And so, three or four days became a month between posts...

Well, it was a busy month. My birthday was August 5, then mine and Renee's second anniversary was the 14th, and we met up with a ton of visitors for the rest of the month.

Our anniversary was great, we went to The Dining Room at Jack's La Jolla, easily the nicest restaurant I've ever been to (you're served bottled water, Fiji or Peligrino, your choice). We decided to do a five course tasting menu, where you try several different special dishes. Our menu was:

Cubes of Bluefin Tuna
Aromatic Vegetable Vinaigrette

Sauteed Sonoma Foie Gras
Huckleberries, Orange Crumble

Alaskan Halibut
Summer Truffles, Corn, Marcona Almond, Chanterelles

Colorado Lamb Loin
Sour Cherries, Endive, Shiso, Cardamom

Chocolate Caramel Custard
Chocolate Meringues, Chocolate Sorbet

It was an adventurous meal for me, I had never had foie gras or real truffles before. Both were good, but the last three courses were literally each the best thing I had ever eaten until the next course. When I ate the halibut, I thought "Well, they should stop because they can't beat this". Then the lamb was absolutely the best entree I have ever eaten, good enough that I could have done without desert. Then the desert came and was amazing. It was the most chocolatey thing I've ever eaten, but with different textures and levels of sweetness. It was a great experience, but the price definitely makes it for a special occasion.

Anyway, beyond that work has been busy and we're getting ready to go on our Peru trip. We leave September 10, just after Compton's wedding. It's just one work week away and we'll be off. It's going to be an adventure, and I look forward to posting about it later.