It doesn't get much better than this: me and my mom, white tablecloths, soft music, French waiter, Pinot Grigio, baguette -- what more could a couple of fun gals want?
Then after much laughter and conversation came the masterpiece, otherwise known as "lunch". My mother chose her usual favorite: crabcakes, which she kindly offered me a bite of. All I gotta say about that is, sometimes it would be nice to be a cow (they have four stomachs, you know). Yum!
For me, I was tempted by the Cassoulet, or the Roast Chicken with Pommes Frites (which are so much better than french fries, go figure). But in the end my love of butter lettuce and shrimp won out and I ordered just that. Here's what it looked like when it arrived:
Since I ordered a salad (did I mention the butter lettuce that melted in my mouth?), I was able to enjoy another slice of the sweet French bread, plus another glass of wine, and I still consumed less calories than any fast food meal out there! God, I really am brilliant.
And might I add that the place to enjoy any type of seafood, baby shrimp in this matter, San Francisco is the place to do so. In fact, my mom and I pretty much ate a busload of tourist's share of seafood on our vacation, not to mention we drank a vineyard's worth of fabulous wine.
Stay tuned for my next blog when I tell the tale of what happens when one woman (my mother) revisits her old stomping grounds in the City by the Bay (ooh baby did we have fun). More good food and wine to come!
Here's to your next fabulous meal!
Suzanna Quintana, Holistic Health Coach & Certified Foodie
