Kristen's Take on Dan:At the grocery store (one of our favorite places), Dan can usually be found in one of two sections: 1.) cheese or 2.) wine. (To take care of the obvious pun, my mister is hardly ever whiny but more often than not, incredibly cheesy.) If he buys either of these two items, I know I have a happy camper on my hands, especially if they are on sale. Because good food is one thing. But good food at a great price is nirvana for this one! Really. He keeps his receipts to brag about his savings and once left me a four minute voicemail message detailing the cost breakdown of his purchases and the amazing deals he scored.
And speaking of "scoring," it took Dan and I quite some time to 'score' each other. The romantic cliche' of "love at first sight" doesn't really apply to us. But like a fine wine or carefully-aged cheese, sometimes it takes a little while longer to develop delicious and complex flavors. Such was the case with us, but once we discovered our mutual adoration of all things edible, we began heading down a path that would lead us to creating this blog. So, I suppose, something more like "love at first bite" might apply...
Our food compatibility is quite phenomenal really. We both tend to avoid olives, mushrooms, raw onions, and tomatoes (yes, I realize those are all vegetables) and love just about any kind of meat. Dan is better at handling spicy foods than I and likes curry, which I avoid when possible. Besides wine, cheese, any kind of meat, whatever is on sale, and somewhat-spicy foods, Dan likes to eat ice cream (the latest is vanilla with Framboise poured over it--so good), bacon, sushi, falafel, and pretty much anything I leave on my plate when I'm full. He is also a fan of the delicious Chocolate hazelnut spread I always have in stock. I tend to eat it on bread with blackberries, whereas Dan eats it on anything with anything.
What I admire most about Dan's tastebuds is his enjoyment of seafood. I've been rather sheltered when it comes to eating aquatic animals and he is gradually helping me to open my eyes to the world of gilled, scaled, and shelled dinners. In fact, our first date was also my first time eating sushi. But then, I think he'll want to tell that story himself....
Dan's Take on Kristen:
What I really like about Kristen's taste in food essentially comes down to this: She'll try almost anything (as long as it doesn't have ham in it. It's not a religious thing, she just can't stand ham...I know, I can't figure it out either...). Having lived in Chicago longer (and just lived longer in general) I've probably been exposed to more different types of food, but Kristen has never shied away from trying something new. The first restaurant I took her to in the city was Agami, a nicer sushi place in my neighborhood. I asked her if she had eaten sushi before and she assured me that she had and liked it, so I didn't think this would be a big deal. Once we got to the restaurant I asked her what kind of sushi she liked and she told me the only things she's really had were cucumber and avocado rolls... "Um...that's not really sushi..." I tried to explain. "See, sushi is traditionally fish-based. So..." Yeah, she'd never had sushi. So I decided to order. Now, this just happened to be the weekend that Kristen's doctor made her wear a heart monitor for reasons I won't get into here. So let me set the scene: First date. We're at a table for two with a bottle of sparkling wine. Low-lighting. Talking, laughing. We finish our appetizer and the food starts to arrive. They set the sushi down first, a few pieces of super white tuna, some snapper and a couple of others. Then they bring over the maki rolls. Nothing fancy, just a couple of basic rolls (that actually had fish inside). Our server asked if there was anything else we needed. "No, this looks great, thank you." There was a moment of silence while we both looked at the plates and then all of the sudden this loud beeping starts out of no where and it's coming from Kristen's side of the table. A bit confused at first, she quickly became embarrassed when she realized her heart monitor was going off because her heart rate was too high. She excused herself to the bathroom and I haven't let her live it down since...
One thing I should mention about Kristen's food taste is her love of ranch dressing. I've known people who love ranch dressing before, but not to this extent. At least she has the self control to swear it off for months at a time, only to binge on it again when the time frame expires...
She's a much better cook than myself. She can come up with some amazing dishes with whatever happens to be in her refrigerator at the time. She hardly ever uses a recipe, which is also pretty amazing. She loves making paninis (a lot of them with avocado) and crepes with lots of delicious fillings.
I also think I could take a little bit of credit for her newly found appreciation for wine...but I don't like to brag... :)
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