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Skriven 2015-10-26 12:46:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: traveling 369
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 10-24-15  09:28 <=-

 >  ML> It was slick enough that I was glad Swisher was driving,
 >  ML> so we were at or below speed limit most of the time.
 > As opposed to Lilli's driving, eh...?
 ML> Lilli tends to drive fast, which is a danger as she's an old
 ML> lady with a Beemer. She used to be a young lady with a Beemer,
 ML> and old habits die hard - I hope old ladies do likewise.

Indeed.  :)

 ML> But I was referring to Ian's driving, which I got substantial
 ML> tastes of as both Jacquie and Swisher most often ceded the
 ML> shotgun seat to me.

Ah...  Perhaps they were figuring that the less seen the better...? 
Nah... I'm sure it was just in deference to your superb navigational
skills... ;)  I take it that Ian is an intrepid driver, then....?
 
 >  ML> three-star places charge three digits and up, pretty much
 >  ML> whatever they feel like. 
 > Too bad the stars are only a (presumed) measure of quality, not of value
 > for the money as well...  ;)
 ML> The Michelin star system ignores value. It's the forks and
 ML> spoons rating that balances the two, and the Bib Gourmand
 ML> rating (signified by a little Bibendum) that focuses on
 ML> value for money. Tomorrow I will be in a city where the
 ML> Michelin star places sometimes charge four digits and up
 ML> (in US dollars) - luckily I'm just transiting.

Indeed!  I must say, I have a hard time wrapping my head about that sort
of price...  ;)
 
 >  ML> Anyhow, the full report will 
 >  ML> eventually happen (at least once) if I live so long and
 >  ML> the computer stays functional.
 > One hopes for the best... :)
 ML> One expects, though, situations that are livable or fixable.
 
Quite so.  :)

 > What exactly is john dory...?  The side does sound interesting... too
 > bad about the intrusive sauce... 
 ML> A flat fish with a dot near the pectoral fin, lore being
 ML> that St. Peter picked out its ancestor and threw it back
 ML> in the water, and the dot is the mark of his finger, so 
 ML> other names are Saint-Pierre or Peterfisch. A white flesh
 ML> with a pleasant, subtle flavor and a texture that manages
 ML> to be firm and tender at the same time.

UDD also answered my question... as I told him, that sounds like a fish
I could well enjoy... sounds a bit like turbot, which probably is my
favorite fish, certainly my favorite white fish...  :)
 
 >  ML> Cheeses were excellent, and at Rhys's urging I had a Fourme
 >  ML> d'Ambert, the first blue cheese I've ever had that I could
 >  ML> tolerate.
 > What was different about it...?
 ML> More umami than stink, I guess.
 
Ah.  Maybe some day I might have a chance to try it...  I don't
generally notice the stink of regular bleu cheeses, or at least not to
bother me... but I do enjoy the taste...  :)

 > I'm sure the chef thought that the spearmint was a lovely finishing
 > touch, though... (G)  But that sounds like a fun dessert... :)
 ML> Then why'd he put the stuff on the bottom? Anyhow, I thought 
 ML> it was more like painting a violin with rainbows or something.

You'd get to it last...?  ;)   I get your point, distracting and
unnecessary... but one could imagine someone thinking it might be a fun
thing to do... not a very intelligent person, mind you... but there
isn't much that isn't totally unconceivable any more... (G)
 
 >  ML> That was a wet day; yesterday was a very wet day; and
 >  ML> I'd think tomorrow the mushrooms would start to come
 >  ML> out, except that there have been a couple nights of
 >  ML> frost, which might have a chilling effect.
 > Had you harvested mushrooms earlier in your stay...?   
 ML> Yep, and before that we went looking at mushrooms without an
 ML> eye to picking (sensible, as we were in a park, and many of
 ML> the ones out were Amanitas).

Better not to pick in the park, then... ;)  The ones that you did pick,
were they in Ian's garden..?

 > And were there in fact any
 > that arrived from the wetness, or did the frost deter them...?
 ML> I don't know, because the frost deterred US.

Ah.  

ttyl        neb

... When I contemplate the moon, my head aches [Galileo]

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