For the past few weeks I’ve been preparing for a work trip to India for 4 weeks (followed by 3 weeks of vacation in south India and Thailand). Things were kind of under wraps, not knowing all the details or even if it would happen. Well, it’s happening and the cat’s out of the bag! After a bunch of shots and prescriptions (polio booster, h1n2, Japanese encephalitis (x3), malarone, and antibiotics), dealing with Indian visa shenanigans, and preparing materials for work, it’s on! As an added bonus, Jessica is also being sent with work on the same trip.
Per Dan and Karla’s recommendation, Jessica and I watched Outsourced, a movie all about me. I’ll post more about our upcoming adventure after the 24-hour flight that starts tomorrow at noon.
This evening, the Parms and I ate at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA. It went like this:
1. Warm green asparagus and greens with mustard sabayon
2. Black Cod and potato salad with new onions, leeks, and parsley
3. Grilled and braised Becker Lane pork loin and belly with fava beans, new onions, and fried artichokes
4. Caramelized apple tartlet with vanilla bean crème anglaise
We normally don’t eat mammals (in the U.S.), but made the exception for 3 reasons:
1. It’s Chez Panisse, and the pork was both sustainable and delicious.
2. We’re leaving for India/Thailand tomorrow for 7 weeks of work/vacation. More on this to follow in a later post.
3. Jessica was just promoted. Mazel tov!
It was very good. My favorite was probably the cod, with the pork taking a close second.
Lauren and Kenny are traveling the world! They recently took a leave from work to travel/volunteer for about year. I plan on meeting up with them now and then.