民以衣食為天- Indian Fusion Delight

I picked Saturday's dinner venue from Yelp. Serving contemporary Indian cuisine, it is a solid 4.5 stars on Yelp. I was full of expectation yet with a bit of trepidation given our last experience with the equally highly rated vegetarian Thai restaurant.

When we got there, it was clear that the place was converted from a house, which lends it an air of intimacy. The decor is dominated by the gold and dark maroon tones of the wall paper. My hu*****and joked that it must be imported from India.




Yet unlike some other Indian restaurants we have been to, the decor is not overly ornate and very fitting for its contemporary theme.

We were sitting by a window. Though the view was not particularly spectacular, it did have a bit of charm to it.



This is nectarine dipped in butter, complimentary of the chef..



Never dipped any fruit in butter, but it turned out to be a good combination in this case, smooth and refreshing.

The appetizer we ordered was one of the specials of the day - Hamachi tuna



It was very tasty and fresh with a hint of Indian spices, which, to me, was an unusual combination.

My hu*****and's entree - wild boar cooked in a traditional sauce of ginger, fennel almonds served with saffron bread.



We both loved it, especially the sauce for me.



Not too heavy yet with all the Indian spices one would expect..

The minute I saw the word "dosa" on the menu, I knew that's what I would like for a very simple reason. When I was in graduate school, I had an Indian roommate. We neither were gourmet cooks nor cooked much. However, there was one thing I remember she could make and delicious. The name, as I remember, was dosa.



The chef added his own interpretation of this classic Indian fare. What's inside the wrap were smoky eggplant, peanuts and goat cheese. The result was delicious. My hu*****and liked it as well.

We concluded our dinner with this desert.



It's a warm date and walnut cake.

When the check came, it was presented in this beautiful box, and I found the pen for signing the receipt equally pretty. Small yet very unique touch.



My hu*****and gave it 4 stars, and we deemed this place as a keeper.

To follow the recipe I set out in my opening blog, here is one of the outfits I wore to work during the week. Top is from Anthropologie, jeans is the Lucky Brand, shoes are Kenneth Cole and the copper cuff/collar necklace were brought back from our Sante Fe trip earlier this year.




This second one was a weekend wear. Top - Forever 21, jeans - Rich & Skinny, shoes - Cole Haan, and scarf - Ann Taylor.




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• 終於買Rich and Skinny了？我喜歡她家的仔褲, 覺得你穿很好看， -西雅圖瘦狗狗- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:28:14

• yes, thanks to you! i like -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (60 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:30:46

• Like the nude booties! That signing pen/box set is totally cool! -ECityBlues- ♀ (52 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:35:14

• 又見你！:-) 吃飯哪？Thanks, i -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (91 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:40:49

• lol 您當這是北京，吃了麽您呐？ -ECityBlues- ♀ (94 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:54:34

• I am eating instant noodle -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (18 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:56:05

• Saving money, so you can buy more Rich & Skinny, :P -ECityBlues- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:56:52

• Hahaha, 所謂 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (45 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:59:00

• 不會吧，中文成語俗語沒有都忘吧，:P -ECityBlues- ♀ (37 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 13:00:10

• Good. 我 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (23 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 13:02:54

• 半彎腰那張最好看，上裝短點顯腿長可能更好？ -好花常在- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:47:11

• 謝謝。是的，skinny -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (15 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:51:35

• skinny褲子就是要配這種樣式鞋子 -DoraDora2008- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:47:29

• 隻要 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (60 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:53:24

• 腿真苗條啊， 這樣才能穿這個顏色的SKINNY JEANS，我也最喜歡彎腰那張，可以看到臉上的微笑呢。 -yutian2012- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 12:56:51

• 謝謝。這個 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (58 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 13:01:28

• 要看你的爬山涉水：） 我也喜歡戶外活動， 所以總是很苦惱裙裝在周末也沒有多大機會穿。 -yutian2012- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 13:03:32

• 涉水的部份看 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (114 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 13:07:05

• ：（ 下次告訴他一邊拍就要一邊看的。。。 -yutian2012- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 13:14:57

• Hahaha, that's exactly -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (36 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 13:18:03

• 最後兩張裏，腿太漂亮了！ -隱形天使- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 14:10:49

• 謝謝誇獎。臉有點紅了：-）。 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 14:22:33

• skinny配booties很好看，美腿立刻加分了 -周夢蝶- ♀ (39 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 14:38:28

• 謝謝夢蝶美女。你 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (18 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 14:57:30

• 頂美腿， 我還是保持初衷： -chinesebuns- ♀ (67 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 15:30:51

• 回複：頂美腿， 我還是保持初衷： -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (33 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 15:58:32

• 黑白的鞋子很別致呀 -煙花聚- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 18:12:23

• 其實是brown and white... -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 19:40:46

• 妹妹很苗條，很容易穿衣。但這兩身打扮，下身顯得太瘦。應避免這種穿法。表打我，我說的是實話，因為我也是這種窄胯體型，經常為穿衣沒線 -kevinriverview- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 20:48:42

• 經常為穿衣沒線條而煩惱。 -kevinriverview- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 20:51:23

• 哈哈，不打。每個人 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (14 bytes) () 09/05/2012 postreply 07:56:49

• 你穿skinny jean 比絕大多數人好看多了。這兩身都好看。 -winterfreez- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/04/2012 postreply 21:23:33

• 謝謝美言。給我 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (15 bytes) () 09/05/2012 postreply 07:58:47