{"id":1671,"date":"2011-09-16T16:24:58","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T16:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2011-09-16T16:24:58","modified_gmt":"2011-09-16T16:24:58","slug":"the-whole-left-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/the-whole-left-side\/","title":{"rendered":"The Whole Left Side"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>So, the grand opening of the Nosh experiment at Willow continued Thursday evening- Day Deux of the grand experiment.<\/p>\n

We were there in force, again. Mary and Old Jim; John with an H, and his bride; Jake and the lovely Celia; Melissa, Big Chris-with-a-C, the Good Doctor, and a burgeoining cast of characters eager to sample the new menu.<\/p>\n

Tracy O\u2019Grady had us signed up for a table, and we got the featured one, the eight-person nook o\u2019 the Nosh right in front.<\/p>\n

Elisabeth-with-an-S was the The Man behind the bar, and Tink was hustling to keep up with the demands of an energized crowd.
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We were seated with an air of ordered chaos by Deborah, the Ops Boss, and Rene the waiter took orders for more drinks as we discussed what to order. I made a short PowerPoint presentation on my iPad on the dishes we had devoured the night before, emphasizing the finer points of each.<\/p>\n

I wished I have brought my laser pointer, and there was animated discussion about whether to do appetizers or select from the menu, carefully divided into \u201cBites,\u201d \u201cEarth,\u201d \u201cSea,\u201d and \u201cLand.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow is this,\u201d I said. \u201cWhy don\u2019t we get everything on the left page? Sort of a Tapas thing, like in Spain?\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is what that meant, as the parade of food began to come out of the kitchen:
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Cheese on granite:<\/strong>
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Pollyface Farms Deviled eggs, of course-<\/strong>
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And then the battalions of legumes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Creamy lentils with pearl onions, all local\u2026.
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Kate\u2019s breadbasket with Amish butter:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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And of course, Tomato-Potato gratin with Arugula:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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My God, that is a pleasant way to spend an evening. The grand opening is going on tonight, too I wonder if I could get hungry enough to try the whole right side of the page.<\/p>\n

Did I mention the wine was pretty good, too?<\/p>\n

Copyright 2011 Vic Socotra
\nwww.vicsocotra.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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