This one is hard for me as i spend most of my waking hours working in a restaurant. I had a few really great meals out this year; including a mind-blowing indian meal in Chi-town with Schmutzie, The Palinode, Jennui and LetterB. But, it is hard to really enjoy the experience for me because i am so busy focusing on everything that is going on around me - how the customers are responding to the food, the atmosphere, the service - that i can't really sit back and relax. Kind of like buying a car when you're in sales or going to emergency when you're a doctor, but not really.
Anyway, my best restaurant experience was sitting at that bar, many late nights, after the restaurant had shut down and talking for hours with some amazing people. Accepting advice, good and bad. Laughing till i choke. And, sometimes, crying.
It was another great year at the restaurant and for that i am grateful because it is the one constant in my life.
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