For the last year, i haven’t been able to see a friend or family member who hasn’t made some comment about my weight. My old roommate was the only one who was humorous about it – “i’ve seen 80% of you; where’s the other 20%?” Most of my friends get uber worried, telling me i look skinny, while others, including some of my family members say i look great and refer to my college days as my fat years. Realistically, i don’t think my weight has changed that much – i just started actively dancing and bouncing around instead of vegging in front of the computer.
But then i came back to my college town, good old Providence, and have proceeded to gain at least 5 pounds in the last week on my traditional food tour. I mean, no wonder i gained an absurd amount of weight in this town – the food is !fabulous! Now, i should point out here that i despise eating with an adament passion… it’s just something i have to do on a daily basis so i do it with much frustration. But in Providence, i love eating… and i find myself waiting until i can bear to put more food in my stomach before going on to another one of my favorite restaurants… So far this week:
Geoff’s: my favorite sandwhich shoppe.. mmm.. the Juggs – hot turkey, special sauce, cranberry sauce, bacon, lettuce and other extras on a bun. This restaurant used to be comprised of all of these really bitchy boys who would give you shit the moment you walked in the door, which of course i loved… It gave me someone to argue with without getting into any trouble because if you were a big enough asshole back, they gave you your sandwich for free.
Nippon/Sakura: my favorite sushi restaurant. They serve non-fishy miso soup, amazing seaweed salad, hot edamame with the right amount of salt, and the best sushi bit ever: temporahed yam in a maki.. damn is that good.
Bagel Gromet (Gourmet): you got it – a real NY bagel toasted with their own garlic & herb cream cheese…
Cafe Dulce Vita: Copa Maria 1 – a hot peanut butter and chocolate brownie with vanille gilato, complete with an atmosphere that Buddy would be proud of… I mean, where else but Federal Hill can you hear full on mafia talk outta people my age wearing tuxedos and sporting some major attitude? It’s like you walked into the Sopranos and it’s just too entertaining. Oh, and don’t forget the pear nectar or the vanilla milk..
La Creparie: a crepe with nutella and bananas topped with powdered sugar…
Oh.. and then there are the falafel places, the breadsticks at the CIT from the evil corporation (only in Providence though), the yumptious pad thai, the fried pita chips that i can only find in Store24 on Thayer Street and quite a few other delectables. So my tummy is puffy and pleased and needs to leave Providence before it explodes….
