Where is Shih?

Where in the world is she? Christina Shih just happened to be passing through Paris with her beau Tom. For all of those who work at Kaiser and know Christina, you know that she is constantly looking for somewhere interesting to visit and somewhere good to eat. And fortunately, last weekend she was in Paris staying with her friends Dan and Kathleen at Place des Voges - ooh la la. (It's very puut puut as the French would say.) Christina, being the San Francisco "foodie" decided on Le Dome du Marais for dinner. It was a brilliant choice.

All of the food was quite tasty and the "cochon noir" (black pig) was spectacular. Three courses plus a few extras, a little wine, and an after dinner digestif that burned my insides made me feel like a pig myself. The service was quite good (though I think there are no child labor laws as the boy serving us some courses and the alcohol wasn't old enough to drink, at least in the U.S.) and it was great fun to pass three and a half hours (in France people spend the entire night eating dinner and talking) with Christina, Tom and Dan. Of course, we had to walk around after dinner to avoid entering a food-coma and passing out on the streets of Paris. I am truly grateful to Christina for treating me to a wonderful dinner and an memorable evening at a great Parisian restaurant. Merci beaucoup!

It just goes to show... you never know who you will run into in Paris. Personally, I recommend Christina : )


Thanks to Melinda for sending me a one sentence email this morning... "You haven't updated your blog." It got me off my butt. Apparently, I can leave Kaiser, but it (that would be Melinda) will continue to hunt me down and haunt me .

And now, my mother has arrived, so we'll be doing the touristy things. More posts coming soon!