Lots of folks for dinner. Besides BSK, there was SJ and family (Haru and Teru). Also, Noel and Yossi M. (BSK’s sister and husband). Plus, Adam S., a surprise visitor from New York. Adam is a rock star (Fountains of Wayne) and a composer (An Academy Award nominee). He and SJ have been friends since their infancy. Haru got a special benefit from Adam’s Prince Edward Island visit. Lessons on Haru’s bass guitar (a birthday present). Dinner was an extravaganza orchestrated by SJ. Some days ago, BSK bought three big racks of pork spare ribs at a bargain prices. SJ gave them a rub of cumin, chili powder, salt, paprika, powered garlic, white pepper, dried mustard, brown sugar, and other spices. Improvised a smoker out of an old bbq and cooked for four hours over chunks of smoldering white oak. He also made a large pot of Japanese chicken curry, basmati rice and an unusual side dish of stewed red cabbage mixed with onions, carrots and blazing Scotch Bonnet peppers. HG gazed at this vast array of food and guessed that there would be leftovers for the next week. BSK disagreed. Just wait and see, was the BSK message. The food was fabulous. SJ is a barbecue maser and the ribs were masterpieces. HG concentrated on them and rib bones piled up on the HG plate like a mini-mountain. SJ made barbecue sauce. Not necessary. The ribs needed no adornment. HG was too full to try the chicken or cabbage but HG’s table mates did them justice. Only a small amount of food was left. As usual, BSK was right.
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