Picture spam: Chez Panisse, rats
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oyceterI note that the title refers to Chez Panisse and rats as two separate topics, not rats in Chez Panisse!
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rachelmanija and I decided to splurge and go to Chez Panisse while she was visiting me, and while it was expensive, it was also really, really good.
A salad of green beans, cucumber, and chanterelle mushrooms, with a mint jelly. Like everything served, this was delicious. I especially liked the mint jelly, which was only the tiniest bit salty and generally tasted a little cucumber-like, cool and refreshing. Rachel and I guessed that it was supposed to evoke the lamb.
Leg of lamb topped with tapenade, with zucchini flower gratin and a stuffed tomato on the side. I think the tomato was stuffed with breadcrumbs and cheese; Rachel let me have hers, yay. The zucchini was really good and slightly cheesy; Rachel said it was probably the first time she had willingly eaten zucchini. And oh, the lamb. Yum. Later on, we went by the kitchen to see all the trussed-up legs roasting by the fireplace.
I think this was my favorite course, which is saying something! It's peaches roasted in vin santo with burnt honey ice cream. The entire dinner, Rachel and I kept overhearing people talking about the dessert. When it got there, I took a bite and was a little disappointed: it was sweet and rich, but nothing special. And then I swallowed, and this amazing aftertaste kicked in, dark and caramel-like. Rachel and I basically stopped talking during dessert, since we were both too busy savoring the ice cream. And the peaches were wonderful as well.
I love the fancy restaurant thing of giving post-dessert desserts! The triangle is a fruit paste (I forgot what, I think plum), and it was very good. But the chocolate things in powdered sugar were amazing, warm and soft and incredibly chewy.
The last two pictures of Ren were taken by my roommate, who has a much fancier camera than I do. I am hoping to trick her into taking beautiful photographs of my knitting! And alas, these pictures of Bya are the last ones =(.
No coupon inside, just a rat.
More rats in food containers! Well, one rat.
Bya emerges, disappointed that there's not much left in the potato chip bag.
Ren being very flat.
Whiskers!
Poor Ren is balding. Still, he is very soft and fuzzy and squishy.
Two very flat rats.
Bya being very flat. You can see his bumblefoot, sadly.
Ren in blanket!
Bya charging his laser beam eyes.
Bya snuggled up next to Ren. Sadly, this was mostly because the picture was taken when he wasn't very mobile.
More rat snuggling.
Bya sleeping (sigh. Miss my rat).
Cute rat paw!
Ren sleeping on my foot. Rats = excellent foot warmers.
My roommate has a fancier camera than mine!
Ren: "My pea, you cannot take it from me!"
rachelmanija and I decided to splurge and go to Chez Panisse while she was visiting me, and while it was expensive, it was also really, really good. A salad of green beans, cucumber, and chanterelle mushrooms, with a mint jelly. Like everything served, this was delicious. I especially liked the mint jelly, which was only the tiniest bit salty and generally tasted a little cucumber-like, cool and refreshing. Rachel and I guessed that it was supposed to evoke the lamb.
Leg of lamb topped with tapenade, with zucchini flower gratin and a stuffed tomato on the side. I think the tomato was stuffed with breadcrumbs and cheese; Rachel let me have hers, yay. The zucchini was really good and slightly cheesy; Rachel said it was probably the first time she had willingly eaten zucchini. And oh, the lamb. Yum. Later on, we went by the kitchen to see all the trussed-up legs roasting by the fireplace.
I think this was my favorite course, which is saying something! It's peaches roasted in vin santo with burnt honey ice cream. The entire dinner, Rachel and I kept overhearing people talking about the dessert. When it got there, I took a bite and was a little disappointed: it was sweet and rich, but nothing special. And then I swallowed, and this amazing aftertaste kicked in, dark and caramel-like. Rachel and I basically stopped talking during dessert, since we were both too busy savoring the ice cream. And the peaches were wonderful as well.
I love the fancy restaurant thing of giving post-dessert desserts! The triangle is a fruit paste (I forgot what, I think plum), and it was very good. But the chocolate things in powdered sugar were amazing, warm and soft and incredibly chewy.
The last two pictures of Ren were taken by my roommate, who has a much fancier camera than I do. I am hoping to trick her into taking beautiful photographs of my knitting! And alas, these pictures of Bya are the last ones =(.
No coupon inside, just a rat.
More rats in food containers! Well, one rat.
Bya emerges, disappointed that there's not much left in the potato chip bag.
Ren being very flat.
Whiskers!
Poor Ren is balding. Still, he is very soft and fuzzy and squishy.
Two very flat rats.
Bya being very flat. You can see his bumblefoot, sadly.
Ren in blanket!
Bya charging his laser beam eyes.
Bya snuggled up next to Ren. Sadly, this was mostly because the picture was taken when he wasn't very mobile.
More rat snuggling.
Bya sleeping (sigh. Miss my rat).
Cute rat paw!
Ren sleeping on my foot. Rats = excellent foot warmers.
My roommate has a fancier camera than mine!
Ren: "My pea, you cannot take it from me!"
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