It's not often I run into people I know at the airport. Taking the same flight. Sitting in the row ahead of me.
But oh yes, in June Tim and I ran into two great friends doing the exact same thing as we were--taking a red eye to Boston to visit family. Our guy friend ended up proposing to our gal friend on that trip, and we started thinking back on the flight: Did he look nervous? Did she know?
Two weekends ago we were invited to celebrate the engagement with their friends and family at the May Flower Restaurant on Geary Street in San Francisco. Although it has only been around since 1991 (according to the website), this restaurant is a Richmond District institution and definitely a tradition for our friends' family.
The website boasts authentic Cantonese food, live and fresh seafood and dim sum. Oh, we didn't have a clue.
Highlights from the 10-course meal:
Geese feet. Lobster. Fish Stomach lining. Peking duck. Shark fin soup.
I was going to warn you, but then, well, I didn't. Shark fin soup? I know. I know. I know.
When I asked what kind of shark it was, my new friend next to me smiled wickedly and said, "Great white." Soooooooooo evil.
Then she told me Bald Eagle was up next.
I countered: albino alligator? No? Not funny? Not funny.
This ended up being the most authentic Chinese meal either of us had ever had, with some of the warmest, friendliest, funniest people we've ever met. We haven't had that much fun in a long time.
And then, of course, there were the scorpion bowls that ended the evening.
Here's to a happy year of planning for our lovely friends!
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