Sunday, October 26, 2008

Boring Food Made Exciting

We acquiesced yesterday afternoon to let the kids "have it their way" and get a burger and fries at Burger King. You can see from the picture what is typical of American fast food places in Germany - they all have a disco feel to them. Orange and blue lighting, music videos playing on a wide screen TV, etc. How else would you get people to pass up the excellent continental European food available here everywhere for this junk?

Diana and I had Sushi Friday night at a place called Mr. Moto. We sat at the circular sushi bar ringed with a small "river" on which miniature boats are continuously loaded with sushi treats and conveyed around for customers to choose them. The trays that the sushi are placed on are colored coded, so at the end of your repast, the waitress tallies the bill by adding up the amounts based the cost associated with of each tray color.

Friday for lunch my colleagues were excited because burgers were being served at the cafeteria; I passed and had a wonderful fish filet covered in a light horseradish/hollandaise sauce but I did ask for french fries instead of the mashed potatoes it came with. Even I need some familiar comfort food now and then!

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