Thursday, April 10, 2025
Breakfast at home: Whole Foods mini deli waffles; yogurt with blueberries, grapes, toasted coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, mexican vanilla; hot water. Prepared for our new home's first guests. Prepared for giveaway pickups. Late morning snack: Patrick had cheddar on sourdough toast with tortilla strips. I made a deli chicken breast and cheddar sandwich on sourdough with mayo and dill. Hot water to drink. Sam, Kerry, and Mom Ryan came over to enjoy king cake saved from Mardi Gras in the freezer. Afterwards we talked in the living room and gifts were opened, including a set of four panels of Asian artwork sent by Tony. We also received two furniture deliveries. One was expected today. The other was expected on Saturday and arrived earlier than expected. I also successfully gave away DampRid and containers and a door draft stopper and an old Ikea door mat. Rode Uber to dinner with Patrick at Sorrel for their five-course tasting menu. 1. mt lassen trout, fines herbes, koji, yogurt. 2. wild pea shoots and chrysanthemum, artichoke, strawberry. 3. doppio, beef cheek, madeira, agrodolce. 4. black cod, fig, coastal spinach, sea lettuce butter. 5. thai tea, black sesame, salted cream, popcorn. There were options to add oysters, perigord truffle, wagyu striploin, sunchoke basque cheesecake with kaluga caviar, and einkorn berry tagliolini, but we chose to not add these. We added the premium beverage pairing and the half Liberty Farms dry-aged duck with honey and fennel. All food and drink and service were excellent. We rode Uber home.