Homage to Catalonia

Catalan cooking remains absolutely exotic even here, where the cuisines of nearly every corner of Southeast Asia are comfortable; hence, we didn't all love everything we ate. However, one or another of us wholeheartedly adopted each dish, and all four of us loved the restaurant, the overall flavor of the dinner. Vinga is already a culinary thrill, and will only get better as Buendia develops local food-supply sources. When we got home we were still in such a high mood, we kept talking nearly until dawn. (Between Vinga and our earlier meal at Zarzuela, I'm beginning to suspect olive oil and garlic meld into some euphoriant drug.)

"It's time for our farewell to arms," TJ finally declared.
"Ask not for whom the bell tolls ...," Nick riposted.
"Look, in another coupla hours the sun also rises," I said, grabbing the last word, indeed.