I must have missed something. Spoons, which have been around far longer than forks, are disappearing from the restaurant scene. It's not just the high-end places, mediocre restaurants are no longer offering a full set of silverware either. It's just a fork and a knife. And yet, they have things in bowls. I'm sorry, but if you serve something in a bowl, isn't a spoon kind of a prerequisite? Didn't the bowl run off with the spoon in some children's rhyme? Are spoons more expensive than knives and forks? Are they too hard to clean? Honestly, I don't get it. I don't even get the selection. Why eliminate the ubiquitous spoon? Why not the knife? This isn't the middle ages where diners had to stab at some dish with a knife they carried around with them. This is the 21st century. We like our salads. With the exception of buttering bread now and then I haven't had a single dish in the last few years which required a knife. But eating dal, a lentil SOUP, as I did yesterday, or risotto, as I did today, or a nice tofu/noodle broth combo, as I did last week, well, I'm sorry, they require a spoon. Unless you want me to pick up my bowl and slurp from it. Honestly, I don't think anyone wants that. So don't make me embarrass you, or me, and don't make me beg. Just give me a friggin spoon.
The popular grain bowl trend gets a twist with this Indian-inspired takeout bowl place. Same concept -- a base, greens, toppings, etc., but the options are mostly Indian inspired and the majority of offerings are vegetarian (although not vegan, given the heavy use of Ghee in cooking). My take is mixed. Some of the items were outstanding, some less so. I got the Lemon Tumeric Rice, which was delightful. Fresh and tangy, with a little bite, it was one of the best rice dishes I've ever tried. On top of this I got the Tofu/Cauliflower protein. It was half and half. The cauliflower was perfectly roasted, the roasted onions delightful, and the nuts were a beautiful added crunch. The tofu, however, was watery, and the green and red peppers well past prime. Next, I added sauteed spinach, which was incredibly bland, and the peanut sesame sauce, which was "okay" but forgettable. I didn't do additional toppings, although there were plenty. I did get two of the mini s
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