Last night was the end of a long somewhat frustrating week at work. But it was also the last night before the Chicks Rock DIY Art Car Workshop, which I was planning to help Sarah with. We did go out and drive the route for the glow-cruise that's planned for tonight. And made a trip to another dollar store and Wallyworld for a few last supplies. Had dinner at Patrick's, a new restaurant up on No. Duke in Durham. Joe blogged Patrick's a while back, and I'd been wanting to check it out. Yesterday's N&O had a review and it was also very positive. The parking lot was packed (it was 7.30 on a Friday) but we only had to wait 5-10 min. for a table. I had a draught Oktoberfest from Carolina Brewery. Yum. We skipped the appetizers (to leave room for dessert). Sarah had the shrimp 'n grits. I think she was happier with the dish than Joe (altho perhaps not as happy as the N&O reviewer who suggested they were better than those served at Crook's Corner). I had one of the dishes from the seasonal menu, BBQ quail over a risotto with country ham and pimento cheese. I'd never had quail before, so that was interesting. Flavor somewhere between cornish hen and duck. The BBQ seemed sorta generic. But the risotto was awesome. Cheesy, hammy rice. Very yum. For dessert we split the pumpkin panna cotta, which was outstanding. Light, creamy, just the right blend of pumpkin-pie spices, and a cranberry-walnut sauce, nice & tart to balance the sweet richness of the panna cotta.
By the time we got home, I was feeling really crashed. I planned to lie down and read a bit and then get up and help Sarah with some more prep for the workshop. But I ended up basically crawling into a hole and pulling the hole in after me. Next thing I knew it was 8am this morning.
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