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It's pretty good. Haven't had brunch, though. Claire was inspired by Provençal gratins so our own tomatoes and peppers and a squash (not pictured) became a delicious gratin tonight.

Now lamb and venison burger with fried Brussel sprouts with pork belly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

When is it ever not?

Surf and turf eggs benedict (crab and corn beef hash) And for dessert chocolate,strawberry and Peach ice cream, From where else Because joining some Brits after a hike

Some morning Beethoven Had to run it through the vpi cleaner, but cleared up nicely.

Plum Cake on the deck for breakfast on this beautiful, cool morning before heading to the Air and Water show in Chicago. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Day could get away from me if I am not careful. Saint-Saëns symphony #3 'organ'.

Comparing with the 1963 cycle (the other was from the 1977 recordings). I am keeping the 63, love the pacing, overall good sonics.

Shisito peppers, both red and green. They're a bit dried up so Claire cut them into strips. Added a little zing.

All but the corned beef. I tried several times, but just can't do corned beef. For a quick second I thought it was salmon.

I had to go online for that translation and saw a million Japanese porn sites before getting the actual translation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Starting with grilled octopus. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The Tragically Hip's final concert. Fuck cancer

Nice! Looks like a beautiful day in Fairfax too.

\m/

I guess I need to get busy and pick some berries.

When I get really annoyed I can be an absolute asshole. Part of my charm.

To be honest, that thing could sound like the voice of God saying I'm going to heaven, but still I wouldn't care.

Added a second table (VPI scout 1.1) and a mono cartridge (ortofon quintet mono) I'm running it through my back up phonostage until I can pick up another BAT phono used. WOW, listening to a japenese blue note of Lee Morgan "Candy". Soundstage depth is incredible. There is a sharpness/cleaness to the record I have never heard. This is one of the better investments involving listening to records I've made. Now to clear a separate shelf for monos only.

Garnish doesn't count even if you squeeze it, and counting ice would be dick-assinine! A G&T -- which can be garnished not at all or with things other than lime or lemon as the Brits would have it -- is not a cocktail in the traditional sense. A Dark & Stormy is a tougher call. Many recipes -- and perhaps Gene's own -- do not contain lime juice but do include a lime garnish. See above. But I would say that including lime juice is a better cocktail and therefore my recipe would meet the three ingredient requirement.

You are welcome anytime, Gene. Best part is I use a tomatillo based salsa to make the sauce so the pre-dinner chips and salsa are also quite good. Thanks to this place I also make a pretty mean margarita.

^^^ Shit, piss, and corruption! I knew I should have stayed north one more week. Next year, please fax the weekly menues in advance. Looks amazing, Nate.