Calgary: Belgo Brasserie

Type: French with Belgium Taps Address: 501 - 8th Avenue SW, Calgary [Corner of 4th Street and 8th Avenue SW.] Map Phone: (403) 265-6555 Hours: Mon-Fri [11am-4pm] Mon-Tue [4pm to Midnight] Wed-Fri [4pm-2am] Sat [5pm to 2am] Sunday Closed Price: ~20$ meals, ~10$ beers Tasty gauge: 8.1/10 Service rating: 9.7/10 Environment rating: 8.0/10 Website: belgo.ca

餐店簡介

在Calgary找好的生啤酒喝﹐就要來Belgo. Belgo是一個我在飛機上認識的本地人介紹的﹐結果實在是叫人驚喜。Belgo店內生啤種類繁多﹐其中有一半是Belgium啤酒﹐包括特級啤酒如 Delirium Tremens, Fruli, Leffe 也應有盡有。除了生啤﹐店主挑選的支裝啤酒也是極高水準﹐不常見的 Trappist 如 Westmalle Dubble, Pauwel Kwak 也存貨十足﹐而且當你點這些支裝啤酒的時候﹐他們都是用原裝生啤用的標準啤酒杯奉上。喜歡晚上在酒店休息的台長﹐實在也是喝得樂而忘返﹐待在那兒良久。

Belgo不得不讚的﹐是店員的service! 第一晚來到的時候﹐其中台長點的燒雞排有一點冷﹐但那是拼盤也算不上是主菜﹐所以台長本想吃罷就算﹐也沒想過要投訴還是什麼。怎料Kaika點長留意到我的雞排吃得很慢﹐而其他東西都吃完了﹐便主動走過來問是不是雞排有什麼問題。台長便隨便說說雞排有一點冷﹐她卻很認真的表示餐店的歉意。結果﹐結帳的時候她竟然沒算我的啤酒﹐還問我明天會不會來。改天我下班便再過來一趟﹐反正跟酒店很近。第二天晚上﹐她也一樣算我的啤酒免費﹐實在是太客氣了。

法式冷點

雖然餐牌上也有牛排之類的東西﹐Belgo的專長是法國菜。台長第一天點了燒羊排﹑德國香腸和雞排﹐結果最好吃的竟然是伴菜的乾晒蕃茄。台長其實是很討厭吃蕃茄的﹐但這幾片蕃茄香甜而不太乾﹐濕度剛好﹐還有濃濃的蕃茄香味﹐口感十足。但如上文所述﹐雞排是冷的﹐明顯熱食不是這店的專長﹐所以食物質數整體評分也被拉下去了。改天台長學醒目了﹐點了正宗的法國菜﹐beef tartar 和 seasoned salmon。 Beef tartar 跟生的鵪鹑蛋同上肉質新鮮﹐一點冰櫃的味道也沒有﹐而且牛肉味十足﹐調味均勻﹐辣度適中﹐是下酒佳物。值得一提的是配乾餅的手打酸忌廉﹐非常非常滑溜﹐一吃便知道不是拼子裡拿出來的。

啤酒

上文已讚過了杯中物﹐此處多奉上幾張照片。

婚戒。[+]

你結婚了﹐恭喜!
想不到的是。。。你幹麼跟我訂了一模一樣的結婚戒指? 你白痴嘸?????
十萬個不解﹐而且他的款式還要跟你的不一樣!!!!
你應該知道﹐他看到我的婚戒的時候﹐會帶來多大的誤會????
你白痴嘸。。。 唉。

Hartford: Feng Asian Bistro

Type: Japanese Address: 93 Asylum Street, Hartford, Connecticut, 06103 Map Phone: (860) 549-5118[FENG] Price: Casual dining Tasty gauge: 7.8 Service rating: 9.1/10 Environment rating: 9.1/10 Website: fengrestaurant.com

Treat before dinner

Thanks to Hilton Hartford, I got some surprises at the Manager's reception tonighit, and that is Basiron Pesto. Basiron Pesto is a grass-coloured Dutch Gouda with added Pesto which gives it a deep green colour. It was definitely good stuff. I also had the Harpoon IPA on tap with it, which is quite a treat after a long work day.

餐店內觀

風日式食店主要以紅色為主題﹐店內燈色昏暗﹐相當寧靜﹐是密友相談的好地方。

The best way to start a night

沒有什麼比 uni shooter 更加好。這裡的 uni shooter 調味有一點酸﹐台長略厭酒味不足﹐但還算是蠻不錯的。之後台長點了 Kumamoto oysters﹐還可以﹐不算很新鮮。不竟這裡是 Hartford﹐找到日本菜已經算走運了。

主菜

主菜先來一個 Edamame soup, cream based with chopped garlic and edamame。 跟上是台長慣常愛吃的 sushi。 這一來就確實分出高下。 蛋有點過冷﹐蝦不夠大﹐魚也不夠新鮮。沒辦法﹐這不是多日本人聚居的地方。

生日快樂. [+]

我沒有忘記﹐生日快樂﹐K。

Mooncake on AC flights?

