foodtrip!!!

Ok, this will be my first picture-laden post in ages. So for those of you who have been sick of my youtube-ing, here's my happy Easter gift to all.

So yes, the last few days, I was in Boston and Maine. And yes, not the typical Cancun/Bahamas/Miami spring break that one would expect, all done purposefully. I was merely trying to get away from crowds.

Anyways, let me digress. despite this spring break being a fantastic getaway from school, I will never forgive myself for forgetting that I was supposed to watch Aretha Franklin last night (5 hours ago) with David Charles. Thank God he found somebody to cover for me, but I feel it's gonna be another one of those iconic performances I could never replace. I always thought me and David would be euphoric about it by now, turns out God had other plans, and he allowed my forgetfulness to make a rare appearance in order to make it happen.

Ok, back to the break.

Since I've been to Boston before, not much pictures. But this, I went to the Sports Museum in TD Banknorth Garden and had myself a smashing time. Look at this.


Perhaps this is a spectacle for any Knicks fan. We harp and brag about our 2 championships
(1970 and '73)... They have 16 banners. Look at all those retired numbers. I am a jealous man.

Right after the museum visit, we went for restaurant week in Boston. However, I was such a sucker for lobsters that I couldn't wait to sample some New England delicacies. So I had a lobster roll which was ok.
After lunch, we went to the MIT Museum to see some geeky robot stuff. It was great, but what really fascinated me in there was the feedback board. There was like a table with lots of sheets of paper where people just went crazy and proposed whatever robots should be made next. Well, most of them were retarded, and I felt like I had to make my contribution, so I drew this up, on the spot, and I felt kinda proud about it.Yeah, it was too nice so I took it off and brought it home.

Anyways, on to Portland, Maine.

Breakfast @ Becky's Diner

The blueberry pancakes were done perfectly. Light and fluffy inside, and just the right amount of crisp on the edges. A definite plus would be the gratuitous amount of blueberries that are hidden under the pancake. We had tons of other things, but we were too hungry that I forgot to take pictures. I had their version of a "Mcmuffin", which of course was 58 times better. muffins were toasted right with just the right level of crisp, egg wasnt dry and overcooked, cheese melted just right and isnt hard, the sausage was bliss.

ok, done with that.

After breakfast, we wandered around Casco Bay, and ended up covering about 3/4 of the entire circumference of Portland, ME. Some sights around the city: along the harborSome random mural, which I thought was nice.Along the bay, where we felt we were lost, but kept following the bay.Downtown.

One thing I really appreciated about downtown Portland was how untouched it is by the mainstream. Ok, I will confess that there were about 3 Starbucks shops, but other than those, the rest were all independent bookshops, breweries, pubs, tiny clothing stores, and restaurants, and restaurants, and restaurants.

So let's get back to one now. Lunch: DiMillo's Floating Restaurant. (Yes, it was in an actual ship docked on the bay)

Escargot: Christian's first time trying snails. Sorry if they look decimated. Again, we were too hungry that we just started attacking.

So they had their orders, but I had to have the king of seafood. Presenting the steamed 1.5lbs Maine lobster:

Before it was violated. Check out the melted butter dip and the lemon wedge held on its pincers.
First phase of the destruction: Removing shells.

Unfortunately, I was too preoccupied eating to chronicle the rest of the peeling process. Some sidenotes: Lobster roe was amazing, and I only wonder how much my cholesterol level shot up after this. Another disclaimer, I did NOT eat the whole lobster. I shared about half of it with those with me (Mel and Christian). Mostly Mel, because Christian has a phobia about eating crustaceans. Ok, he is allergic. And I feel sorry for him. Anyways,

The destruction.
So yeah, before I turn in, I managed to take a shot of the meat of the lobster pincer. It was amazing how easily it slid off the pincer shell. And look at how beautiful that is. And believe me, the meat was sweet. SWEET SWEET and beautifully sweet lobster meat. The scallops were huge and sweet as well. Nice.
I figured that not a lot of people would be enticed to go to Maine for anything, and neither would I recommend anything more than 2 days (Perhaps the Fall would bring about more water-based activities), so consider this my public service to everyone: A taste of Maine, especially the lip-smacking lobsters.

Alrighty, I'm about to doze off on the desk.

Happy Easter everybody! God is good!

I'M OUT!!!