Ching picked me up from home and we headed for Downtown Disney, for an annual dinner with friends. The location was the Jazz Kitchen and I was looking forward to seeing an old friend from Fresno, Ken, along with meeting some friends of Ching’s that I haven’t met before.
We arrived about an hour early so we looked at some of the shops, like the pins, and the fragrance of fresh caramel popcorn filled the air. Ching has been doing this for the last nine years.
We ran into Susan and Pat, and sat down to wait in front of the Jazz Kitchen, for our 7:30pm reservation. Ken arrived a few minutes later, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen him clean-shaven before. We caught up on what’s been going on, when our table was ready and we went in.
A few minutes after being seated, we were joined by Kari and Chris, and our group was complete. We chatted about a lot of things over the next few hours. Time flew by fast and we soon realized that we were among the last patrons of the restaurant.
For dinner, I had the Creole Onion Soup, the Lobster and Shrimp Ravioli, and a side of Garlic Mashed Potatoes. It was really good! For dessert, I had the Double Chocolate Bread Pudding, complete with White and Dark Chocolate Ganaches. I’m still enjoying the aftertaste, so don’t mind me.
The others made arrangements to meet for a whole day at Disneyland, from about 7:30am Wednesday to 3:00am Thursday, thus being in the park for the New Year’s celebration. I wasn’t ready to resume that activity, so I bowed out until next year.
When the dinner was over, we went our separate ways. Ken and Ching went to the ticket booth to buy their passes for the next day. I made it home around 11:30pm, but not before promising to travel again with Ching in 2012. Someday, let me tell you about Cancun in 2003.
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