stay in the shallow end

Just for you Scott…

• Tuesday: Lunch at Cafe Europa: I’ve been to Cafe Europa three times since I started last week in food. Three times I’ve chosen the Majorca sandwich. Three times it has been super awesome.

• Wednesday: Lunch at Take it Away: Just like in episodes #3 and #6 , I got corned beef on onion rye with mustard. Today I added sprouts. As usual, delicious in its simplicity.

• Wednesday: Dinner at Biltmore Grill: Biltmore wins this week’s best meal award. I ordered the Jambalaya, and there’s two things you need to know about it: 1) It really has nothing to do with jambalaya and 2) it is ridiculously tasty. If it were properly named, it would be called Spicy Cajun Marinara with Sausage and Shrimp on Penne Pasta. It was spicy enough to where I didn’t feel compelled to douse it in Tabasco. I loved it. We went to Arch’s afterwards (and it was crack-like as usual), and somewhere between the Biltmore, Arch’s, and the car, I misplaced my leftovers. I cried all the way home.

• Thursday: Lunch at Mellow Mushroom: I ordered the house calzone and added jalapenos. Their calzones are basically their pizza with extra crust. Since their crust is delicious, this is a good thing.

• Thursday: Appetizer at South Street: This South Street Thursday, we noticed that they’d changed up their dining menu a bit. Unfortunately, the change was for the worse. Their pork chop was one of my top five pork chops of all time, and now it’s gone. We noticed a new crab salad on the appetizer menu, so we decided to give it a shot. It sucked. It tasted like someone mixed bad cole slaw with some synthetic crab stick.

• Friday: Lunch at Cafe Europa: I didn’t object when my friends suggested Cafe Europa even though I’d just been there Tuesday, as it would be an opportunity to try something else. I went with the Chicken Pita and it was delicious. The marinated chicken breast was similar to what is used in the Majorca, and is just as spicy. Add red pepper sauce, tomatoes, and onions to that, and you get tasty.

• Saturday: Lunch at Ghenghis Khan (in Richmond): Ghenghis Khan is an all you can eat Mongolian Grill in Richmond. You fill a bowl with some noodles, veggies, meat, and mix up some of their sauces, and they grill it on a really, really hot disc of metal. Then deliciousness ensues. Michael and I were on a mini road trip to the Apple Store and Costco, and I dragged him here as I’ve been missing it from when I used to work in Richmond. It was just as satisfying as I recall it being. If you’re in Richmond for lunch, definitely make it out to Ghenghis Khan.

Well, that’s it. Enjoy!