首先﹐要恭喜一位朋友。

第一次在飛機上收到中秋月餅﹐很可愛的加航。

好想。[+]

這是旅程的開始。

這半年來﹐連執字都沒有時間。

第一次在飛機上收到中秋月餅。

總是在佳節上路。

飛機上﹐還是睡不好。

想的事情﹐沒少。

心疼你恤壞了頭髮。

心安你找到了工作﹐還跟她過得很好。

心酸在婚禮上碰見她他﹐想起了我們。

心扎﹐在惡夢中扎醒。

心恨自己﹐做得比她爛。

三十天﹐我到底能找到什麼答案。

我很害怕﹐旅程的終結﹐到最後﹐我還是想你。

我好想痊癒。

朋友說﹐一個人對你好﹐你總會知道。

即使你有多不想跟那個人聯系。

你不管的人﹐你會無所。

不聯系﹐是為著還想那個人好。

一年了﹐我們沒說過半句話。

真的﹐會知道嗎?

那個角落﹐還尋得著影子嗎。

Black Asahi coming to Guu

Post Reference: Guu Izakaya 居酒屋

Asahi Premium 黑生

之前介紹過的Guu Izakaya﹐最近來了期待已久的 Asahi Premium 黑生。侍應拿來的時候還有台長最愛的小杯子。一瓶才不過七塊錢﹐台長一口氣喝了兩瓶﹐滿足。順帶一提﹐此外﹐他們的清酒選擇也添了不少新貨﹐菜單也有每月不同的特選。

Ka Ya Korean BBQ

Type: Korean Address: 4710 Reed Road, Columbus, Ohio Map Phone: (614) 326-2551 Hours: Mon-Thurs [11am-10pm], Fri-Sat [11am-10:30pm], Sun [11am-10pm]

除了 Asahi Premium 黑生﹐最近還有好喝的。那天晚上跟了韓籍同事去 Ka Ya 喝酒﹐他點了 Mak Koli 米酒 和 yook hwe 作小吃。韓籍老闆送來大碗子﹐說是傳統喝酒的器皿﹐豪氣十足。

時間。[+]

昨年的這個時候﹐我還熱烈地期待我們的假期。

直到工作打垮了大計﹐我仍在努力地跟同事討‘假’還‘假’。

直到九月三日﹐在她網址上看到別人的留言﹐‘熱烈祝賀﹐眼前一片綠油油’。

我﹐還懵然不知。

那個時候﹐你已經睡在別人的懷裡。

直到你離去﹐還叫我一直相信自己錯得可以。

直到那天真相大白。

直到今天。

我沒有停止過想起你。

晚間無休止的惡夢﹐半夢半醒的沒有睡好。

轉換地方﹐離開本土﹐斷了圈子﹐有些折騰﹐卻是無形。

早兩天﹐終於收到朋友昨年遙請我們去的婚宴合照。

月底﹐我會一個人去絲路走走。

很需要一些空間。

找工作的事情﹐願你順利。

Dublin: Sushi Bistro Masa

Type: Japanese Address: 6395 Perimeter Drive, Dublin, Ohio Map Phone: (614) 336-8855 Hours: Mon-Sat [11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:00pm] Sun [5:00pm-9:00pm] Price: ~20-40 USD Tasty gauge: 7.7/10 Service rating: 7.9/10 [Service is exceptional when the restaurant is quiet, but a very long wait on a busy day, only two servers available] Environment rating: 7.9/10 Website: sushibistromasa.com

餐店內觀

來了Dublin半年﹐一直很想找好吃的日本菜﹐找過好多間高價的﹐每次都期待會找到點好吃的﹐結果都是失望而回。經過半年的努力﹐今天我們終於來到 Sushi Bistro Masa.

走進日本餐店﹐沒有什麼比見到滿店的日本人更高興。除此之外﹐就是看到專為日本食家而設的日文餐牌。在Dublin這個地方﹐日本餐店多﹐但魚生常常欠奉。反觀Masa﹐它有單點的sushi/sashimi menu﹐拉麵有跟nigiri的﹐甚至有壽司魚生船﹐拼盤之類。

日本清酒

Masa有不錯的清酒selection, 有冷的﹐也有熱的。要小心不是全部都是日本製的﹐有些是美國本地製。點酒前別忘請侍應先把酒瓶拿來看過清楚。只是﹐這裡沒有台長愛喝 Kahachi 也有賣的 fish fin sake, 台長只好點了小瓶的熱長兵衛。

