Tuesday, January 24, 2006
To Dine or Not to Dine
Saturday night I went to a wonderful production of Hamlet at the Mesa Arts Center. Very sparse staging, but the acting was marvellous, and the acoustics in the Repertory theater v.good; I could hear all the dialogue from the balcony.
Beforehand I went to this great foodie restaurant called Bak'd. It's a sandwich-type eatery by day, but evenings they offer a prix fixe dinner by reservation only. You choose from a meat entree - or let them know you're a vegetarian when you call - the chef interviews you for any allergies or dietary restrictions - and the four courses that follow are a complete surprise. (How does sweet-potato-stuffed portobello on a bed of braised arigula and asian pears sound?) At $40 this is dirt cheap for a foodie place, and I'm betting they'll be packed as soon as word starts to get out.
Downtown Mesa is still pretty dead by 5:30. Some antique shops and a bookstore were open; closed by the time I left the restaurant. I remember back in '83 having a brief stint as a security guard at a store downtown, and everything pretty much closed down at sunset. The Dunkin' Donuts was the only place open past midnight. Mesans just aren't used to the idea of leaving the house at night to do stuff.
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Saturday night I went to a wonderful production of Hamlet at the Mesa Arts Center. Very sparse staging, but the acting was marvellous, and the acoustics in the Repertory theater v.good; I could hear all the dialogue from the balcony.
Beforehand I went to this great foodie restaurant called Bak'd. It's a sandwich-type eatery by day, but evenings they offer a prix fixe dinner by reservation only. You choose from a meat entree - or let them know you're a vegetarian when you call - the chef interviews you for any allergies or dietary restrictions - and the four courses that follow are a complete surprise. (How does sweet-potato-stuffed portobello on a bed of braised arigula and asian pears sound?) At $40 this is dirt cheap for a foodie place, and I'm betting they'll be packed as soon as word starts to get out.
Downtown Mesa is still pretty dead by 5:30. Some antique shops and a bookstore were open; closed by the time I left the restaurant. I remember back in '83 having a brief stint as a security guard at a store downtown, and everything pretty much closed down at sunset. The Dunkin' Donuts was the only place open past midnight. Mesans just aren't used to the idea of leaving the house at night to do stuff.
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