuffed Grape Leaves and an Orange Phyllo Dessert at the Topkapi Museum Café in Istanbul overlooking the Bosporus River separating Europe from Asia.
Café au Lait and a Croissant at a seaside café and then a cup of Cassis Ice Cream in Cassis outside of Marseille.
At the Tratorria Baldovino in Florence, an Antipasto and three Pizzas: 4 Formaggio, Prosciutto & Funghi and Verona [Anchovies and Capers] and Vino.
An Antipasto Fritto Misto, Linguine with Black Truffles and a bottle of Frascati White Wine in the Ristorante Sta. Lucia in Naples. We sat at a table under an umbrella shaded by the trees of the city park.
An Insalata di Mare [clams, mussels and calamari], white local Wine, great Bread and a Dulce de Limone cake for dessert at the Café Delfin in Sorrento on the beach.
A Greek Beer under a roof of blazing pink bougainvilleas in Mykonos with Greek music playing softly in the background.
A 23 course dinner at Sabbatini’s Tratorria on the Grand Princess. Twin Lobster Tails and a bottle of Champagne courtesy of American Express.
Barcelona’s Menu del Día still reigns. So many memorable cheap meals: Chicken in Pepitoria, Black Rice, Paella, Butifarra.... But the most memorable meal was our last night eating in Barceloneta: Cava [local Champagne], Pa amb Tomaquet [Tomato smeared Bread], Chipirones [‘popcorn’ octopus] and Pescaditos Fritos [a mound of flash fried Sardines]!
A Greek Beer [Alea], Greek Salad with a slab of Feta Cheese, Moussaka, Baklava and Greek Coffee at a taverna on the way to Cape Sounion outside of Athens.
A Chicken Kebap Doner Sandwich [redundant?] with Stuffed Grape Leaves and an Orange Phyllo Dessert at the Topkapi Museum Café in Istanbul overlooking the Bosporus River separating Europe from Asia.
Café au Lait and a Croissant at a seaside café and then a cup of Cassis Ice Cream in Cassis outside of Marseille.
At the Tratorria Baldovino in Florence, an Antipasto and three Pizzas: 4 Formaggio, Prosciutto & Funghi and Verona [Anchovies and Capers] and Vino.
An Antipasto Fritto Misto, Linguine with Black Truffles and a bottle of Frascati White Wine in the Ristorante Sta. Lucia in Naples. We sat at a table under an umbrella shaded by the trees of the city park.
An Insalata di Mare [clams, mussels and calamari], white local Wine, great Bread and a Dulce de Limone cake for dessert at the Café Delfin in Sorrento on the beach.
A Greek Beer under a roof of blazing pink bougainvilleas in Mykonos with Greek music playing softly in the background.
A 23 course dinner at Sabbatini’s Tratorria on the Grand Princess. Twin Lobster Tails and a bottle of Champagne courtesy of American Express.
Barcelona’s Menu del Día still reigns. So many memorable cheap meals: Chicken in Pepitoria, Black Rice, Paella, Butifarra.... But the most memorable meal was our last night eating in Barceloneta: Cava [local Champagne], Pa amb Tomaquet [Tomato smeared Bread], Chipirones [‘popcorn’ octopus] and Pescaditos Fritos [a mound of flash fried Sardines]!
