We're doing a 6 course Tasting dinner of North African Cuisines (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) this Friday night- 01/27- at 6:30pm with or without matching international wines. Come join us. My cooking skills are intact- was so even when my sleep apnea was at it's worst- and so we promise an evening of great food and wines. Reservations highly recommended.
As an aside: a 'tapa' is Spanish fora small plate of food- which is what we use it for at the restaurant, since more and more Americans know the word. In English speaking countries an 'entre' is the large main dish of the meal, though in France it's the small dish at the start or entrance into the meal. 'Mezze' or 'meze' is Greek, Turkish, Arabic and Hebrew for a small plate of food or tapa, though we use it for our medium size on our regular menu. It's a silly multi-language joke. For this tasting dinner all the courses are tapa sized.
"To Dine well is to Live well."-unknown. "Never doubt that the arts of food and conversation go hand in hand." "Chefs need a sense of humor. After all, what other art form, when done perfectly, is guaranteed to turn to shit after 24 hours."-Chef Shevek
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Personal Update
Waiting on MRI and blood test results. I hope I would have heard by now if it was bad. But if its minor and a potential long term problem the doctor might not call and wait and tell me when I have my next appointment. Oy!
My doctor suspects we might never find an answer to way I'm missing 2 hours of memory. In fact he believes it might have been temporary amnesia, which is apparently more common than most of us suspect. I'm coming to believe that its tied to my sleep apnea- when it was at it's worst, before I got my CPAP machine, I was having dementia like memory slips. It stopped once I started sleeping with my CPAP each night, but could this have been some residual something or other left over? We might never find out. My doctor doesn't believe it will happen again if the MRI is clear. But then again, he can't guarantee it. Oy!
My doctor suspects we might never find an answer to way I'm missing 2 hours of memory. In fact he believes it might have been temporary amnesia, which is apparently more common than most of us suspect. I'm coming to believe that its tied to my sleep apnea- when it was at it's worst, before I got my CPAP machine, I was having dementia like memory slips. It stopped once I started sleeping with my CPAP each night, but could this have been some residual something or other left over? We might never find out. My doctor doesn't believe it will happen again if the MRI is clear. But then again, he can't guarantee it. Oy!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Why No posts for a While
Well, we're still trying to find out if i had a bout of amnesia or a TIA- kind of a short term stroke. I'll keep folks posted.
Meanwhile, I'm working.
We had a good time with Amberwind's dad and step-mom, who we hadn't seen in nearly 18 years.
The newest menu is in play for January.
An North African Wine tasting Dinner is scheduled for Friday, January 27.
Still plugging away at the cookbook.
We're fighting our business insurance company over losses that they don't- like all such companies- want to pay out; Michael Moore should have said it applies to the entire industry.
I think it should be, "We are the 99.9%," since most of the problems are with the .1%- who earn on average $27 million a year and the laws and tax laws are actually strongly tilted in their favor; versus the next .9% who are fluid with the people in that group changing yearly. Personally, I wouldn't mind being in the the next .9% group and hope to make it there someday.
There is a video up at youtube of the Thanksgiving Holiday Cooking Class and I'll post the address as soon as I figure it out.
Otherwise, a belated Happy Healthy and Prosperous New Year to All!
Meanwhile, I'm working.
We had a good time with Amberwind's dad and step-mom, who we hadn't seen in nearly 18 years.
The newest menu is in play for January.
An North African Wine tasting Dinner is scheduled for Friday, January 27.
Still plugging away at the cookbook.
We're fighting our business insurance company over losses that they don't- like all such companies- want to pay out; Michael Moore should have said it applies to the entire industry.
I think it should be, "We are the 99.9%," since most of the problems are with the .1%- who earn on average $27 million a year and the laws and tax laws are actually strongly tilted in their favor; versus the next .9% who are fluid with the people in that group changing yearly. Personally, I wouldn't mind being in the the next .9% group and hope to make it there someday.
There is a video up at youtube of the Thanksgiving Holiday Cooking Class and I'll post the address as soon as I figure it out.
Otherwise, a belated Happy Healthy and Prosperous New Year to All!
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