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Last Wednesday we went with good friends to Catit restaurant in Tel Aviv . There was going to be a guest chef in from the Netherlands preparing a special menu together with the head chef, Meir Adoni.  They did not disappoint – it was a 7 course tasting menu where each course was paired with a wine picked to complement it. The food was amazing and we all agreed that we had never had such a perfect food/wine pairing. All we had with us was the camera in Dave’s phone, so the pictures aren’t very good – from left to right that’s foie gras prepared 3 different ways, a heavenly dessert platter (featuring chocolate mousse in an eggshell, a frothy caramel popcorn drink in a cute little mug, a tiny doughnut on a cinnamon stick and several other forms of chocolate), and a single oyster in a tapioca sauce topped with caviar. Other courses featured Kobe beef and lobster; and each one was a small serving so that you didn’t feel gorged on so much rich food.

Totally at the other end of culinary skill and cuisine, on Monday night we watched the Seattle vs. San Francisco game on NFL GamePass. I made nachos with homemade salsa and we took a picture before digging in because they looked so good. If possible, they tasted even better than they looked!

I am off to visit my parents in Seattle – the taxi is coming at 2am (yeek!). I am already looking forward to foods that we can’t get here; babyback ribs and Chinese food, in particular! Also on the schedule are a trip to the Puyallup Fair and the Chicago vs. Seattle game at Qwest Field – I can’t wait