So, cut to when Scott and I were in Brussels just recently. We went out for dinner every night. We went out for drinks. Lots of bon vivantism went down (and rightfully so). And I know there's a total rose-colored-glasses thing when you travel but I swear, even the simplest little appetizer seemed to be dressed or adorned with some hyper-cool-euro thing that made me think that all of my tools for entertainment were so blah.
One night in Brussles, when we had a cocktail in the lounge of the hotel where we stayed, I was so moved by the well-designed display of simple hors d'eouvres that I quickly jotted exactly what we had down and what it looked like on a napkin. Just so I could reproduce it again.
And now back to the present. Here's what I'm looking for: beautiful picks. Just that. Not a toothpick, mind you. More like a short skewer. And it can't be metal.....I'm not crazy about the metal spike look, too much like a GI Joe's weapon. No, I prefer something like a bamboo reed....or stick or something. Even resin would do it for me.
Because with all the interest in retro-cocktails, I think it's only fair to bring back hors d'eouvres that are speared with a beautiful pick. Yes?
3 comments:
i'm sort of jealous. I want to come to your house for fun drinks and board games.
have you tried ebay? ew. but then you don't really want used do you. I think I saw something like this in Japan town in SF. next time I go, I'll keep my eyes open for you
(just had a clock work orange vision go through my head)
It's pretty amazing that the simple connection of toothpicks and a unintended eyeball pun could make me laugh as hard as it did.
and who knew A Clock Work Orange was funny....!!???!!!
i found something at cost plus (or world market) that is sort of this idea but like a palm sunday version.
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