Consolation Prize
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
It was my fault – I broke my number one rule of eating at Sea Salt. Don’t go when you’re hungry – go before you’re hungry. I love Sea Salt and, believe me, the food is worth the wait. But Sunday afternoon, I just couldn’t manage it.
I was already hungry when Kyle decided to go for a workout. For some reason he actually likes to do track workouts (just for fun, mind you), and he sometimes asks me to go along. I gave in on Sunday, but only after he bribed me with a trip to Sea Salt after. The prospect of an ice cold pitcher of Summit and some fresh seafood made it worth my sweat.
As we drove up to Sea Salt, however, I realized that I was too hungry to be arriving at 1:30 on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. And, true to expectations, the line was wrapped around and out the door. As much as I wanted to stay, I just couldn’t.
Second best was a stop at Seward Co-op on the way home where we picked up some Hill and Vale ground beef, buns, and fixings to make monster burgers at home. I’m usually a simple burger eater – a slice of cheese, mustard, ketchup and pickle is all I generally require. But that day, after a workout, I wanted the works. I ended up with a burger stacked high with cheese, coleslaw (from Seward’s deli), tomato, and lettuce with mustard and chipotle mayo. While it was my consolation prize to Sea Salt…this burger sure tasted like a winner.
