Sun, Aug 10, 2008
Denvention day 1 and Z Cuisine
Posted to Travel category
On Thursday Nanette and I drove down to Denver to the 66th World Science Fiction Convention, Denvention 3. We checked into our hotel and spent the afternoon in the art show, dealers' room and panel discussions.
In the dealers' room, Howard Tayler, creator of the Schlock Mercenary webcomic, drew a caricature of me, while we were talking to him and gave it to me for free. I stocked up on the hard-copy editions of the comic and got Nanette interested in Schlock over the course of the convention.
That evening, we went to dinner at Z Cuisine a restaurant that buys vegetables from Nanette's farm. It is a beautiful little place divided in two sections, with great original art by local artists.
We started in the wine bar during happy hour, where Chef Patrick (a chef from France) recognized Nanette and comped us each a glass of wine. Along with the wine we had the Assiette de Charcuterie Maison (what I think of as an antipasto tray): pickles, roasted peppers, olives, a little paté, a tiny crème brûlée (which Nanette had to herself due to my new dietary limitations) and cheese. It turned out that the cheese was Haystack Mountain goat cheese, so I was able to have some of it.
Later we went next door to the Bistrot. We both had the Cassoulet de la Maison: duck leg confit with garlic and sausage and beans ragout, with wilted greens (kale, I think). It was amazingly wonderful. Probably the most expensive meal I've had in -- possibly forever. But it was wonderful.