Amy flew in from DC yesterday so we met up, along with her sister Rebecca, and went to a wine sale/tasting then had a nice dinner at the new uptown hot spot Basil Thai.
At the wine place we sipped little cups - like a cross between communion cups and shot glasses - of a bunch of different wines from very dry reds to very sweet whites and even sweeter dessert wines, including one of my all-time favorites Moscato d'Asti - a naturally sparkling nutty-sweet white that I've been a major fan of since the years of my Food & Beverage tutelage under the great Joseph Falcetto.
Dinner at Basil Thai was their Pad Thai which was quite good and presented beautifully. We got lucky with our timing - when we walked in the place was not very crowded and numerous tables were available. We were met by the skeptical gaze of very pretentious hostess who said, upon learning we did not have a reservation, something like, "well, we're not very busy right now, so I guess we can seat you." I just love customer-focused front line people like that... Like she's doing us a favor to allow us to have dinner in her restaurant. Anyhow, within just a few minutes the place actually filled up. Hmmmppphhh.
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