Saturday, June 21, 2003
A busy day. Helped out at the School of Pharmacy graduation ceremony. Gave James a ride home. Made live Issue 6 of Lodestar Quarterly. Celebrated the new issue with dinner with Patrick at Cafe Cuvee (2073 Market St, 415-621-7488). A zillion times we must've passed this small restaurant which curves around the corner at Market and 14th, but only tonight had we remembered it was there and actually went in to try it. It's small, comfortable, and charming. Reminiscent in many respects of the pleasant Cafe Sabika (315 East Pine Street, 206-622-3272) I knew in Seattle. To start, Patrick had a mixed greens salad with gorgonzola and walnuts and vinaigrette. I had a salmon risotto cake. Entrees: Patrick had the coq au vin. I had the honey something chicken. Patrick also had a glass of the house red French. I had just water to drink. For dessert, a semifreddo of slabs of vanilla ice cream with layers of chocolate shavings, crushed hazelnuts, and chocolate cake crumbs nestled within. I found very pleasing the variety of textures in this dessert. Two coffees. Service was occasionally inattentive, but when we got attention it was of excellent quality. Dinner total: about $71 before a $12 tip. Worked on a secret project that Patrick and I thought up—and laughed uncontrollably over—while waiting for the L train in the Church Street station. Somehow I missed this important news which was reported one week ago: a photo of George W. Bush, Jr. riding—and falling off of—a Segway. Hilarious because it's embarrassing to both Bush and Segway at the same time! (You can find it easily by Googling on george bush segway.) Trivia du jour: I am roughly the same height as Jet Li. Ke Huy Quan is about 2 inches taller than me and Jet.