Tea Time Tangent!
As I mentioned yesterday, we ventured to Boulder for dinner with our visiting friend, John. Boulder has a sister city in Tajikistan named Dushanbe. They have a tea house in Boulder from Dushanbe by that name.
It was built in Dushanbe and carefully dismantled and shipped here (Boulder in return is building an Internet Cafe). It is a feast for the eyes both inside and out…
There is a gorgeous fountain around which are situated the many tables. There are I believe 8 support posts, each one hand carved with a different design on each every couple of feet. And, the ceiling is painted in bright designs.
The menu is truly International with plates from Mexico, Peru, Cuba, Tajikistan, India, Thailand, China, Armenia, Persia and more. When it comes to speciality drinks and the dessert the focus was on using their teas. So, we started the dinner with Armenian Maza and some of their special Peach Tea infused sangria.
Needless to say, we didn’t have any troubles making a dent in that pitcher of sangria by the end of the main course! DH had Persian Vegetarian Koofta balls with fried grabanzo beans and wilted spinach, John had Tajik Plov (a rice dish similar to Indian Byranni but with Middle Eastern spicing and served with grilled beef) and I had Cuban Picadillo de Carne. Everything was WONDERFUL! And, we all ordered dessert and shared them around the table.
Here the boys are in post-dessert bliss.
Following the massive amounts of awesome food and good drink we decided a stroll on Pearl Street would be prudent before the drive home. I enjoy seeing the occassional street performer (on a Tuesday night around 10:30pm it is occasional), though am always made a but uneasy by the panhandlers.
I couldn’t pass up this photo opportunity…
John Riding Bronze Beaver
Okay, so I’m not completely off topic - I knit on Lucy on the way there. And, are there any lace shawl/stole patterns that are available for immediate download upon purchase? It seems there isn’t, but perhaps I’ve just missed them? I’m an instant gratification type of gal, what can I say??
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