前菜

Masa有串燒﹐但不是爐端燒﹐沒有明火。台長點了 negima 和 mirugai ($2 each), 好吃。前菜另點 seafood cucumber sunomono salad ($7) 和 grilled beef marinated in miso ($6), sunomono 的青瓜很好﹐不會太酸還有新鮮的青瓜味道。Grilled beef 則有點過火﹐有燒焦味而且有點乾。

Sushi﹑nigiri﹑roll﹑chirashi

朋友點了彩虹卷﹐台長則點了必吃的蛋﹑甜蝦﹑魚子﹑海膽﹑和尤魚壽司。以 Dublin 來說﹐除了Sushi Time 的藍蝦和 Kahachi over-priced 的拼盤﹐這裡的魚生應該是最好的了。點甜蝦壽司﹐你可以選擇蝦頭要跟miso soup煮還是要炸吃﹐台長要了 miso soup。最後貪吃還點了 chirashi﹐才不過 $15.95。

黑洞。[+]

喜愛寫作

因為當我沉思著文字的時候

我什麼都不用想

不用想你幹嗎被辭退了找工作怎樣現在生活到底怎樣

不用想我昨天為何做那個夢

不用想這年來發生了什麼事

不用想你﹐也不用想你。

我可以像一部機器一樣盲目地翻譯

我可以像一部機器一樣盲目地寫稿

感覺就像打馬吊時一樣

完全地專注在一件無聊的事情上

贏輸都總好過日子難過

你到底發生什麼事情了

你到底好不好

那一通電話﹐到底打不打

八月二日的下午

全城放假

我呢

幹嗎又要飛了

覺得好孤單

身邊沒有人孤單

身邊有人原來更孤單

見證沒有人明白我的工作﹐我的生活

十多年來﹐我的日子從來沒有屬於自己

他們問我什麼星期什麼日子我能不能去那裡

我不知道

說好晚飯見面

不到一小時之間就爽約了

很爛的人

真的

為什麼就連你都看不見我的眼淚

她們都說我眼淺

其實是我什麼時候都可以哭

可以很厲害的哭

只是我都沒

吞下去的淚肚子都漲了

還是一個人難過

然後大家都說我很爛

這樣的事情那有人可以明白

有時很想要逃走到那裡

就過一輩子

都沒有什麼可以不可以

寫了一口氣﹐心情有沒有好一點

我不知道

常常喝酒因為不想想什麼

我想我要透一口氣

那裡有一口氣

讓我好好的吸一吸

你

到底發生什麼事了

到底什麼時候才不再被否定

我存在過

愛過

建立過

活過

朋友別擔心﹐我沒事﹐我只是想說。

Grandview: Vino Vino Wine Bar

Type: Tapas Address: 1371 Grandview Avenue, Columbus, Ohio Map Phone: (614) 481-8200 Hours: Mon-Fri 5pm+ Price: ~20-45 USD Tasty gauge: 7.8/10 Service rating: 8.0/10 Environment rating: 8.2/10 Website: vinovinocolumbus.com

Project Magic

意外地因工作來到Dublin暫居的台長﹐在偶然的機會下跟友人談起了舊同學﹐竟發現原來同學多年前來到Dublin定居。就這樣﹐兩個十七年沒見面的朋友﹐就在Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant再度重遇了。十七年﹐樣子沒變﹐人沒變﹐習慣沒變﹐就連高度差距也沒變。談的話題很多﹐就像十七年來沒停頓過聯絡一樣。不竟這麼多年了﹐談得來便談﹐談不來也沒什麼好掩飾的﹐反而暢所慾言﹐無甚忌諱。

Vino Vino

同學剛好這星期放假﹐便相約好星期三再見面。我們來到Grandview的Vino Vino竟然相當客滿﹐幸好地道的她早已預訂了桌子。小小的店﹐氣氛很好。坐坐談談﹐樂此不疲。

Stauf's Coffee Roasters

趁著盛夏﹐飯後最好就是在街上走走。逛著Grandview﹐朋友剛好要買她最愛的咖啡豆﹐我們就來到Stauf's喝個咖啡。咖啡是上好的﹐比起常去的Starbucks少了連鎖店的味道﹐反而親切溫暖。

部落格. [+]

喝了咖啡不能睡﹐最愚蠢的人就是走去讀blog。

讀了不該讀的東西﹐翻來翻去﹐就翻到早上七時多還是眼光光。

很想問﹐我為何還這樣想念你。

每次來回坐飛機﹐最愛聽的歌就是超人不會飛。

超人尚且不會飛。

何況我不是超人。

時間其實過很快﹐十個月了﹐知道你一切安好﹐仍願你一切安好。

Columbus: Marcella’s Ristorante / Pizzeria / Wine Bar

Type: Italian Address: 615 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio Map Phone: (614) 223-2100 Hours: 4pm-10pm [Sun.-Thurs], 4pm-12am [Fri-Sat] Price: ~25-40 USD Tasty gauge: 8.5/10 Service rating: 8.4/10 Environment rating: 8.2/10 Website: shortnorth.marcellasristorante.com

Interior

Marcella's is a little place that reminds you of Milan. Classic wooden fans on the ceiling, red retro looking sofas, a very modern bar, with an open-sided street facing half patio, just the right mix for a relaxing casual ristorante and wine bar. You can almost always find a spot in the restaurant that you'll like.

