Weekend spent eating

This was the weekend of eating. Not like every other weekend isn't about eating, but this one was especially good in the food department. Here are the highlights:
  • Bella Luna on Friday night to celebrate Kandis' promotion (even though she wasn't there that doesn't mean I can't celebrate!). I had the bruschetta appetizer, followed by the meat lasagna, followed by the bread pudding (to die for).
  • Essencha Tea House on Saturday afternoon for Gigi's baby shower. We did the European afternoon tea which was great.
  • Mount Adams Fish House Saturday night for Jamie's engagement party. We did sushi for starters and then I had the crab & corn chowder and then a crab cake. Hmmm.
  • Sugar & Spice Sunday morning with Gigi and her friend Lauren who was in town for the baby shower. Gigi ordered banana pancakes and I ordered chocolate chip pancakes and then we each had two of each. The banana and chocolate chip combination is indescribable. It's so good. As we were leaving breakfast we ran into these two wonderful older ladies and one of them was exactly how I'd like to be when I "grow up" - funny and smart and a great friend. She said the restaurant had been open since 1935 and even though it's actually going through some remodeling right now the footprint is still the same. And that in the old days guys would go there to pick up girls so she's got this "little black book" from back in the day that had a bunch of ladies' names and phone numbers. Does that make her the "Sugar & Spice Madam"? Mmmmm....
The video is from Gabi at breakfast at Sugar & Spice.



By the way, Gabi was stuffing her mouth with Mara's blueberry pancakes. Mara had to step out for a second so Gabi decided the blueberry pancakes with her and had like two whole pancakes. Like mother like daughter... :)

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