There are times where your mind, body, or your mouth in general is just craving the taste of something truly substantial, a food that will satisfy your physical, emotional and spiritual needs during a time of complete desperation.
This is especially found to be true when you are going through an incredibly busy day that involves nothing but running around nonstop with few sitting/rest breaks, and that requires much energy from all facets of yourself. For example, yesterday I had class at 8:30am, followed by taking the bus for 20 minutes and then a 15-min walk downtown to drop by the art gallery I'm interning for, so that I could pick up posters for their upcoming event to hang up around campus. I picked the posters up, ran back the 15-min distance and took another 20-min bus ride to campus, put the posters up in a couple of buildings, and finally sat down in the hallway 20 or so minutes before my modern French history class started. Now you can imagine that I was exhausted beyond belief, from the running around and such. (Though, it also probably had to do with my lack of sleep or not having eaten much food during the day.) Anyhow, those last 20 minutes ended up being the most enjoyable 20 minutes of my Thursday...When I took the first bite of a mini French baguette sandwich I had bought on my way back from the art gallery, it seemed as if every single one of my brain cells immediately turned its 'off' switch--all I could think about was how delicious, flavorful, and fulfilling the sandwich was! In case you're curious, the baguette sandwich had walnut...paste? Wait, was it walnut pesto? I do remember there was bleu cheese in it, that's for sure...Or wait were there strawberries too? ...Yeah, I'm sorry, I can't remember exactly what was in that sandwich; I think that's what happens when you're enjoying a food so much that you start to forget what the components of that food were, as you instead absorb the pleasure that every bite or spoon brings you--the same effect as the composition of melodies, voices and rhythms that blend into what we call a song! As my attempt to try and make it up to you, I have posted some other food that the bakery, called Dahlia Bakery (it's a must-visit! And I can't say I've ever seen that place not crowded), has been serving, just to bring your eyes as close as they can to visualizing what I ate! Today's motto: Feast and enjoy! ~MC
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6/13/2011 0 Comments What You Call Lunch: Twist CafeMy mom, brother and I spent the entire Saturday together in downtown Seattle. :)
We visited the Pacific Science Center, where we got a very educational perspective of fear in the Goosebumps exhibit...Then, during the next half-hour we spent on our scavenger hunt for a parking spot in Queen Anne, we reminisced of the past adventures we made in Seattle...And finally, after a lovely peaceful walk in the adorably crowded and chic Queen Anne, we ended up being magnetically drawn to the place where we ate our late-lunch (or rather, VERY late lunch, since it was 5pm)--at an tiny, adorable place called the Twist Cafe. I can't say 'adorable' an enough number of times to describe this cafe--It is a place for comfort food that is honestly organic, as it has an area specially made for little kids, so they could have their playtime while their exhausted parents get the time to be grateful for the break they have in eating a delicious meal. With my drive to try something new, I ordered a panini that had apples with dijon mustard and cheese. I never ate apple slices in a sandwich before, and to my surprise it tasted delicious! ...And it wasn't just because I didn't feel guilty from eating this healthy food, but also because the sweet tang of the apple delightfully complemented the rich texture of the cheese, all mushed into a yummy combination by the warm-as-a-winter-night, almost fluffy potato bread. I also enjoyed the green salad, with its healthy deep greens springing from the plate and decorated by the shining vinaigrette dressing. My mom enjoyed her order as well, which you can obviously tell by the first bite gone from the sandwich. ;) ...And my brother ordered a cheese-bacon quesadilla, which I didn't take a picture of since he had eaten most of it by the time I was ready to take pictures. :) We left Twist Cafe full, satisfied (especially because we hadn't eaten since the morning, and the closest thing we had to lunch was Top Pot Doughnuts...= Yummy, but not lunch), and already set to feast there again soon! ~~MC |
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