Tuesday, February 12, 2002
Usability testing in the afternoon. It's Mardi Gras. Patrick and I go to dinner at ?, a New Orleans restaurant in Noe Valley. The crab cakes were tasty, but I got a bit of shell—disappointing. They were served with vanilla aoili—interestingly savory, but I thought it made an odd pairing. My entree was crab ravioli, which was very delicious. Patrick had the jambalaya, which turned out to be very dry, and Patrick says that ain't the right way to cook jambalaya. We shared the chocolate bread pudding, which came topped with pecans, chocolate sauce, and white chocolate shavings. Patrick said it was the best part of the meal, the best bread pudding he's had in a long time.