Jai's Visit!
Jai came to Seattle for business. He flew in a day early, which meant that we could do one of the things that we do best together: eat.
Because he lives in London where Mexican food is not great (unlike Indian, which I will always be jealous about), and because I'm a nice person, I made him Mexican for dinner. It was a great meal, although I didn't quite get the heat high enough for even my tastes, let alone his penchant for nose running heat. Salsa and guacamole to start, then enchiladas stuffed with beans, cilantro, cheese and ancho chiles covered in tomatilla sauce (the green one), and of course, the requisite pinto beans and rice.
We also got in lunch at Ooba's (which I think I like better than El Chupacabre) with a few of his colleagues, who I'm not sure had ever feasted on decent Mexican, if any. At least, I've never had to explain the difference between a taco and a burrito. Hopefully, I was able to influence our friends in that little island across the ocean :)
Later that week, dinner at Shamiana, a decent Indian place. Actually, by our standards, Shamiana is great, but by Jai's standards, where the diviest of dive Indian place is amazing, the Kirkland place was ok. I understand: I miss the Bay Area taquerias, where the diviest of dive is amazing.