[CH] It's so hot I can't hear!
Helen L. Gillis (HelenGillis@earthlink.net)
Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:09:02 -0500
Hello All -
Last night Dan & I went to the East Coast Grill for their Hell Night (a late
Valentine's dinner - romantic, don't you think??) Everything on the menu
was marked with little atom bombs to indicate the heat level (on a scale of
one to seven.. with only one item with seven bombs on the menu). We had
Jamacain Connection - 1/2 dozen oysters and a Scotch bonnet sausage for the
appitizer (4 bombs). It was a great combination! For dinner I had the
chicorrones (sp?) a pork stew with sides of rice & beans and fried plantains
(4 bombs). It was great! Really hot. Sprinkled with hab powder all
around. Dan had the Thai seafood stew (6 bombs). Man was that hot! A
mixture of shrimp, mussels, scallops rolled in Thai bird powder, and fried
squid in a lemongrass Thai broth. I made the mistake of stealing a squid
ring while Dan was in the Men's room... He couldn't understand why I was
wheezing and coughing when he returned...I was bagged! We sat near the open
kitchen, so everytime the cooks made a new batch of their infamous Pasta
sneeze. I blew my nose so hard, I popped my ears. Then I said to Dan:
"It's so hot I can't hear..." What a great night! Chris Schlesinger is a
wonderful host. We got a chance to talk chiles with him. We were talking
about Chileheads - much praise for the Pepper Gal and Northeast Chileman!
All in all - it was a great time. The most fun was watching the non-chile
eaters try to eat the Pasta From Hell...Most made it through one noodle.
Pretty funny.
Helen