Anna N

What is that? A bloody Caesar?

Prawn, tomato and egg stir-fry.

Portia. “The quality of mercy....”.

Lunch leftovers. Squid and shrimp.

All very good ideas. But we might also explore some alternative options including nuts and fresh fruit and perhaps some crudités? Or perhaps a little of each. Part of the joy of anything is the anticipation. You can’t really go wrong with good cheese.

So I knew this morning that Kerry and I were headed to Mickey McGuire’s And I thought I would be a little proactive and try to determine where we might have lunch. I discovered a recurring ritual from reading back over old posts. It seems more than once when we’ve made our annual trip to Mickey’s we have eaten at the same place. Bangkok Spoon. First Mickey’s. We must’ve spent 45 minutes tasting cheeses. We were helped by a delightful young lady who was not only enthusiastic but extremely knowledgable. Neither Kerry nor I are huge fans of soft cheeses but I know there are people who do appreciate them so with the permission of the staff we grabbed a couple of photographs of the soft cheese case. Unfortunately they were just in the middle of re-organizing it so it is perhaps not showing to its best advantage. And here is a peek at the very first layer of a very large shopping bag containing our purchases. It’s just a teaser. But for those in the know it’s that time of year again and more cheeses this will make their appearance in the coming weeks. And so to lunch. We decided to share a bunch of appetizers and when the server arrived with some of them he announced that we had too much food and could we move to a larger table! Oh well. We moved and swallowed our pride. I am quite sure he meant nothing by it and just wanted to make sure we were a little more comfortable with room to breathe. Ginger tea for Kerry. I was very tempted by a single sake on the menu but it was 300 mL and I didn’t feel I could do that justice and still walk out of there under my own power. I drank water. From left to right: Calamari, coconut shrimp and tofu with deep fried taro root. Something the restaurant called shrimpy cocktail. The sauce is a mild wasabi mayo. Sticky rice with peanut sauce. It was fortunate that we got there when we did because before we left every single table was filled. Obviously a very popular place. I have leftovers!

Chicken karaage and spinach with a sesame dressing.

Ouch

Mushroom and spinach omelet.

Gai lan, rare beef and black maitake mushrooms in a soy butter sauce.

Like this.

Stuff.

Rice, braised pork belly, sugar snaps and shiitake mushroom.

Japanese style stuffed cabbage.

Yudofu (simmered tofu) with a slick of sesame oil and some kimchi.

A small salad of whatever was left over in the fridge.

Japanese beef and potatoes in the stew pot. And served.

Bacon, duck egg and mini pita fried in bacon fat.

With ground beef definitely. With black beans not so much.

I was. Probably don’t need to see another piece of sushi for years.

Braised pork belly on rice. And.

Black maitake mushroom miso soup. Then I spent many hours attempting to roll sushi. It looks so easy when someone else does it. I ate all my mistakes and these are only just two of them.

Beef, tomato and icicle radishes. My first time with icicle radishes and they were inedible. Woody through and through.

Today Kerry and I returned to My-Thai in Stoney Creek. A beer for me and ginger tea for Kerry. Crispy calamari. Beef salad and a bowl of rice. Panang chicken curry.

Agedashi tofu.