next door
"meet us around 7.30.""i might be late; i'll be running a few errands and having meetings in the city."
"we'll catch you at north berkeley bart station."
"sounds like a plan. i'll call you when i get to macarthur."
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"so what should we start with?"
"i was thinking we should get the salt cod and potato cazuela and fried potatoes... we'll start there and get more accordingly."
"yeah, that sounds good. should we order the paella now? it says we should allow for 25 minutes."
"sure. the paella too."
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"i think i'll have this cuban manhattan, that sounds good."
"ngoc, you'll like the sangria. they make it with moscato."
"i'll have that."
"and a dolce-amaro for me, please."
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"okay, how about this: the little gems salad with hazelnuts and avocado, the steak a la plancha, one of the chorizo bocadillos, the shrimp-stuffed huevos rellenos, and those clams and sausage in wine?"
"yeah, we should get something green. those little gems sound good."
"so long as we have the clams!"
"and the steak!"
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"i see three empty glasses here. what do you guys want?"
"a round of caipirinhas, please!"
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"oh man, this is great!"
"these are delicious!"
"I'M DRUNK!"
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"and how about dessert?"
"the crema de chocolate looks good."
"oh man, you guys have to try the orange bread pudding here. you'll really like it."
"what about this saffron ice cream?"
"how about all three?"
"how about dessert wine?"
"they have a dessert flight."
"and a mexican coffee!"
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week three = great success.
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