I'm sure you guys all get the questions on what a good typical example of american food is, and I've used a variety of answers...hamburgers, hot dogs, apple pie...but I think we're actually better at having a great variety of food and influences all mixed together in this country so it's difficult to pick just one thing. It varies by region, season, the part of town your in, etc. Having said that, my favorite place in town is Sahara, the Lebanese restaurant behing New Leaf. It's *delicious* and the owner is always there answering questions and enlightening guests on his traditional cooking practices. So when my conversation partner Cloris asked about it I told her we had to go!
We went there for dinner last week and and once again Sahara didn't fail to impress. We chatted about classes and how crazy Florida weather can be. While we were hanging out she was keeping a list of new vocabulary words, which is great! I told her I do the same in Spanish and it really helps, that way you have a new word and a good story/context to remember it by. The word of the night was 'frizzy' inspired by an afternoon shower and the following humidity that engulfed the town, haha.
She mentioned that she and her sister, friend, and cousin Alonso were headed to New Orleans for her birthday the following weekend and invited me along. I would have loved to have gone, but my weekend was already pretty busy so I couldn't make it. I did tell her that she was going to looove the city, to be careful when drinking the super potent 'Handgrenades' (She's turning 21!) and that she absolutely must see the Garden District. I'm sure they had a blast, hopefully we'll meet up this week so I can hear all about it.
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