Erin has labeled this the Best Summer Ever (BSE) and appears to be accomplishing this goal. In 1996, I spent the summer in "school" in Rome, and I've found it hard to surpass that BSE, but 2009 could be in the running for the Best Summer of the Decade (BSD). So far I've been enjoying every warm day and long night outside on my vintage mountain bike, around/on the City lakes, or on a patio, porch, or roof deck. I'm overwhelmed by the weekly overdose of greens from my New to Me CSA and have experimented with multiple versions of grilled fish salads. New to Me highlights from the first weeks of summer:1. Tomas Sarceno: Lighter than Air - Bill and I happened to be at the Walker on the opening night of this interesting exhibition and saw this Bucky Fuller-esque ball floating in the air above the roof deck (photo at left).
2. Wednesday night sailing - totally New to Me, every Wednesday night is spent racing (in light wind as luck has had it so far) on Lake Harriet with the LHYC crowd. I love watching the sunlight fade out over the Western sky from the middle of the lake.
3. Famous Dave's, Linden Hills - new to this vegetarian, after 3 post-sailing Wednesday gatherings I think I've exhausted the options for creative bacon-free ordering. Perhaps the hot fudge brownie is made without pig parts. I do enjoy the porch-like atmosphere though.
4. Sushi Tango - for a really long time, this was my one remaining New to Me restaurant in Uptown. The new location (still within Calhoun Square) offers a roof deck but this particular night was rainy so endured the trying-too-hard interior decor to enjoy some very good food. Try the excellent green bean salad.
5. Moto-i roof deck - this New to Me roof deck is so great that it could make BSD all by itself if I could go here every week! Super urban with buildings all around and an awesome view of the downtown skyline without the scene of Stella's or Drink.
6. It's Greek to Me patio - searching for a seat outdoors at Lyn-Lake on a hot Friday night, we looked through the vines on the fence at the lovely patio and wondered why neither of us had ever tried it. I know, it doesn't seem like a viable dinner option, but the courtyard is so European: small tables, low lighting, a fountain at the center. Have a Summit on tap and the eggplant appetizer. I guarantee this place will also be essential to the BSD.
Next up, road trip to Chicago...
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