For Some Reason

Me with Chef Michael Mina

Tonight I had a quickie dinner @ Seablue. It was actually the night the namesake Chef Michael Mina was in hosting a "Have dinner with the chef" promo. I think it was like $100. I wouldn't mind paying the hundred bucks but I'm not really interested in mingling with a bunch of foodies or casino guests or executives. I just like sitting at the bar, eating really good food - and so that's what I did. As I finished my hamachi appetizer Ed the GM came over with Chef Mina and they said hi. Michael is pretty soft spoken, nice - and I mean that in a very good way. We chatted about the new menu items. He asked if I liked the yellowtail. "It's very peppery," I said. That was my way of criticizing the new spin on what used to be a perfect dish without actually insulting the chef. 

Hamachi sashimi

Seablue changed up their menu (again). Chef Tony mentioned this was coming. I'm always tentative when they do this. Sometimes they hit it out of the park. Other times, not so much. Couple of my faves are back like hamachi (yellowtail), beef tartare & veal carpaccio. I wasn't a big fan of this round of yellowtail though. Kind of bland and too much pepper. I'm not a huge pepper fan so next time I order it I'm going to ask if they can skip that. I also ordered the halibut. That was juicy, fresh and delish. I'm not eating red meat or fowl right now For Some Reason. I say 'for some reason' because it didn't start intentionally. I haven't had red meat since late March. Since I had dinner with Motorcycle-guy @ Shibuya during the Lionel Richie & Friends show when he told me about juicing I just kinda stopped eating meat. But when I saw the tartare & veal on the menu @ Seablue again I really wanted to try it. But I abstained. Not sure how long I'm going to go without red meat. I don't really have a plan. I'm just winging it. When I feel like having a dripping blood rare piece of cow I'll have it. 

Halibut

As I left Seablue tonight Bill gave me a great compliment from behind the bar, "I'm proud of you. Keep it up." May not sound like much but Bill does not shell out feel-good stuff, or say anything particularly nice, ever. It's not that he's a bad guy; he's one of the best men I know. He's just more snarky & deprecating than encouraging. That's part of why I like the guy. He's been tres supportive in round 2 of my health initiative. It was just the thing I needed to hear to keep the momentum going. Thanks Wm. Thanks.