Wednesday 20 February
Rose was bringing in a speaker
tonight. Lauren was bringing in a
speaker and her partner (the speaker's, not Lauren's - sorry, Zac!)
tomorrow. They decided to merge the two
parties, so nine of us converged on the Anchor restaurant downtown.
This is a new place, in a pleasant
spot overlooking the newly furbished Washington Park. They set a long table for us, but though
there were only two other parties in the room, the ambient noise was deafening
- not enough cushioning, especially on the chairs. But the service was brisk enough, and we soon
had a choice of fairly reputable white and rosé wine out on the table.
Our appetizers were 6 oysters - there's
a selection of three each from the East coast and West coast - and a couple of tentacles of grilled
octopus, unfortunately tough and characterless, though on a nice sunchoke salad.
One of our mains was bouillabaisse, with a nice selection of
seafood, though it's hard to confront the little American version with what we had in Marseille this past summer.
The other was lobster pot pie,
with a cute phyllo pastry hat. The
lobster in each one was a bit tough, and the pot pie was a mite skimpily
filled. But on the whole The Anchor is a
decent place, especially for a seafood restaurant in the midst of the Midwest,
and everyone had a good time.
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