Quick Fruit & Veg Count, 10/13

Yesterday, I had a banana, a salad from the lunch place in my building (1 cup iceberg lettuce, 1 large carrot stick, 1 tiny broccoli floret, and 1 mushroom), half a cup of steamed broccoli, and 3 asperagus spears.

I also ate myself into a food coma at dinner.  My high school English teacher was in town conducting a teacher training workshop, and we met her for dinner. It turned out that her hotel was a short walk from what I think is the most interesting restaurant in Atlanta: Fogo de Chao.

It’s a Brazilian "barbeque" place, but that utterly fails to convey how charming, elegant, and customer-service-oriented this place is. First you go to a rich and varied salad bar. When you’re ready for your meat, you flip a little coaster from red to green, and gauchoed attendants bring skewers of freshly grilled Brazilian specialties to your table. If you don’t flip your coaster back to red, it can get overwhelming! And the experience is dramatic and fun.

They also serve these amazing cheese filled rolls that are so good, I think I ate 6.

Conversation was highly entertaining. Jill and Sandra discussed their recent theater roles, and where they hope to go next with their acting. We talked about Sandra’s current IB students, and the course she’s teaching these teachers how to teach. And of course, we talked about Lil Smudge, and Sandra’s highly entertaining husband Bruce.

I can’t believe I was even able to eat breakfast today.