Five
of us meet to celebrate Pam and Janice's birthdays. The restaurant is Cavatappo Grill.
It’s
a non descript neighborhoody-looking place.
Nothing fancy. It would be easy to pass by, thinking it was a glorified
diner. That would be a mistake.
The
ambiance is homey and comfortable. And while there’s a nice buzz, it’s quiet
enough to easily converse. The food is —
across the board — outstanding. It’s near impossible to have only one piece
of the amazing bread. We order two
salads: the beet and goat cheese salad, and the shrimp and avocado. Each salad is enough for two people, but each
is so good one person could happily eat it.
I
get the veal scaloppini that is outstanding.
In fact, not one morsel ends up in anyone’s plate. We split two desserts: a panna cotta and a
large slice of blueberry pie. Though we
are here for the company more than the food, everyone is impressed with the
large menu, beautiful presentations, and excellent quality of everything we order.
The
five of us (two couldn’t make it) are all ex-Horace Mann moms. And all of us have sons the same age. I don’t see these woman often enough. Our conversations entertain and
challenge. Tonight for example, before
the appetizers have even been served, the staunch republican in the group and
the equally staunch democrat start a discussion on Obama’s plan for
immigration, which is being announced tonight. Surprisingly, they are in
agreement. But I sit in admiration of
how articulate and knowledgeable they both are.
It’s
easy to feel like the lazy one among this impressive group of women. One runs 7-8 miles
four times a week when she’s not seeing patients (she’s a doctor). Another is a lawyer and also a part-time
judge in the summer. A third gets up at
5:30 most days and lives a full life before getting to her office where she acts
as CFO for small businesses, or something like that. And the fourth does some complicated
international investment work.
This
small circle of friends is one I am humbled to be part of.
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