Today started out a little somber. I read the Strib online every morning, and today they published profiles of all the school shooting victims. I started crying when I saw them. It wasn't so much reading a blurb about their lives, but seeing their smiling, angelic little faces. So unbelieveably sad.
I'm not sure how to segue into another topic from that, so I won't try.
My mom came down this afternoon, and we had a late lunch at Crescent Moon Bakery. She'd never had their Afghani Pizza before and absolutely loved it. What's not to love? The sauce is spicy and tangy and garlicky, and the Afghani flat bread is so flavorful. I declare the best pizzas in Minneapolis to be: Fat Lorenzo's Slim's Combo, Crescent Moon Bakery's Afghani Pizza, Punch's Neapolitan-style Margherita, and Davanni's Chicago-style Deep Dish. I have yet to try Galactic Pizza, but maybe they'll round out the group so I can have a "Top 5 Pizzas in Minneapolis" list. Also, a word of advice to the first three restaurants I just listed: get a website.
I guess I've eaten out a little more than usual this week. I went to Natraj on Tuesday night for the first time in a couple of years. It was pretty good, though I still contend that Udupi is the best Indian restaurant around. My favorite dish there is the Baigan Bartha, an egglplant curry with peas and tomatoes. Natraj had something very similar, so I ordered it. Meh. Udupi reigns supreme! After dinner, my friend and I walked over to Zeno and had some after-dinner coffee. Except my coffee was a lot more like a Blue Moon Belgian-style White Ale. I'd never been to Zeno before, so I didn't realize they had a full bar. Scotch selection and prices were comparable to surrounding restaurants. I honestly didn't think Zeno would survive, but it's actually thriving. So much so that they opened another location downtown recently. I suppose the whole "Uptown is the new suburb" thing is really helping out businesses over there as condos continue to sprout up. Real estate development is flourishing in that area, unlike just south of the river where investors are losing money faster than they could've spent it. It's too bad; all the converted loft spaces over there are just beautiful.
Some dining notes:
- The Strib reviews 112 Eatery, the Warehouse District's newest restaurant. Looks like ther's only one vegetarian menu item, gnocchi, but I suspect such an experienced staff could whip up something more creative if asked.
- La Belle Vie in Stillwater (again, no website) is celebrating their 7-year anniversary with a special dinner on both April 10th and April 17th. Cost for the 6-course meal is $100 per person. Call 651-430-3545 or me for reservations.
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