Adventures in Gastronomy

Despite it all, I did have a good time today! I met my friend, Jonathan, for brunch in the South End. His really nice apartment is on the 4th floor of one of those charming brick rowhouses (which means no elevator). After walking there from the subway and then climbing 3 flights of stairs, I was sweating profusely upon entering his unit. He felt so bad he had to turn the central-air on for me!

We walked around the corner to this great little restaurant called “Dish” (on Shawmut Ave). Since the sun was shining we decided to eat outside at one of their sidewalk tables. Shortly after ordering our brunch, a taxi pulled to the side of the road and aggressively started honking his horn (we assumed to pick up a passenger in the apartment above the restaurant). After 5-10 minutes of honking, backing up, and even pacing outside his taxi, the driver quickly snatched the purse of the woman at the table next to ours, jumped in his cab, and peeled away down the street with her purse. All of the other diners noted the medallion number, cab company name and license plate number of the taxi which leads me to wonder:

a) is this man the biggest idiot on earth because his getaway vehicle gave the victim and witnesses all of the information they needed to have the police catch him?

b) did he steal the taxi, too? (but why was he acting like he was waiting for a fare…unless that was part of his act)?

Anyway, my brunch arrived (sourdough french toast with whipped butter and real maple syrup). YUM!

Shortly after we started eating, the rival dogs of two nearby patrons started attacking each other…viciously.

Once the dogs were separated, it started to drizzle. Still – the company was great so I didn’t mind. We walked around the South End after eating and then headed towards the Back Bay Trader Joe’s store since I needed groceries.

Then it started to pour…I’m talking some serious rain (so much for the bright skies an hour earlier). Shortly after that, a homeless women started yelling at us (we couldn’t understand her so we don’t know why) and then an elderly man spit up some sort of creamy substance in front of Lord and Taylor. I turned to Jonathan and wanted to make it perfectly clear that this sort of stuff never happens to me so it must be his fault.

And speaking of faults – I’m all excited to watch that earthquake movie, “10.5”, on television tonight. I’m fascinated by natural disasters. I’m sure this movie will be terrible – but I’ll still have to watch. Queer as Folk comes on midway through so I just don’t know what I’m going to do. Life is too complicated.

May 2nd, 2004
Categories: Uncategorized . Author: snarl

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