memoirs of a palate

JACK BAUER IS MY HIRO






I know. I've made that Hiro joke one too many times. But we finished season five of 24 last night ... so I had to throw it out there. But I promise, I'm done after this.

Anyway, I was feelin' a little under the weather last night and because it was Tuesday (an ideal day for sushi from what I'm told) we dipped into the archives and reached out to an old favorite.

And I know I switched up the status quo last time and got crazy on a couple hand-picked rolls, but I decided to go back to my now traditional maki combo A. It was just that kind of night. And I was hungry.

Meena did the:
- shrimp shumai
- chicken tempura roll
- spicy tuna crunch roll

Alec switched up the usual with:
- miso soup
- maki combo A featuring spicy salmon roll, california roll and tekka

Food was great. Bauer was an American hero. As the Jay-Z track goes ... "What more can I say?"

Well, one more thing at least. I don't normally post about wine or beer specifics, but tonight was a stand out. Meena ordered this Joel Gott Zinfandel and it was beyond great. I'm a big zin fan to begin with ... but this little 2005 from California was big and delicious. Again, I don't normally post about wine (partially because I don't feel like I'm knowledgeable enough to really provide much value to anyone actually reading this), but this one is HIGHLY recommended.