gina_r_snape

Well, I'm in an uncharacteristically good mood. Let's hope the anvil has already dropped, yeah?

Last night I went to see Harold McGee speak and got an autographed copy of his book On Food and Cooking. He talked about foodie trends around the world and mentioned a restaurant that serves oysters in a dirt-flavored gelee. To me utter surprise, he'd never heard of Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans! I mentioned the dirt beans to him. Perhaps it wasn't highbrow enough for his tastes. :shrug: But he was an amiable fellow and it was a fun lecture.

Afterwards, they had a chef on hand with Miracle Berries for the purpose of "flavor tripping" and it was really cool! I've been wanting to try them ever since I saw them mentioned on the Food Network. It was definitely trippy. Foodies would have fun with it. Basically, the juice coats your tongue and makes sour things taste sweet. We tried limes, lemons, grapefruits, apples in cider vinegar, some kind of sour beverage and a bunch of other things. Sour food tastes sweet, but you can still feel the acid burn your tongue when you bite into and when you swallow the juice. It kinda felt like my tongue was on drugs. I could definitely see the novelty appeal of making up sour things to taste.

Tonight I'm meeting up with some oooold friends of mine, and on Tuesday I'm meeting up with this guy I knew since grade school but haven't seen in 20 years. Saturday is Valentine's Day. I'm debating whether to bring in cookies or something for my students for the fun of it. I'll be going out to dinner Saturday night with a new friend in some fine high camp mockery of Valentine's Day. Since I've yet in 39 years to have a real valentine's on V-day, this should be great great fun. I'm not sure, but I might have made a promise to wear shiny shoes. Now I have to build an outfit around my patent leather mary janes. I wish the weather were warmer...

So, happy Valentine's Day, flist. And be on the lookout. You might just find yourself experiencing some