If you know me well at all, that statement is blasphemy! In my family, we do food. My dad relates stories of his travels by places he eats. It is a longstanding tradition to have pictures of each feast we assemble for. I LOVE food.
The problem is, I'm allergic to everything I love. I love pizza, and cheese, and pie, and sandwiches, and good bread, and brownies, and a whole slew of other stuff I just can't eat. It's somewhat depressing really. So I tend to eat the same safe stuff that is decent, but overall bland, and it's boring. Food I'm not allergic to, just isn't fun.
This means I'm going to have to shake off the cobwebs and get creative. I'm going to have to make food I can eat interesting. I have a great new vegan cookbook that has lots of good breakfast recipes. The one for sweet potato pancakes has me interested so I might start there. I just know I have to do something different. So stay tuned for updates. I will definitely repost recipes that are great!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
A great experience!
I apologize, I have been remiss in posting. I know, I promised an Apergillus Niger post, but I had such a great, and unique, experience this weekend that it got bumped. Sorry to those of you who were excited (mom). I promise to get it up sometime this week.
You must go eat at Ticoz. Really. It's great. I'm not kidding or exaggerating. If you happen to have food allergies, things you avoid on principal, stuff you hate, or are just generally picky, this is the place for you. Saturday night found me with two wonderful friends looking at a menu that was overwhelming. The whole experience started much as every restaurant experience starts. Greeting, seating, menus, panic attack. The server (who was lovely, but who's name I cannot remember) came by to ask what we would like. Given that all of us have some dietary challenges, we start throwing the questions at him. He doesn't know the answers, but he vows to figure it out. Usually, this does not end well, see the open letter to our sandbar server. We just get back to our conversation when chef Holly appears at our table. Everything on the menu is her brainchild and she knows exactly how to answer every one of our questions.
Not only did Chef Holly answer our questions, she created an entirely new dish for one friend (it was incredible), whipped up a lemon apricot vinaigrette salad dressing with enough for leftover containers, and took back my chicken when it came covered in parsley. All this is impressive, but what made the experience incredible was her attitude. It was obvious that she was excited about food. She saw the challenge in creating something for us. She told us that no one has ever gotten sick from her food and she was going to make sure we weren't the first.
In the end, all the service is amazing, the atmosphere is wonderful, and the staff is great. But the food is incredible!! This is pretty important, since we were there for the food. All around, this was an awesome experience. So, go to Ticoz. Chef Holly will take care of you.
You must go eat at Ticoz. Really. It's great. I'm not kidding or exaggerating. If you happen to have food allergies, things you avoid on principal, stuff you hate, or are just generally picky, this is the place for you. Saturday night found me with two wonderful friends looking at a menu that was overwhelming. The whole experience started much as every restaurant experience starts. Greeting, seating, menus, panic attack. The server (who was lovely, but who's name I cannot remember) came by to ask what we would like. Given that all of us have some dietary challenges, we start throwing the questions at him. He doesn't know the answers, but he vows to figure it out. Usually, this does not end well, see the open letter to our sandbar server. We just get back to our conversation when chef Holly appears at our table. Everything on the menu is her brainchild and she knows exactly how to answer every one of our questions.
Not only did Chef Holly answer our questions, she created an entirely new dish for one friend (it was incredible), whipped up a lemon apricot vinaigrette salad dressing with enough for leftover containers, and took back my chicken when it came covered in parsley. All this is impressive, but what made the experience incredible was her attitude. It was obvious that she was excited about food. She saw the challenge in creating something for us. She told us that no one has ever gotten sick from her food and she was going to make sure we weren't the first.
In the end, all the service is amazing, the atmosphere is wonderful, and the staff is great. But the food is incredible!! This is pretty important, since we were there for the food. All around, this was an awesome experience. So, go to Ticoz. Chef Holly will take care of you.
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