dinner

i had a 12 course dinner
last night in del mar,

12 courses with 9 wines 4 white 4 red and a sauternes
no ill effects with the food
everything clean in flavor and texture
i had two of my favorites which i hadn't had in years
sweetbreads and foie gras
both wonderful - i sat at the wine bar and had an easy sight line to the cook who prepared all my food
and most of the staff had a bet that i wouldn't finish the meal.... i only had issues with one plate which was the cheese course
just a little bit too much i finished about half of it
plus there were two more courses after that a desert - and truffles to end the meal.

i survived -
until i got back to the hotel and a lady decided to rink too much get into a fight with her boyfriend and run down the hallway crying - she even forgot her room number and tried to open my locked door.



i drove up to los angeles today easy drive not too much traffic until the 405 & 101 interchange