Birthday Dinner 2005

It's been pretty wild in June, July and August in many ways. First, there was my first journey to Spain and Portugal (an intense one!). On top of that, job interviews, business trips to Dublin and Madrid, transition work in my previous team, and overwhelming few weeks in the new working environment.

That's the excuse for why I have not posted any photos from my vacation till now...

In any case, I had my 41st birthday in Dublin, where I had never been to before. And it was the first day in the city. A few co-workers were kind enough to accompany me to share the pain of aging. We went to Eden, the contemporary restaurant that my friend K recommended. What did I have for the main course on my b-day? What else - PORK BELLY. My recollection is vague already (that is part of the pain) but it was a slow-broiled pork belly topped with caramelized onions and pear sauce on the bed of soybean puree. The meat was so tender and flaky that I did not need to use a knife. Layered fat gave a very nice flavor (but not greasy;that's important:))


Below is my dessert Peach Sandae.