Another Night For Foodies

Ready To Head Out For Dinner

Once again I am the only one in the Beeman Hotel cafe, listening to elevator music and watching a silenced big-screen TV. It's 7:45 and I have been up reading since 6:45. Today looks decent, overcast in the morning, clear in the afternoon with a high near 60º. At the moment, it's a chilly 44º and overcast.

Monday was a day for shopping. It started as usual, with a coffee in the cafe, then rousing Evie to finish the blog and get going. It's nice, however, not to be in a hurry to drive to the next state so we didn't leave for Beth's until 9:45. I had a light breakfast there, the kind I have at home, yogurt, granola, and blueberries. We were not sure what to do with our morning and decided on visiting the World Food Market, a store that has mostly Middle Eastern foods and lots of things from Turkey. I drove Beth's Volvo and really like it. The Market was about 20 minutes away and surprisingly crowded in its narrow aisles. We had fun finding lots of Turkish spices, like Aleppo pepper and sumac, as well as their tomato salsa or paste which we like. Beth picked up a few things as well. We browsed down each aisle and found cookies we used to have in Istanbul with tea as well as tea from the Black Sea of Turkey. It was a fun stop, preparing us for the big shopping at, where else, Costco. 

Because it was the week before Thanksgiving, it was crowded although in my experience, it's always crowded with shoppers. Evie loves Costco and our shopping cart showed it when we left, with jackets, tights, a jersey, and an air fryer, a deal she could not pass up. I got tired of shopping, had the lunch special a dog and coke for buck fifty, the cheapest thing in the place, and ended up talking with a cute couple and their two daughters who moved to Dallas from Pennsylvania. They don't regret their move.

Once we returned to the apartment, we decided to grab our car and go back to the hotel for a couple of hours. I was able to watch the second half of the US/Wales futbol match which was fun. We are leaving for Tom's in Kansas City tomorrow so we started to think about organizing things in our car, now that we have added an air fryer in a box. Evie always can fit everything in so I am not really worried. 

We showered and got gussied up and left for Beth's at 3:45. We relaxed, had a glass of wine, and petted Kaia who hungers for attention and gets it. We had early reservations at Sister, one of the best restaurants in Dallas at 5:15. It was either then or 9:30 it's so popular. We met Rami there because he came straight from work. The ambiance was luxurious but not overdone, with a neat bar. We had a great server, of course, and we quickly started to order appetizers, then main courses, all family style. 

A Happy Trio

I will mention only a few of my favorites. First was beets and avocadoes, with rice, tahini, and lemon vinaigrette. We devoured it and should have ordered another. We also loved the marinated mushrooms but I was disappointed with the charred eggplant dip although others liked it. For main courses, the favorite was buckwheat lumache, noodles with parmesan shitake cream, and kale gremolata. The Calabrian chile raviolis were a disappointment but the chicken marsala was delicious. We also had a nice bottle of red to go with our dinner and Rami loved his Italian old fashion. All in all, it was another memorable night with Beth, Rami, and Marisa. 

Dining Out With Family

We didn't get back to Kaia and the apartment until 8:30. That is, Beth Marisa and me. Evie and Rami stopped at Krispy Kreme and picked up a dozen of their finest.  a tradition that started back when they lived in Winterpark, FL, Although they were not warm, they were delicious, hard not to have two. We watched another episode of Yellowstone and more of Rami's photos, this time of Istanbul and their visit to Kenya. We left at 9:30, tired of course and were happy to get back to the hotel and our beds. 

5:01

Looking West Toward Irving

South Towards Downtown Dallas