The Week
I don’t know any other way to describe this week as compared to the last two other than “let down”. Major let down.
This week found me in Killeen, TX teaching at Fort Hood. About the only reason to come to Killeen is if you’re stationed at Fort Hood or related to someone who is. Otherwise, there’s really a bunch of nothing in the area. The heat here was rather familiar (although it wasn’t as humid as it was in New Orleans), but outside of that this week had nothing in common with last week.
I guess I can’t always have amazing weeks.
The Restaurant
This would have been the restaurant I’d have featured last week, but since I didn’t feature a restaurant I am stealing this one from last week.[1] When in New Orleans Susan and I treated ourselves to dinner at Commander’s Palace. Commander’s Palace is one of the older institutions in New Orleans, and one of its most famous restaurants. Upon hearing I was going to New Orleans I knew I had to go there; I was not disappointed.
The restaurant has a great old feel to it. It’s huge, which a great courtyard in the middle. Upon being seated the decision for dinner was obvious – Chef’s Playground, which is a 7 course tasting menu. The items served up ran the gamete from crab cakes with caviar, to foie gras, to soft shell crab. The wine pairings were also both perfect and adventurous, including a sherry for one of the middle courses. Nearly everything was a homerun, with a couple items being doubles instead. The service was flawless and almost a little too efficient. This is one place that lives up to it’s reputation.
The Travel Note
The Five
We’re going to see if I can come up with 5 odd things about me.
- I can’t do cooked salmon. I don’t know what it is about it, but it makes me nauseous. However, I love raw salmon.
- I think most people know this about me already, but I came *this* close to going to college to become a pilot rather than an IT geek. I think I made the right decision.
- Despite the fact that I spend quite a bit of time in front of a computer if I’m going to read a book it needs to be a real book.
- As much as I try, I just can’t get into the NBA.
- I’ll take a 20 minute nap over a 2 hour nap every time.
[1] It’s not as if there was a lot of fine cuisine to be had in Killeen, TX.
2 comments:
The bread pudding souffle was a home run!
I can't understand why you still haven't made the NBA
The bread pudding soufflé was one of the best desserts I've ever had.
And I knew *someone* was going to call me on that sentence about the NBA. :-Þ
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