We just got back from Manas’ house. He bought it one year ago, and he was throwing a warming party of sorts. <\/p>\n
Since Doruk is in town, Doruk, Hanna, the babies and I piled into a car, and made our way down to San Mateo. On arriving, the babies immediately ran into the backyard, and met Simba – Manas’ 2-month old puppy. That poor dog had no idea what he had in store. <\/p>\n
After chasing around in the backyard for a while, we made our way inside to see the house. The babies (and Gustavo’s kids as well) kept Simba busy as the rest of us toured the house. <\/p>\n
It’s a really great place. Nice kitchen. Plenty of rooms. And the vibe is very Manas and Vibhuti. I think that that’s exactly what you want in a house, and they nailed it. <\/p>\n
Then came the food…<\/p>\n
First, some background. I’m not very nationalist, but I do give my brown brothers from another subcontinent a tough time. That said, and all claims that the food they cooked was Turkish aside, the food was AMAZING. <\/p>\n
Amelia had a bunch of this potato cake like thing. They both had the chapali in droves. I made them a bit of vegetable soup, and they were good to go!<\/p>\n
At this point poor Simba was passed out on the kitchen floor. <\/p>\n
The company was fantastic. The conversations were good. It was a genuinely wonderful evening. <\/p>\n
At the wonderful home of Mr. Manas.<\/p>\n
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