We had a round of appetizers with the traditional DC crab cakes, and I sampled oysters for the first time this evening. The jury is still out on those.
One of our board members has an excellent taste in wines and chose a nice red Oregon Pino Noir. For dinner, I had lobster and filet, and we followed up the main course with a round of desserts, including a rich chocolate and aged port wine - a taste combination that is a heavenly experience you should all try if you are not familiar with it. The practice of eating chocolate and drinking port was introduced to me on this job, and is a taste explosion unlike any I have ever experienced.Apparently, Batman stores his wine here in the Capitol Grill cask.
I will be getting up in less than five hours to take a cab to Baltimore to catch a flight to Tulsa, and then it's on to the Natural State. I have thoroughly enjoyed my stay in DC, but I'm ready to sleep in my own bed in Arkansas and drive down to Sonic to get a Diet Dr. Pepper. Who really needs fine wines and dining anyway?
It's always a nice treat to have finely grilled aged filets and 20-year-old port wines, but it's all relative - I'm pretty sure my dad can grill a steak or hamburger on his John Deere grill and my mom can whip up a dish from her Paula Deen cookbook that is just as good as any of the things I enjoyed tonight. This trip started a week ago Saturday with a drive to San Angelo, then a flight to our nation's capitol. Now, it's on to Arkansas for a weekend break, then I will head south back to Texas for a trip to the state's capitol and the city's leading newspaper for an editorial board visit. Hopefully, we can convince them that ethanol policy is a necessary thing for this country's economy and its efforts for less dependency on foreign oil.
But right now, I'm just full and tired. See you down the road.
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