of course...

the dinner plans for my friend fell through. apparently she went to Boulder w/ an out-of-town friend and was super crazed from the traffic and the day in general when she called me to cancel. so the Brazilian food will have to wait until next tuesday...sigh.

i told her that we were going to sell her gift off to the highest bidder. i should check to see how much garnets are going for on eBay... or mebbe we should just grind it up and sprinkle it on her food ;)

if it isn't already evident, two of my favorite things, food and travel, will often find a place in my blogs. i love to eat different things (no nasty thoughts now) and see new places (or old, familiar ones).

ethnic foods are high on my list. for me, i rarely get tired of Thai food. i like Indian and Middle Eastern (ooh, Syrian food at Damascus Rest.), but not as often as Thai. Ethiopian is good too...but you can only eat so much Doro Wat and Injera ;) I LOVE Afghani food, but the only Afghani restaurant in town, Kabul Kabob, is not very good and the service sux. Japanese is always good, whether it's silky sashimi, ramen, or gyoza, or just a 'beef bowl'. Cuban food is becoming the 'in' thing to do; if you're seen at a Cuban restaurant, with mojito in hand, you reek with 'cool'. i never got into French cuisine much (but there's some very highly touted restaurants out there)...and i'm picky with Chinese (duh!) and Mexican.

one new restaurant that is really good is located in Aurora, on Colfax and Chambers (15355 E. Colfax Ave). sure, most people don't even go to that side of town...it's gloomy...non-descript...in a strip mall...in Aurora...you get the point. this restaurant though, El Trapiche, is awesome! it's run by two Colombian couples who do all the serving and cooking. the food, mainly Colombian and Venezuelan, is out of this world! the food is nothing fancy-schmancy [like they're trying to do with haute Mexican (Lola or Tamayo) or psuedo-South American (Pisco's)], but just fresh tasting, simple cooking that you would find if you ate at hole-in-the-wall places in these countries.

and buffets? well, there's a WHOLE 'nuther blog for that ;) you remember...