During the lockdown sessions in radiation, one of the (many) things I told myself as I waited to get through each session was that when I healed enough, I would return to some of my favorite places to eat, and continue my quest of trying a new place each week.
One of those favorites was Yoshi’s, a sushi restaurant. A dear friend of mine took me out to dinner a couple weeks ago for my first dinner out in public in a year, and my first choice was Yoshi’s. Alas, they have closed, so we went to a backup sushi place instead, which was good enough, but not quite the same.
However, the public dining experience was not altogether bad. This past week, since I have been without a proper refrigerator while awaiting delivery of my nice, shiny, new one, I’ve eaten out several times at Biscotti’s, a bistro-type place near where I used to live. Tonight, once again, I ate there and finally had the tuna tataki I had promised myself during those long months of treatment and recovery. I’m happy to say I finished all of it, plus a cup of soup, and a few tiny bites of a small mocha chocolate-mousse torte with chocolate ganache. I’ve found that really sweet items like the torte kill the fillings on the right lower side of my mouth. I’m not sure why this is, and why non-sweet things do not (although I do experience some pain if I’ve been eating quite a bit and chew on that side), but I’m betting there is some valid physiological reason for it. I suppose I’ll have to ask my dentist about that during the next trip when they see if I can open my mouth widely enough for a real cleaning.
In any case, we (the royal we) are making progress, I think. I am not the patient sort with myself, though, and progress is not fast enough, in my opinion. Since it can’t be changed, though, I suppose I’ll have to keep hammering away at it.
The new fridge arrived this morning. It’s very pretty, and now needs to be filled. That’s my plan for Friday, along with making brownies and a test run at that chocolate-hazelnut tart. Any taste testers available?
>> Any taste testers available?
Umm, don’t suppose it would travel all that well to Australia 😉
It’s great to hear that you’re sampling a broad range of foods and textures at the moment. You’re an incredible woman to remain sane whilst recovering.
Ok, let’s see…I’m available for testing on Saturday between 6-8, Sunday all day, Monday all day, Tuesday between 6-12, Next August, well, for pretty much the whole month.And for some impromptu testing in between.
Damian, if you’re ever in the area, we’ll definitely have to meet. And eat. I’m afraid vegemite will be out of the question, though: tried it, didn’t like it all that much, and besides, you wouldn’t travel thousands and thousands of miles to eat what you could get at home, right? Sanity is what you make of it, I suppose. Some days I really thought I was losing my grip on reality. Fortunately, I am surrounded by good and decent people who refuse to abandon me, no matter what.
Hey, mooch: dinner Sunday. Be there or be square, as they say.
I believe Yoshi is the process of moving to a new location further down Baymeadows by I95.
Oh, thank you, thank you! I certainly hope so. What would life be without Yoshi-san?
Yoshi update – Yoshi is the now sushi chef at Mikado. We tracked him down after scouring sushi bars in Jax.
Cheers