The Unexpected Visitor
I heard from our friend that he was going to be in town this week. I hadn’t heard from him and was a little taken aback he hadn’t told me. We had a great time hooking up in LA and he’s been the one calling me and trying to hook me up for dinner with his mom to meet her.
I was at Explosions in the Sky on Tuesday night when I finally got a text from him saying he arrived on Monday night for business and wanted to see me. I had always dreamed of seeing Explosions in the Sky (an AMAZING band - romantic and intense) with a loved one and was a little disappointed I missed my opportunity.
Anyway he called the next morning and asked me out. He said he was here on business and had to have dinner with his boss and colleague that night and wanted to introduce me and his best friend to them. I said yes - I wanted to see him so badly, but hours before meeting him I tried to think of ways to get out of it for some reason.
Dinner was amazing. AMAZING. We went to a really beautiful restaurant. It was buzzing with people and it was dark and fancy but had soul. A pianist and saxophonist played in the background. It was a fixed menu and the service was like none I have experienced before.
During dinner, he put me on the phone with his mom and she told me she heard a lot about me and wanted to meet me soon and invited me over for dinner. She sounded really sweet.
I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the bill. I knew he would pay, but I was planning to do the polite thing and offer to pay my share. Let me say, thank God he said I didn’t have to worry about it before I could get my wallet out because my $40 definitely would not have covered it. My share alone was $345. Yes. My share alone. The bill in total was something like $2k. My meal that night is pretty much my living expenses budget for a week and a half. INSANE.
We made out but it was his best friend who took me home in his sports car because he had to work that night since he flew out the next day.
- Life is like | Time: 2:04 am (UTC+8)
Holy crap, 2K is a lot! What did you have for dinner?
Comment by Deb — April 15, 2008 @ 8:58 am
My God!!
was each dish sprinkled with diamond dust?!!?
That’s fairly insane haha
Comment by Stu — April 15, 2008 @ 12:12 pm
Hi guys - we went to a Brazillian restaurant! I wish each dish was sprinkled with diamond dust
The food was quite amazing and the service was fabulous. I don’t know if any meal is worth $345 but it was definitely one of the best meals I’ve had!
Comment by Stella — April 17, 2008 @ 3:37 am
btw- LOTS and LOTS of meat. Roast pork, lamb, steak, chicken, braised beef, sausages, octopus, turkey, roast beef, spare ribs, chops and the list goes on.
The most amazing bread balls with cheese in the middle.
A desert trolley.
Flowing alcohol.
Comment by Stella — April 17, 2008 @ 3:44 am