The very Italian menu

The minute you saw the menu you can almost immediately tell that you are at the right place. Selections of cured meats, olives, cheeses, and small plates, it just can't be wrong.

Bread and dip

Not sure if the bread is made here but it definitely feels very fresh. The thin layer of fluffy flour on the surface of the bread also made it very authentic.

Beer and Sangria

One thing about our team is, we almost always start our night with drinks. Seeing the rarely available white sangria ($24), we ordered a litre of that to start with. Good thing about it is that it didn't come with any soda, but just wine, juice and fruits. It did taste a little sweeter than what everyone was expecting, so we decided to go with red sangria ($24) the second time around. The red one tasted just like cough syrup. We checked and all that's there was apples and oranges, not sure what's giving off that cough syrup taste. And I'm not saying it's bad. It was actually pretty good, except that, yes, it tasted just like cough syrup. Hehe.

Cured meats and carpaccio

I almost never miss trying out a plate of carpaccio wherever I go. I probably have picked that habit up from K. Carpaccio here is served with a bed of shaved celery and two little warm ricotta pancakes ($7). They are all good, especially the pancakes. The beef is sliced right, not salty at all with a very rich meat taste. It probably didn't carry the best looks of carpaccio but fantastic otherwise.

For cured meats ($4 each) we tried bresaola, air dried highly seasoned beef, and capicola, air dried seasoned pork shoulder ham. They are decent, comes with a little dish of sauteed onions.

Features, specialties, and pizza

My Italian friends have told me that ordering a meatball dish is the best way to find out whether an Italian ristorante is any good and I have to agree with that. Spaghetti & meatball (with tomato marinara, and fresh grated parmesan $11.95) here comes with a single huge meatballs sitting right on top of a handful of spaghetti. The meatball isn't dry at all, instead, it's very soft and tender yet not fluffy. I would say it's better than those you can find in La Scala which is also in town. I ordered linguine & clams (linguine, littleneck clams, evoo, parmesan, and pancetta $14.95) for myself. I would say the clams are a little smaller than expected but the pasta was very good. Not too soft, not stuffy, cooked just right. Kerry tried the Pepperoni pizza (pepperoni, red Onion, provolone $13). He didn't say much but seems pretty happy with it, so my guess is, it's alright.

Dessert / B-day gelato

Then there came the b-day surprise! See what 6 dollars can get you here? Profiteroles (pistachio, chocolate & honey vanilla gelato, warm chocolate ganache) came with a little candle on top : ) It was absolutely fabulous! Chocolate was warm and it mixes incredibly well with the ice-cold gelato. My co-workers also picked up the bill and asked me to claim the per diem for a b-day gift LoL Thanks Kerry, Sanujit, and Dorothy.

B-Day drinks

We ended our night hitting the Elevator before heading back to the hotel. The Elevator is a very retro looking pub with stained glass all around, looking just like a renaissance church. It was actually converted into a pub from an old theater. I'll save that for another blog entry. Meanwhile, feel free to check out their website at http://www.elevatorbrewing.com/.

超人不會飛. [+]

我落淚。情緒零碎 曲：周杰倫 詞：方文山

地上斷了翅的蝶 不像自由地蔓延

愛原來更心碎 都可以更細節

田野風繞過幾條街 秋天收穫了滿地的落葉

於是又一整夜 感情的句子都枯萎凋謝

我不想再寫 隨手撕下這一頁

原來是跟離別 可以沒有結尾

焦距後悔的跟著寫 於是我把詩折疊

有幾種感覺 挑一束白玫瑰 你將愛退回

我不落淚忍住感覺

分手在起風這個季節

哭久了會累 也只是別人的以為

冷的咖啡 我清醒著一再續杯

我落淚 情緒零碎

你的世界一幕幕紛飛

門外的薔薇 帶刺傷人的很直接

過去被翻閱 結局滿天的風雪

Dublin: Jeni's Ice Cream

Type: Desserts Address: 1 W. Bridge St., Dublin, Ohio Map Phone: (614) 792-5364 Hours: [Apr–Sep] 11am-11pm [Oct–Mar] 12pm-10pm (Sun-Thu) 11pm (Fri-Sat) Price: ~5 USD Tasty gauge: 9.8/10 Service rating: 9.8/10 Environment rating: 7.8/10 Website: jenisicecreams.com

Interior

Getting to know random people on the flights sometimes does bring good things. Jeni's ice cream, which was once featured on the New York Times, was brought to our attention by Lisa Marie Miller who works at the local Dispatch. Having heard how wonderful it is, me and my co-worker Dorothy decided to journey down this famous place after work last week.

