Lunch and a "day" of sports
I would like to take that back, what I said about San Francisco being cold. It wasn't cold. Carmel-by-the-Sea is cold: Damp, gray and drizzly. It's like a teeny little Disneyland for adults, so gentrified there are no fast food places, no Rite-Aid, not even a Starbucks. But every block is crowded with "inns," restaurants, expensive shops, galleries and day spas.
We had red snapper with mango salsa at a clever little (seats 22) restaurant called Basil -- painted green, of course -- last night, but that wasn't the notable meal of the day. ...
Lunch was.
We were invited by the groom's family to a Day of Sports (actually from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and lunch. Strangely, only 15 miles or so inland, the marine layer disappears and it's hot, sunny and beautiful.
Some of the guests dallied with tennis, croquet or ping pong or they swam, while country music and reggae played in the background.
Then everyone sat around enjoying a lunch of pulled pork sandwiches, make-your-own fish tacos with all the fixings (including avocado slaw), beautiful platters of fresh fruit, and Veuve Clicquot -- in plastic cups.
Well, that was a first. I loved it.
Later this afternoon: The wedding in a redwood grove.
(Photo by me)
Comments
I think we need to have the discussion about what constitutes a sport again.
Posted by: Bucky | August 1, 2009 5:08 PM
I hope you're not picking on ping pong, Bucky. The only trophy I ever won was for first place in the Korean Student Association Ping Pong Tournament. OK, so I had a really good partner, but I was the only non-asian playing. And afterwards, we all went out for bacon.
Posted by: Laura Lee | August 1, 2009 5:39 PM
Ping pong, croquet and tennis do not mesh with reggae and country music.
Avocado slaw? Does it have bacon in it?
Posted by: Lissa | August 1, 2009 5:45 PM
These are my kind of sports...
Posted by: Anonymous | August 1, 2009 5:54 PM
Were they at least plastic flutes (w/ removable bottoms)?
No, isn't that amazing? Although it was good they weren't pretending to be something they weren't. EL
Posted by: lab rat | August 1, 2009 6:53 PM
My friend, Kenna, suggested a blog topic today. She is going to a Birthday Tribute Dinner for Julia Childs next week. Everyone is supposed to bring something they've made from one of her cook books. She wondered if anyone else was attending such an event and if they would like to share their recipes, photos, etc. I don't think she has selected a recipe yet. Sorry you've been sick.
Sally
Posted by: Sally | August 2, 2009 10:25 PM
Elizabeth,
Please correct my spelling. I meant Julia Child not Julia Childs.
Posted by: Sally | August 2, 2009 10:28 PM
EL, please correct my grammar which I screw up.
Posted by: Bucky | August 2, 2009 10:38 PM
Elizabeth, please make Bucky's jokes funnier.
Posted by: Chucky | August 2, 2009 10:40 PM
Swerve!
Remember when Bucky did the Fage yogurt trial? I did the same thing, and found it to taste like sour cream more than anything else.
I bought blueberries the other day because they were on sale and mixed them with the Oikos fat-free greek yogurt.
That was pretty tasty, since the yogurt counteracts the tartness of the blueberries.
Posted by: PCB Rob | August 2, 2009 10:54 PM
Not to stir up the whole yogurt thing again, but Oikos is way better than Fage IMHO, Fl Rob.
Sally, I watched an old Julia re-run the other day. Julia was whipping up omelets. I loved how she did one after another to really teach you how to master what you were doing. Maybe you can find video on the net to tutor before making anything from her cookbooks.
Although her description and pictures in her cookbooks are really great.
Julia was the Cooking Queen, no doubt about it. Enjoy your tribute dinner!
Posted by: Joyce W. | August 3, 2009 5:26 AM
Anyone else remember the Muppet version, Julia Grownup?
Posted by: Dahlink | August 3, 2009 6:51 AM
Joyce W., I think I saw the same program you did -- it was a PBS tribute to Julia Child that featured 3 of her French Chef shows, two in color (that omelet show, as well as a roast chicken show) and one in B&W that looked like a kinescope (on bouillabaisse).
Sally, that PBS program was cunningly timed to coincide with this Friday's opening of the film Julie & Julia, which has been getting loads of publicity, both online and elsewhere. I bet that you will have no trouble finding lots of old Julia Child recipes on the Internet as Friday approaches.
Dahlink, I don't remember Julia Grownup, but I do remember Dan Aykroyd's wickedly funny take on SNL, which Julia herself loved.
Posted by: hmpstd | August 3, 2009 7:04 AM