Delicieux!

Last night I went out for dinner with Miriam, a coworker of Mark's who's here for just four weeks from Southern CA. She has been an interesting, fun person to hang out with and sadly her time in Melbourne is almost up. We had a smashing dinner at Belgian Beer Cafe Eureka, just a few minutes walk from our apartment building in Southbank. Ah, mussels! Ah, frites with mayonnaise! I enjoyed a big bucket of Roquefort black mussels steamed with blue cheese, baby spinach and cream. The frites were tasty, and other than being a bit on the salty side, very similar to what I had in Brussels and Amsterdam last summer. Accompanying our meal with glasses of Chimay Blue, and bites of fresh bread, we had a wonderful conversation and it was especially nice to be inside a warm, comfortable pub with the wind howling so forcefully outside. We split a creme brulee for dessert, and had a fruity apple beer to wash it all down. (Photo: www.seafarmers.com.au/images/Webmuss.jpg)