Flavors that bloom

It's called flavors that bloom because Jeni's ice cream serves homemade handcrafted seasonal flavors. Jeni takes ingredients freshly found in the Ohio countryside according to the season and mixes them with responsibly-raised exotics from around the world. Jeni's ice cream are known to be less sweet and more flavorful, which both me and Dorothy has proven it true.

We ordered two studies ($4.75 USD) which consist of three tasting scoops each. The flavors we tried out were: Thai chili, Mackenzie creamery goat cheese with roasted red cherries, riesling poached pear, wildberry lavender, rhubarb rosé, mango lassi. And frankly speaking, the flavors were all so good that we had a very hard time trying to rank them. The closest conclusion we could come to was probably a 6 for mango lassi, and then 1s for all the other flavors. My personal favorite was the riesling poached pear. It really pretty much taste just like a real pear, very refreshing and cool. The first bite of the Thai chili came down with a very peanut like flavor, then the spices came around slowly. The rhubarb rosé was very interesting too, you can actually taste the rosé first and then the wine flavor came a ted later. The flavor of goat cheese in the Mackenzie creamery goat cheese with roasted red cherries absolutely stood out. It felt very different from having a bite of cheese cake in the way that it didn't feel stuffy at all. Last but not least was the wildberry lavender which flavors were once again all separated in very distinguishable layers. It almost felt like science to me, that the layers would just kick into your taste buds by a carefully timed sequence.

Sundaes and Macaroons

Other than that, Jeni's also serves sundaes and macaroons. They look big, don't they?

To summarize, Jeni's Ice Cream is definitely a must-try if you happen to be traveling around Ohio. To make things even better, Jeni's do ship out to almost all US states. Check under 'Buy Now' on their website for shipping rates.

說了再見.才發現再也見不到. [+]

雨下一整晚 曲：周杰倫 詞：方文山

街燈下的櫥窗　有一種落寞的溫暖

圖貼在玻璃上　畫著你的模樣

開著車漫無目的地轉彎不知要去哪個地方

涼卻的電視牆　到底有誰在看

白楊木影子被拉長　像我對你的思念總不完

原來我從未習慣　你已不在我身旁

街道的鐵門被拉上　只剩轉角霓虹燈還在閃

這城市的小巷　雨下一整晚

你撐把小紙傘　她音韻太婉轉

雨落下霧茫茫　問天涯在何方

午夜裡你深藏　偷偷偷透過窗

燭台前　我們還在想

小扇板　畫呀畫

小紙傘　遮雨也遮月光

我們開始的地方﹐你終於賣了。

方才醒覺﹐原來你真的這麼愛她。

新房子﹐新生活。

你的東西﹐我還留著。

凌晨四時﹐夢驚醒的感覺﹐沒完沒了﹐從沒離開。

思前想後﹐當天你的心走得這麼遠了﹐推你走﹐是對? 是錯? 是從來沒有選擇餘地。

愛你的人﹐了解你的眼神。每一個動作﹐每一句說話﹐是刺在骨子裡的痛。

愛要痊癒﹐是否非恨不可?

恨易執筆﹐恨情非執字。

雨下一整晚﹐如果那是唯一方法﹐我選擇不痊癒。

Sarah McLachlan - Angel
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Spend all your time waiting

For that second chance

For a break that would make it okay

There's always one reason

To feel not good enough

And it's hard at the end of the day

I need some distraction

Oh beautiful release

Memory seeps from my veins

Let me be empty

And weightless and maybe

I'll find some peace tonight

In the arms of an angel

Fly away from here

From this dark cold hotel room

And the endlessness that you fear

You are pulled from the wreckage

Of your silent reverie

You're in the arms of the angel

May you find some comfort there

You're in the arms of the angel

May you find some comfort here

So tired of the straight line

And everywhere you turn

There's vultures and thieves at your back

And the storm keeps on twisting

You keep on building the lie

That you make up for all that you lack

It don't make no difference

Escaping one last time

It's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh

This glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

Ohio: Tucci's Wood-Fired Bistro

Type: American [Californian] Address: 35 North High St., Dublin, Ohio Map Phone: (614) 792-3466 Hours: Bar: Mon-Sat: 4pm-close, Early dinner special: 4pm-close, Regular hours: Mon-Thur: 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat: 5pm-11pm, Sun: Closed Price: Casual dining Tasty gauge: 2.1(Mondays chef)-8.4(other days of the week)/10 Service rating: 8.5/10 Environment rating: 8.5/10 Website: tuccisbistro.com Menus: Lunch, Dinner

Wine of the day

Tonight's pick is Lander-Jenkins 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, and for this price, I have to say it's a fantastic wine. Like it says on the web, 'Full-bodied and well-structured with flavors of ripe Bing cherry, black currant, crème brulée, firm but integrated tannins leading to a long lingering finish.' Every single word in that sentence is true. A list of all the awards this wine has received can be found here, rutherfordwine.com.

