Day 2
Bad Sushi
So a problem with this diet is that once you decide to try out a new place - you have to eat what you get - and more then that, you are pretty much done for the night.
Because I knew I was going to go help a friend move out at about 6:00 - I got my Sushi early at about 1 - and put it in the fridge at work till about 5:30 or so. That was a bad idea. My combo of Rock'n Roll and Alaska Maki + 3 pcs. Sushi (tuna, salmon, and fluke) was just well - cold and not very good. Oh well I learnt my lesson.
Of course after helping move my friend out I had 2 pieces of pizza. Yup there is that damn pizza foe of mine. Your trusty ForkAndPen is week. Not that it is an excuse but I had just carried some boxes AND the pizza was free. Turning down free pizza is like saying no to world peace (at least in my mind).
Day 3
Good Sushi + Surreal Moment #24
Ahh such a contrast to the day before. I had my trusty soy-milk and Special K (which really has been an easy good breakfast) for breakfast. Lunch was a simple cup of chicken soup. And then sushi!!
I went to Koi - which I have been to once before. This place is not really that cheap but is so good. The quality really is a step above most places around here - and I bet that if you were to seek out a place like Koi it would cost the same or more. After the all important miso soup came conch sashimi. First time eating conch for me - and wow it was sweet and tangy. Some pieces were chewy others were soft as can be. It came with a few radish pieces, lemon, and a small dish of ume (plum) salt. Displayed behind the conch was its shell - wow! No mistaking that you are eating this little guy. Next came menegi sushi, young shoots of the wakegi scallion, with bonito flakes sprinkled on-top. Interesting sharp taste. Last to eat was Anago (Sea Eel) from Japan. This was actually pretty large - a good piece. Unlike eel that I usually get (which I love but is usually pretty crisp and has lots of sauce), this was more like ordering a fish dish. Very light - grilled slightly (I think a bit more would have been good) with one or two brushes of sweet sauce. And that was dinner. It was perfect. I was full and had not really eaten much (calorie wise). However this diet works out i can honestly say I love eating this much sushi. It really is showing me what is out there - encouraging me to try new stuff.
Ok and now for the surreal moment (NOTE: this is not food related). I went to this bar after eating to see a good friend's roommate's band. A bunch of other bands were slated to play. I see one of the band's listed is dealership. I am thinking that is odd - there is a band called dealership from california which has in it Jane from Umami Tsunami and Game Girl Advanced - two sites I have read for many years. Of course i think there must just be some brooklyn band with the same name. Nope! It was them. They are on a tour across the country. The show rocked and I even got to say hi to Jane. It is so odd saying hi to someone who doesn't know you at all while you know way too much about them. All in all though a very cool moment. And just so you know their new album rocks - so go and buy it.
And to bring it all back to the topic - I did NOT have anything else to eat last night - the sushi satisfied my hunger and my mind (which increasingly i am understanding as the driving force behind eating). And the experiment continues.