Exploring other cultures: educational and fun!
Posted August 19, 2007
Welcome to a little thing we called Drinks Around the World!
Drinks Around the World! got its start on Wednesday when Holly and I had lunch at Carino's with my brother and sister-in-law (and, by extension, Future Nephew) and we remembered how much we love their tasty, tasty Italian Margaritas. So after a stop at Target and another stop at SuperTarget (What? I needed a dress for the rehearsal. And the dress needed shoes. And we needed coffee.) we went to a different Carino's and proceeded directly to the bar. Bongiorno, Italy!
Our next country of choice, Mexico, was dictated by the dinner plans we already had with Krystal and Melissa, to go to Casa Rio. One simply cannot eat Mexican food without a margarita. Unless one is Holly, in which case one has a Dos Equis. Or dos.
It was then decided that we needed this:
So Melissa drove us to Champps, where we expanded our cultural horizons with white Russians. "To Mother Russia!" Melissa toasted. Indeed.
Much later...
...we headed home, where Holly and I made our last international stop: Ireland. When Holly and I drink together, there tend to be Irish car bombs, and we happened to have picked up the necessary supplies somewhere between Italy and Mexico.
After all of that food, the idea of downing a pint of Guinness was less appealing than usual, but we soldiered on. Sometimes sacrifice is necessary in the name of multicultural understanding, and we were nothing if not committed to that ideal.
This concludes our tour. Until next time, this has been Drinks Around the World! (Oh, there will SO be a next time.)
lissa says:
August 19, 2007 at 10:28 PM
To Mother Russia indeed! Which I actually find kind of funny that you and I had a white russian when it was Holly that actually used to live in there.
Kyla says:
August 19, 2007 at 11:46 PM
My kind of trip around the world!
Horrible Warning says:
August 20, 2007 at 08:06 AM
Please add me to your tour mailing list. That is my kind of trip!!
Daily Tragedies says:
August 20, 2007 at 12:05 PM
What on earth is that cake/ice cream thing, and how does it not collapse under its own weight? Also, why is there not one on my desk right now waiting to be eaten?
nancypearlwannabe says:
August 20, 2007 at 03:43 PM
I applaud your efforts to introduce a variety of cultures into your life through native drinking.
Also? I heart Irish car bombs.
nancypearlwannabe says:
August 20, 2007 at 03:44 PM
I applaud your efforts to introduce a variety of cultures into your life through native drinking.
Also? I heart Irish car bombs.
One Smart Cookie says:
August 20, 2007 at 04:28 PM
Now that is the kind of traveling that I could really take to.
Also, cute dress. For 20 bucks, it may also become MY dress. Hmmm... how do you feel about become my personal Target shopper - you always manage to find the cute stuff there.
Lori says:
August 20, 2007 at 05:40 PM
Oh my gosh, if only there were such a job as personal Target shopper. They always say you should try to turn your passion into your job.
Dave says:
August 20, 2007 at 09:47 PM
You know I have to comment on the food, right? That cake was created for one reason and one reason only ... gluttony! That treat was not some bastardized version of a traditional old world pastry (ahem, chocolate cannoli). No, no. It was the culinary concept of a corporate chef trying to drive dessert sales. And it works. It works because it is huge, covered in chocolate and filled with ice cream. THAT is a GREAT cake! Although there is little "cake" to it. I do have one problem with it, though (of course). I clearly see three spoons and perhaps a 4th (on the western edge) of the dish. You were not served a whole cake, you were served a single piece of cake. 1 slice, 1 portion, 1 person. A warning to anyone who may have the (dis)pleasure of dining with me ... get your spoon away from my cake!