3 quick thoughts...

#1 I don't know what it is about October, but it's a friendly month for artists. Last year around this time I went to BYU's Vending Machine Art Fair which supported the Provo Food Coalition. Read about my acquisitions from that night here. Today I went to a similar event which was maybe cooler because it involved lunch. It was in Washington's Penn Quarter, which is where I work. At this event, local potters and ceramicists created bowls and donated them to be purchased. All the proceeds went to food banks in Washington. I walked into the room and was overwhelmed at all the beautiful bowls. I never thought I could decide, but I finally did, paid for it ($25) and was invited into the next room for all you can eat gourmet soups from Penn Quarter restaurants. Some of my favorites were there. I had 5 bowls of soup!! There was delicious bread, cookies, and drinks too. So here's the list of soups I tried...

#1 Tomato Coconut from Cafe Atlantico. This table was so cute. There were two chefs there. One ladled the soup and the other painstakingly tweezed tiny blades of cilantro, scooped tiny spoonfuls of pico de gallo and a tiny dollop of sour cream. It was so cute. And the soup was AMazing. Never tasted anything like it.

#2 Pumpkin and Lentil. It was good at the time, but it's not standing out to me looking back.

#3 Chili from Clyde's, a popular restaurant in DC. The chili was so good. Kind of sweet.

#4 Chicken Noodle. It was good. Not really standing out to me though.

#5 Chestnut soup with cranberry beans. This one was delicious. My friend tasted it and said, "This tastes like fall." It was true. If anyone has ever eaten a roasted chestnut, you can agree, that this soup would be delicious. A rich dark soup with some kind of green leaf cooked in, maybe spinach, and beans. It was great.

The winner was the Tomato Coconut, 2nd place was the Chili, and 3rd was the Chestnut soup. That's how I rated them. There were other soups too, but I didn't have room for all of them!

 

Here's my bowl! It's beautiful.

Thought #2 In downtown DC, right where I work (around the Verizon Center) the busy city has been converted into stables and HUGE beautiful horses are being kept there. They are in town for the International Horse Show. Tonight I walked past them and admired the horses, saw their ribbons hanging outside their stalls, and envied the cute outfits of the riders. The streets were scattered with hay. It really looked like a farm yard. It was so funny to think that this was the middle of the city.

Thought #3 This week has been busy getting ready for a big night out. Tomorrow night I'm attending a big event at my work. It's an exhibition opening and the awards ceremony of the portrait competition that only happens about every three years. I'm excited for it. Stay tuned.