February 19, 2015 Lunch Azuma Dinner Slate Street’s Café at the Albuquerque Museum

February 19, 2015   Lunch  Azuma    Dinner  Slate Street’s Café at the Albuquerque Museum  

We drove to Stephens this morning. Suzette was looking for a coat stand, but did not see one.  We both noticed a new arrival, a holographic piece made by Agam that was priced at $635.00.  I waivered but then decided to get it for $600.00.  After I bought it and we had loaded it into the little truck Suzette said, “I really like it and would have bought it if you had not bought it.  I like contemporary art more than you do.”  I reminded her that the last time we saw a number of Agam pieces was at the museum in the castle in Annecy, France twelve years ago.

   

When we got home Suzette ran to a 1:00 meeting in Los Lunas and I drove to Azuma to meet Robert Mueller for sushi.  He orders the same thing I order, which is always Chirashi Donburi, 12 pieces of sashimi on a bed of sushi rice in a small faux enamel (plastic) box plus sliced diakon pickles, threads of fresh daikon two pieces of faux crab meat and today, instead of pieces of omelet, octopus salad.

Our boxes were assembled by a new member of the sushi cutting team and his inspired slight alterations were wonderful.  We loved the fresh fish and his thinly sliced pieces of diakon pickle layered between the slices of sashimi and the addition of octopus salad and both agreed that this was one of the best Chirashi Donburis ever.

As we drove back from Santa Fe Suzette had checked Albuquerque events on her phone and told me there was an event at the Art Museum this evening, a cocktail party and music played by Soul Kitchen with free admission. 

We decided to go to the museum, but first we had to bring in the chair we bought from Amy and hang the new Agam art piece.   Here are three views of the new Agam piece that show its different kinetic effects as you move past the piece and your perspective changes, which is what Agam is famous for (sorry, the first two are a little out of focus  They were taken in the dark with a flash at night to avoid any glare).  

 We drove to the museum at 6:00 and Soul kitchen was setting up.  I bought us Negra Modelos and a bowl of a salty mix and we sat an unoccupied table, but Suzette soon said she was hungry for some real food and walked over to Slate Street’s Café in the Museum and ordered a plate with two sliders.  

The sliders were soon served to our table.  They were small sandwiches made with sliced baguette filled with what seemed to be slices of warm roast beef sprinkled with fried onions and salad and slices of Roma tomato and more salad greens on the side.   We enjoyed them with sips of Negra Modelo as we listened to Soul Kitchen play blues standards in a melodic style, almost easy listening blues, if that is possible.   

At 7:30 we drove home, had a bowl of mocha almond fudge ice cream with a dash of Kahlua and went to bed.

Bon Appétit