Busy weekend. Ryan had a 2 day conference and I had a work event. Since there would not be much downtime, I figured I’d get some good girlfriend brownie points and take care of Valentine’s Day. “Honey, don’t worry about making plans, I’ll just do it.” Which was super nice of me…until Friday night when I realized that no plans had been actioned. I frantically texted my friend, who is referred to as Married Mike in Corey’s blog, asking where he gets fish to make sushi. “Dirk’s Fish on Clybourn” was Married Mike’s reply. So, after a call to Dirk at 5pm on Saturday making sure there was still fish, I sprinted to Dirk’s Fish to put a Valentine’s date together.
Dirk’s Fish was fantastic. Sushi grade fish, live lobster and crab, every kind of fish soup you can imagine and really, really nice fish connoisseurs that were very helpful as I explained my plight. They set me up with this:
Yes, including that scaly guy on the right. He was turned into sea bass I could roll into sushi right before my eyes. With some tuna, salmon, sea bass, seaweed wrap, mango, cucumber, wasabi and pickled ginger in my hot little hands, I thanked Dirk for saving Valentine’s Day and sprinted home.
A few hours and a bottle of champagne later, Ryan and I had created this:
Dirk’s Fish has cooking classes that I definitely want to check out but for an in-home attempt, I don’t think we did too bad.
High Five of the Day: All of the amazing runners that showed up in frigid temps to run the 5k on Saturday! With over 60 people and tons of goodies from Keihl’s, The Goddess and the Grocer, Element Bar, Vita Coco, Starbucks and Farmer Tom, the event was a huge success. And super fun! Thanks to all the runners and a HUGE thanks to my friends who ran–I am so grateful for your support!