Appetizers

我們點了 Brie in Phyllo ($8), baked and wrapped in prosciutto, garnished with rosemary honey and hazelnuts 和 Beef carpaccio ($10), shaved manchego cheese, crisp capers, balsamic greens and gaufrette potatoes. Brie in Phyllo 是相當好吃﹐應該是台長吃過最好吃的。 脆皮鬆化﹐芝士香而不膩。我本來只想吃一小塊﹐怕吃不下主菜。同事堅持給我切一大塊﹐說很好很好吃。唔﹐好吧﹐結果﹐真的啊﹐很好吃﹐一點滯口的感覺也沒有。再看看 Beef carpaccio﹐唔﹐很好看吧? 大概也很好吃? 哈哈﹐你被騙了。這應該是台長平生吃過最難吃的 Beef carpaccio﹐從肉質厚薄味道到醬料都是錯的。僅留的2.1分由沙拉和薄片芝士所得。那麼薄的肉可以這麼鹹﹐真的很嚇人。

主菜

主菜牛魔王台長點了 Porcini filet mignon ($25), complemented by a hearty mushroom risotto and asparagus. served with red onion marmalade and a gorgonzola and cabernet demi. 同事則點了 Chorizo crusted grouper ($23), spicy pan-fried grouper served crispy with goat cheese potato cakes, wilted baby spinach
and a tomato-scallion emulsion. 重點是﹐其實台長是第二次在這裡吃 filet mignon﹐同事也是第二次在這裡吃 grouper. 第一次﹐星期四晚上﹐什麼都很好吃﹐色香味俱全。之後再來﹐星期三晚上﹐也很好吃﹐色香味俱全。話傳開了﹐就大家都很喜歡來﹐畢竟上路就是要找飯吃。今天晚上﹐我們卻是第一次星期一來﹐因為本來想要去的另外兩間餐店都關門。一行六人﹐大家都很詫異地感到很難吃。細問之下﹐原來是 Monday chef。Service 也沒平日的好。唔。。。Dublin 星期一原來真的是死城﹐找飯吃也難。

讓. [+]

在你面前﹐我只有一個答案。

讓。


也不能說得那麼偉大。

她跟她坐席吃飯﹐不能說我沒有恨。

那是你的過份﹐但你從來都是這樣過份。

愛情從來都是最大的武器。

因為她能叫人不戰而勝﹐不敗而降。

其實生活在惶恐當中的是你。

所謂的不合則分﹐不怕不斷嘗試新事物其實只是怕面對困難解決問題的恐懼。

並不是堅強。

而你的游走﹐也不是見證你的吸引力﹐而只是証明你根本不知道自己想要什麼。

所以誰﹐我是說誰﹐都可以。

我卻曾經以為自己愚笨。

軟弱的﹐是你。

Ohio: j.liu restaurant & bar

Type: [Fusion] Italian, American, Chinese, Thai Address: 50 W. Bridge Street, Dublin, Ohio Map Phone: (614) 718-1818 Hours: Mon-Thu, Sun 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-110pm, happy hour Mon-Fri 4pm-7pm ($1 off all drinks and appetizers in the bar), Sunday brunch, every Sun 11am-2pm Price: Casual dining Tasty gauge: 8.4/10 Service rating: 8.5/10 Environment rating: 8.4/10 Website: jliurestaurant.com

奇怪的 fusion 餐廳

j.liu 的 menu 劈頭有三大個 section, American, Asian Fare, Italian. 台長禁不住轉頭問身邊的同事, 'Hm, so is that one chef or three chefs?'

