food is love

i didn’t think tapas would scratch the surface of my ravenous hunger last night while out for dinner with jamie and colene, but the five dishes (plus dessert) we sampled at bin 942 last night were filling both to my tummy and my senses.
we’d actually planned to go to vij’s, but upon arriving and learning of the up to two-hour wait for a table, we decided to look for somewhere else to dine. the fates smiled on our decision, as we were immediately seated in the corner booth in the window at bin.
it took us quite a while for us to narrow down our choices because pretty much everything on the menu looked amazing, but i was dead set on getting the ahi tuna with chow mein and, thanks to leaving the decision to jamie, we also ordered the beef tenerloin phyllo wellington with whipped potatoes. we also ordered three smaller dishes: gorganzola pesto bruscetta, caesar salad and warm brie with blueberry compote.
while i’d normally say that $15 for two pieces of seared tuna and no more than one cup of noodles was a little overpriced (and, i truly thought that when i first laid eyes upon the dish), once we started eating, i threw all thought of cost out of my head. it was all about the yumminess on the plate and in my mouth. then again, i think ponzu sauce might actually be a mood-altering narcotic.
after we ate (and ate, and ate), we debated leaving for another venue to hunt down dessert, but boy am i glad we stayed put. i made the executive decision to order the fondue. how smart did that make me look? not even taking into consideration colene’s desire to go have fondue with me for, oh, the last three years, everything about the dessert was awesome (well, the cinnamon donut pieces could have been a little fresher). how much fun is it to eat food with a spear? and then dip it in melted belgian chocolate? yeah, i think you’re getting the picture now.
by no stretch of anyone’s imagination am i considered a foodie, but sometimes a dining experience makes me sing out loud about how amazing food can be. last night was one of them.
bin 942: **** (just make sure to get there early to avoid the line)