Archive for June, 2005
Coffee Cups 476 and 477
Posted by Lloyd Y. Asato | Filed under Poetics of Peet's
Deacon made me giggle like a little girl.
“Happy August,” he writes. 476.
I am so there. 477.
Win a Pound of Peets from Presh
Coffee Cups 478 and 479
Posted by Lloyd Y. Asato | Filed under Poetics of Peet's
Saturday morning is being spent listening to public radio streams;
eating cornbread with melted butter; 478.
and waiting for the muse to show up. 479.
Win a Pound of Peets from Presh
Coffee Cups 480 and 481
Posted by Lloyd Y. Asato | Filed under Poetics of Peet's
On one of my business trips, I found myself in the middle of Michigan being treated to dinner by the factory’s business manager. He took me to the fanciest restaurant in town – a local boy who used to chef at the White House. He urges me to try their house specialty, a one pound roasted pork chop. He reserves a couple when he calls in our reservations.
The place is very nice. The staff is friendly and competent. A very port wine and cigars kind of place. The pork chop arrives. It smells wonderful, there is a light (honey?) glaze. An asian barbeque sauce explains the waiter. It is served with a peas and peanut salad. 480.
I slice into it. This looks familiar. Oh no!
Plated in front of me is one pound of char siu pork. This will make no sense to you if you grew up in a city without a Chinatown. 481.