Soups and appetizers

同事點了 lobster bisque 和 calamari﹐ 還可以啦。 來 j.liu 必吃的反而是沾麵包的 bread dip﹐ olive oil mixed with sun-dried tomatoes and seven spices, it's surprisingly delicious. 可以外買﹐ 15$ 一瓶。

Filet Oscar

台長是晚點了 Filet Oscar﹐ 100% natural center cut accompanied by balsamic-grilled asparagus, Asiago potato cakes and veal demi-glaze. 台長要一貫的 show me the pan﹐生熟度很滿意﹐証明他們的肉夠新鮮。肉質很好﹐蟹肉忌廉干邑醬汁稍稍有點鹹﹐有蟹味卻但不算很香。不算是做得頂好的 Filet Oscar﹐但可以接受﹐算中上貨。

If your plate is screwed, that's your problem, don't touch mine. [+]

思想中﹐不太知道該怎樣處理。

只知道我感到受傷。

也不是很明白其他人怎樣跟隱瞞著這麼多東西的人做朋友。

我卻很了解自己﹐當感到危險的時候十成九我會選擇逃走。

我還不太清楚這次自己想怎樣做。
但我知道我的心在抖顫﹐在我的世界裡﹐我實在覺得人與人之間很兒戲。

如果你明白我的這一路走來。

Fallicious At Copper Blues [Blue Mountain]

Copper Blues Bar & Grill Type: American Address: Grand Georgian, Unit 3, 156 Jozo Weider Blvd., Collingwood, Ontario (Blue Mountain Village) Map Phone: (705) 446-2643 Website: www.copperblues.com Hours: Open daily from 11 am Price: Casual dining [$25 excluding drinks] Tasty gauge: 7.2/10 Service rating: 7.4/10

Fallicious

今年﹐Blue Mountain Village 在 Oct 22 - Dec 3 舉辦了 Fallicious。適逢朋友準新娘派對的遙請﹐我們一行五人來到 Blue Mountain Resorts 兩天﹐吃吃喝喝﹐慶祝一番。 晚上﹐我們挑了 Copper Blues Bar and Grills, 試試它的$23 Fallicious menu。

餐店內觀﹐ 和從餐桌看到的外街

我挑了它的 Surf n' Turf, 8 oz. NY Strip, char grilled to perfection, topped with a 1/2 lobster stuffed with shrimp and scallops St. Jacques, served with fresh vegetables and potatoes.

主菜來前﹐侍應為我們送來了麵包。 麵包上黑色的最初看起來以為是巧克力漿﹐吃下去才發現原來是 balsamic vinaigrette reduction 跟 olive oil﹐味道很不錯。

至於主菜盤﹐看上去是還可以的。牛排肉質很味道是可以接受﹐龍蝦則有點煮過頭了﹐肉太老。薯蓉則是一般﹐有點太水汪汪的感覺。怎麼說﹐是一頓跟價錢相稱的晚餐囉。

o甘仲有咩食呀?

除此之外﹐反而想推介一下的是 Royal Majesty Espresso Bar Bakery。那裡提供多種類咖啡和有機冷熱茶飲﹐也有多款甜餅麵包和三明治。我嘗了很喜愛的 London Fog 和 它的 Croque Monsieur [maple smoked ham & brie on cheddar topped toasted marble rye with mayo]。Croque Monsieur 是即叫即做 [相片裡的女廚師就是正在做我的三明治]。拿出來時烘得熱騰騰的﹐半脆半軟﹐加上放在面頭溶掉了的芝士﹐口感剛剛好。餐店雖小﹐但感覺很寬趟﹐很舒適。唯一不讚的是整個 Blue Mountain 也沒有免費的 wifi connection﹐就連 Starbucks 也沒有。。。要不在這裡﹐絕對可以悠悠閑閑的坐上幾個小時!

The Village

來到這裡﹐當然也要順道介紹一下 Blue Mountain Village。

我們住的是 Mosaic三房兩廳的套房。房間很舒適很舒適﹐還有暖暖的 fire place! 最大的不便依然是沒有免費的 internet, 無論 wifi 或 wired 的也沒有。你可以選擇付費﹐ 13塊錢一天。但既然是來渡假的﹐沒有wireless 便沒有吧! 我們在出動去 bar hopping 之前﹐弄了 pink soho [soho + 7 + cranberry juice + cranberries]。

這裡有幾間 bar 晚上也有上圖所見的這種 firepit﹐旁邊可以放飲料。至於 bar hopping 的相片嘛。。。就不要放在這裡了。

早上起來﹐偉大的表妹為我們弄了早餐!!! Thanks Tania for all the cooking. 不單有蛋﹐橙汁牛奶咖啡﹐最厲害的是有新鮮用麵粉雞蛋焗製的曲奇餅和煎班戟。。。厲害的功架﹐味道還很讚! People say Chinese can't bake, and I'm definitely part of the shame, for I certainly can cook all kinds of food but I definitely can't bake! Well, at least for now. I should try to pick it up someday, both baking and making desserts.

