Our gathering last night at Taste of India (Hot) came with a waiter who felt the need to do some fancy footwork while delivering drinks (Wet & Wild), landing one right in the waiting lap of Louise. Poor thing (I'm talking about the waiter - he felt so bad!) Louise, too, as it was downright chilly in there and she had about a half glass of wine in her lap. Gah! What a way to start things out.
Once we got settled at a brand new table and had decided on our orders, things got calmer. The mood was quiet and the ambience was serene with cool chandeliers above that gave very dim lighting. It was a delight to have a quiet atmosphere to talk and be able to hear each other! I confess we took quite a long time deciding what to order - the menu goes on for pages and pages. The table started out with Papdum (crispy lentil wafers) and Spicy Pickles, along with two special sauces. I ordered the Tandoori Mixed Grill. This came on a platter, the meat piled on a bed of lettuce, tomatoes, carrots and squash. With ground lamb, shrimp, and chicken, it was more than one person could possibly finish. Yum! Around the table I saw Chicken Tikka Masala and two different specialty Shrimp dishes, along with other spicy and savory things. Add on Basmati rice and two kinds of Naan, and you can imagine that we were all well stuffed by the time the bill came around.
Rachel treated us to Cupcake Sauvignon Blanc to go with our meal, and that was a nice treat, as well. Louise and I marveled at the lovely decaf coffee that was served after the meal - delicious! Thank you Rachel, for spoiling us!
We read The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. Everyone appreciated the humor and the spot - on descriptions of historical figures. What research that must have gone into putting it all together. Someone mentioned that it took about 3 years for Jonasson to write the book. It was certainly a long book, and one that won't be forgotten soon. Images of that elephant squashing a bad guy and also images of Allan's peed- upon slippers cannot be "unseen".
Next up, we'll read Mary Roach's Gulp - about the human digestive tract. Should make for some very interesting and enlightening reading!
See you all again in the latter part of May - perhaps Mother Nature will find some pity for us and provide some much need sunlight to all of us here in dreary winter-that-never-ends MN!
Happy reading (burp!) that seemed apropos....
Katie
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