Pesce DC- Eggplant Caviar

I ordered 2 appetizers instead of an entree and since this looked like my other appetizer, I thought it was tuna tartare. I am an embarassingly bad foodie but give me some slack when you see the other photo.

Nava - Shockingly Average

This pretty shrimp dish was the highlight of an meal with good bread, good entrees, and poor desserts. It is amazing how a good meal can end on a bad note when your ice cream dessert is freezer burnt. They even admitted that they were having issues. I suppose since my short ribs were good and we had a $30 coupon, we'll give the Buckhead Life folks another chance (it also does not hurt that we recieved another $30 to spend at Chops).

Cheesecake Factory Salad Bar

My colleague ordered what she thought were lettuce wraps but little did she realize she ordered an assembly line. This seems to be the pattern of this place. Every plate seemed like it was "Dom Deluise" size. They are the reason America needs airline seat belt extensions.

FieldGood Dessert

How could you go here and not have the specialty of the house. The matignon is a chocolate enrobed ganache that is as good as it looks.

FieldGood

We went to a new local joint from a French chef who specializes in pastries. The bacon and collard green quiche was the best I have ever had and was a nice interpretation of a Southern staple.

Terrorist Rice

I have been asked by several readers to put a picture of the rice in question. Notice the 1 kilo measurement - maybe that was a sign.

Crown Club & Rice Terrorism

There is a new Crown Club to go to in Jacksonville but the view is of fat guys jackhammering outside. It shakes the whole place violently. In other exciting news, I was detained for about 15 minutes for having rice in my luggage. I bought it at the Columbia Restaurant in St Augustine and I almost had to open it. I am now the rice bomber. The TSA will also be detaining people with beans, sprouts, and other legumes. Pray to Allah and Uncle Ben.

More Flagler Mockery

This building holds all of the transfer forms. It is called Apathy Hall. It is named after the famous Spaniard Francisco del Apateo who transferred his citizenship to Cuba for the rum.

Flagler College

In honor of my wife's first year of college, I stopped by her old school. She tells me that 87% of students end up transferring to other colleges so the alumni association is made up of a guy named Ed and his common law wife Bertha.

St Augustine at Dusk

Nice view after my sobering walk through town.

JP Henley's

I found a place that has 50 taps of beer including some nice Belgians like Chimay and Delirium. Pretty nice find among the old buildings.

Dangerous Wanderer

I was driving back to the hotel and noticed that St. Augustine was 18 miles away. Guess what I did?

Chew Short Rib

I have previously had their short rib sliders and loved them. I decided to get the full entree and was blown away. It came on a blue cheese spinach risotto and with a nice cabernet, it was nice. I know my regular readers will wonder why I am not having beer. I am trying to expand my horizons after our enlightening trip to the wine country in California.

Chew

I come to Jacksonville twice a year and always try to make it here. It is a small place downtown and it is just hidden enough to keep morons at bay with a nearby Quizno's.

My View of Jacksonville

I am in a boardroom doing a series of meetings and this is my view of the afternoon rain on the river. I feel metropolitan and fancy.

1982 is Calling

The Jacksonville Marriott on Salisbury Road is known for their stucco architecture on concrete block and for their pressed meat steaks.

New Airport Terminal in Jacksonville

Is it lame to post? Yes but if you saw the old one you thought you were landing in 1978. The funny thing was that I landed around 7:30 pm and everything was closed like it was 3:00 am.

Shaun's - Pork Bun

We made our monthly trek to Inman Park for Cheryl's gluten free dinner and we found these delights filled with pork belly. I will be dreaming of these Krystal sized pockets of joy.

Happy Ending

Wildfire does baby versions of their massive desserts and I did the peanut butter cup one with a nice espresso. It is helping me study...

Wildfire Salad

To keep on my low carb brain diet, I went for this blue cheese sirloin salad. I feel smarter know (insert spelling joke here).