還沒有下雪的 Blue Mountain Village 跟滑雪季節時的感覺很不同。早上出外走的時候感覺很和暖充滿陽光氣息。

一路走的時候﹐還遇見可愛的小孩子。你看﹐一邊廂是整整齊齊的棋盤﹐另一邊廂則見証了小坦克的殺傷力。無論如何﹐他們很可愛。看著他們把棋子搬來搬去﹐我笑了。

Blue Mountain Village﹐主要都是室外商店和餐室。朋友去了做 spa﹐還好這裡還有我忠心的朋友﹐you always got a friend no matter where you go, Starbucks! 只是。。。這次它是半冒牌﹐我問那裡的職員為什麼這個 Starbucks 沒有 Bell Hotspot﹐她的答案是, 'We're not part of the corporate Starbucks.' Exact wordings. Okay, whatever it means... hm. 八十天﹐坐在 Starbucks 聽著G.E.M.的 A.I.N.Y﹐哭了﹐幹嗎哭了﹐幹嗎還在哭﹐眼淚那裡來。

在商店看到你可能會喜歡的東西﹐是一件 T-shirt 和 Oreo key holder 叫 cookeys。Cookeys 在 Jinger 找到﹐店內還有許多其他有趣的東西﹐我也買了一點聖誕禮物給朋友。

Glitter in the air - Pink [+]

JW, Thanks for all those things you said that very long night. And Thanks for emphasizing a million times that you weren't drunk when you said those things, and the follow up e-mail just to confirm that... it really meant a lot to me. You said it before I even said a single word. We never chatted too much but you saw it all through, don't quite know how you did it but you did, and I really really appreciate it.

It doesn't matter how much effort you spend if people interpret whatever you do as out of bad intentions.

You broke me with the exact and only things that I was always appreciated for all my life, the tough face I put up against the church for a purpose, my realness, my trustworthiness, my honesty, my sincerity, my generosity. What's there left in me as a person if I don't even have these things in me anymore? And at the end of the day, I'm just longing for you to come to understand me. A person is always black until you come to feel compassionate about their stories, everyone is white if you take enough time to get to know them.

If someone can't appreciate what you do, it doesn't matter how much you do, because no matter how much you do, they won't realize it, they won't recognize it, so it'll never be enough. It's not because you don't live up to their standards, but you'll never be able to hit any check marks on their checklist, because they don't see it, you'll just always be deficient in their eyes.

When I am cooking, I can't be making drinks. When I'm making drinks, I can't be cleaning up, when I'm cleaning up, I can't be spending quality time chatting with you, when I'm spending time chatting with you, I can't be playing music. At the end of the day, there's only one me, and I can only do so much. I'm just incapable, and neither anyone is. You need 4 maids, I'm only one, tho' you said you never needed any.

I admired you everything, appreciated everything you did, and still do, and will always be.

I know I'm a far from perfect bf, but I'll always believe in you.

You'll always be p.e.r.f.e.c.t in my eyes. Blind, unconditional.

It breaks my heart that 'It wasn't for my good hence I want to know.' alone, said so much.

I'm surprised at how capable a person I have became. Probably 95% of the world won't understand a single thing about what I'm doing right now, but I must say, I know, by heart, I've become a much better person than I was before and I must go through these things to recap my mental sanity after all these years.

那天我堆砌在臉上之後從沒再這樣燦爛過的笑容﹐是我滴著最斗大的血抱著最大的勇氣和沒保留的愛墮進溶岩烈漿之前最後一件能為你做的事。你給我衝著帶有同樣爆炸力的笑容﹐我不知道你的感覺﹐但我的血脈沸騰﹐時間真空了﹐空氣止住了。那是我這輩子最甜﹐最幸福﹐最快樂﹐最苦﹐最酸﹐也最心寒﹐最抖顫的一刻。 因為我知道﹐從此。

G.E.M. A.I.N.Y.

曲：Lupo Groinig, G.E.M. 詞：G.E.M. 編曲/監製：Lupo Groing

分開以後每個夜晚　格外的寂靜

滴答滴答　剩大鐘在陪着我回憶

電話裏頭曾經是你最溫柔的聲音

現在只有空氣　冷漠地回應

OH　給你我的心　能否請你別遺棄

一句愛你愛你愛你愛你　能否再也不分離

OH　給你我的心　爲什麽你卻給了我孤寂

就算愛你愛你愛你愛你　可能你也不想聼

你的擁抱曾經是　最溫暖最熟悉

現在換了誰安睡在你胸口的位置

你的承諾曾是一種不自覺的甜蜜

現在一劃一筆　刺在我心裡

回憶 對你最後的回憶

是你 慢慢走遠的身影

然後你 離開了沒有痕跡

然後我 崩潰了放縱哭泣

現在一劃一筆　刺在我心裡

還是愛你愛你愛你愛你 難道還不能清醒

Rap: Your confession remains to be my final pleading, but the only thing that’s here with me is tic tac tic tac tic tac tic

但是你跟我一起不快樂。

愛你﹐我怎麼能求你留下。

愛你﹐怎麼說得出口。