Matt’s Canadian colleague joined us in London. He had a much shorter ride to London
because he finished his vacation in Paris the day before - a quick ride across the The
English Channel was all it took.
The three of us went out to dinner on Monday night. The Canadian is a certified sommelier
and enjoys his liquor. If you know
me well then you know I don’t typically drink alcohol. In my opinion it’s pretty nasty
stuff. Don’t get me wrong I
occasionally enjoy a bit of Guinness, Blue Moon, or delicious Summer Ale.
Anyway, we rode a black
London cab to a tapas place in the Theatre District. We sat at the bar and had a fantastic meal & great
conversation with the bartender. As
the night progressed we consumed plates of soft-shell crab, empanadas, skirt
steak, pork belly (I graciously passed), and alcohol. The bartender and the Canadian had lively conversation about
wine and spirit pairings for different dishes and ogled at different rarely
seen bottles. The bartender was
quite generous with samples (for the men, thank you very much) of different wines
and spirits. He even made me an
Earl Grey Iced Tea, which was spectacular. I will have to try my own very soon. It was certainly nice to eat in a
restaurant without a kids’ menu.
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