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I’m in Denver at this posh hotel. My 5:59 bus was late getting down the canyon due to snowy roads and so I missed the 6:29 express to Denver and had to wait for the 6:44. Our meeting began with brekkie at 7:30 and I got in at 7:48 with enough time to grab some fruit and fresh squozen orange juice. The meeting went well and the buffet lunch they served was AMAZING. There was an artichoke pasta dish (hot), poached salmon in a creamy herb sauce with steamed vegetables, beef medallions with roasted potatoes, two incredible salads, bread pieces bigger than some houses, and for dessert, there was tiramisu and chocolate hazelnut cake. I went light on lunch because I knew we’d be filling up at dinner. I stuck to vegetables, salad, fish, and a taste of that incredible pasta.

becca’s dessert (which i sampled)

okay sarah, this time i actually see a chocolate on my pillow

the view of denver, oh how i miss my view of the divide

one of several little bites at dinner – roasted pulled pork on tiny breaded canapes

I met Jeremy at Moongate for lunch while Kaweah waited in the car – wagging at all of the peds walking by.

a curry almost as delightful as my companion

fortune cookies – the fortunes are better than the cookies

Jeremy’s pizza dough came out very well tonight. We made individual pizzas this time. They’re cute – and fun to eat.

After my very productive day, we went to sushi for dinner. We don’t indulge like we did in So Cal because it costs twice as much for quality that is not as good. It’s still good, it’s just not the fine art of Hiro or the handywork of Fumito. And at the bottom of the bill it says, “Domo, Dude!” How Boulder.

anago and avocado cut roll, dusted with masago and seaweed

toro (fatty tuna) hand rolls – sublime

the fried head of my amaebi staring back at me (it was delicious!)

Yes, you can eat the WHOLE head. Just make sure you chew everything really well before swallowing lest you puncture something on the way down (kidding, sort of). Honestly, if we’re sitting at the bar next to sushi virgins, I secretly like to order amaebi or masago with quail eggs. I’m not even hardcore by sushi standards. I don’t do uni (sea urchin) or nato (stinky fermented soybeans) or the reproductive parts of sea critters I didn’t even know had reproductive parts.