Yesterday's lesson in perspective was that, yeah, it kinda sucks to have your car bumper get all scratched up. But it could be worse. Like say, it could be your car that got snagged by a semi-traller and dragged along the parking lot (torquing the frame enough to shatter the rear windshield) and into a car which only ended up with a scratched bumper. Or you could be the guy driving the semi. Tonight we went to the tomato dinner at Zely & Ritz. Very good food but we were expecting something like the Panciuto community dinners and this was more wine-centered than food-centered and the vibe was much more high energy (ed: he means "loud"). Partly a function of the sell-out crowd and partly a function of the design and where we were sitting. I think. When we were there during Restaurant Week it was almost as crowded but not nearly as noisy. Still, it was a good night out. All the dishes were excellent. Produce was from Coon Rock Farms, who were there to talk a bit about tomatoes. But the absolute standout dish was the dessert, a SunGold tomato panna cotta. zomg! I must figure out how to re-create that. So good and sweet and tomato-y. But the texture was straightup panna cotta. Nothing that hinted of tomato texture. Maybe they pureed and then strained the tomatoes. Or maybe they used tomato water. Like I said, I'm intrigued. Will report back if I meet with any success.