Saturday, May 2, 2009
Picked up Scott E. Drove to Walgreen's. Drove to Palace of Fine Arts. Began graduation setup. Scott realized he was given the wrong batteries. Drove Scott to Walgreen's. Drove back to Palace of Fine Arts. Graduation. Eric D and Scott E's radios were a big help. Afterwards there was a lot of food and drink left over from breakfast. Nap. Dinner at Maharani with Ashish P. Shared a table with Kim T, Raj, Ryan, Amish, M...?, (the other) Ashish. The menu: Appetizers: mixed vegetable pakora (onion, potato, spinach and cauliflower fritters), chicken malai kebab (chicken breast in yogurt, garlic, and coriander marinade, roasted in the clay oven). Entrees: kharhi bhindi (spiced okra with onions, ginger, and fennel), malai kofia (potato dumplings in a creamy curry with cashews and turmeric), dal maharani (lentil curry), lamb tikka masala (cubes of lamb in creamed tomato curry with garlic, ginger, and fenugreek), tandoori salmon (wild alaskan salmon with ginger, garlic, coriander, and turmeric), rice pilaf (basmati rice), garlic naan (naan baked with minced garlic). Dessert: gulab jamun (warm bread dumplings in cardamom syrup). Celebratory house drinks: at the bar: mango mojito, pomegranate twist; served: rodney strong cabernet sauvignon '06, nobilo sauvignon blanc '07. During part of the dinner, some watched a popular, live basketball game on a nearby laptop, another watched it on a Blackberry via Slingbox—I had never seen live video on a handheld device before and thought that it's pretty amazing.