Last night I met up with two friends/clients at Shamshiri for dinner. As it turns out, on fridays and mondays Shamshiri offers lamb neck. I had to try it. It was mostly like the lamb leg, but even more sweet and tender. We all wondered what the difference between lamb and sheep was, so we looked it up – and it turns out I was eating baby sheep. If only I could have had it stuffed in veal (sigh)….
I couldn’t resist with the title, but don’t let it make you think this is a negative review of an entire (albeit tiny) country. As per usual I’ll be a bit snarky and pessimistic about things, but there were good times to be had as well. Portugal ended up not being my favorite place in […]
I’m writing this down just for my own remembrance later. Often if there’s a question “when did we do X, or where did we go at Y?” I can search this blog to get the answer. I assume this tool will be even more useful as I age and become more naturally forgetful. Speaking of […]
Before Trump took office we’d planned to do a snorkeling escape with our snorkeling friends every February. Why February? Well if we lived in Ohio we could say it’s to get away from the cold, but it doesn’t really get that cold in Los Angeles. However, it is Chinese New Year, and that’s when Sam’s […]
