it's so good to be back in the heat and in the middle of a food awakening. there are tons of new places to eat at which is what i do best, besides cooking of course. we have hit all the old favorite spots. what did we start with you might wonder? well, the first night, we tried for a veggie sub at international delights but they were remodeling. so we actually hit up xiloah (which is a new spot for us) and each had the large, veggie, indian taco. it didn't quite meet our mission district standards (el metate & papalote how i miss you) but it did hit the spot. i had a passion fruit agua fresca and wondered if the passion fruit was fresh. the taco reminded me of a chalupa and it was gigantic! i'll go small next time. it was supposed to have salsa but if it did, i didn't taste it. there needed to be more kick. some hot chilies or a spicy salsa on the side to add, yes, one of those would have been nice would be nice. in case you haven't been here it's on ninth street right next to one of the best places ever, bahns.
here is a list of where we ate the following days. note, the moving truck finally arrived and we are taking a well deserved break from eating out.
Bruegger's (standard)
Elmo's Diner (I still despise it)
International Delights (best veggie sub in the triangle)
Banh's Cuisine (we went twice actually)
Tonali (more cilantro and spicier salsa please)
Thai Cafe (finally a decent thai place in durham)
Saladalia Cafe (not as good as i remembered)
Dale's Indian (the paneer tika masala was not creamy or spicy enough)
Madhatter (overpriced and not that good)
Loco pops (love the new downtown location and that i can walk to it)
that's about it. i am sure we ate some other place but it has obviously slipped my mind. it's a good thing i started my garden this week. i just ordered some seeds for it from france! i'll be attempting to plant Ficoide Glaciale (aka the ice plant, a al manresa) and Oreilles du Diable (ears of the devil). of course i am also growing more typical veggies like okra, peppers, cukes, and hopefully some more fall veggies including beets, fennel, onions, garlic, and various greens.
here's a picture of sara enjoying her hibiscus loco pop.
