Yummy Bar Food

I've now lost 15 pounds, and although Melanie isn't weighing herselfsome of her clothes are starting to look and feel really big on her. So far so good on the diet front!

This is the Google Sheets tool I use to track my weight loss. I'm doing better than my goal so far!

For our cheat day yesterday we unfroze the remains of my birthday cake, along with Melanie's All-Day Spaghetti, and had a big lunch while watching "Merlin" on Netflix. We really enjoy this BBC show, and it's a perfect complement to our gaming passion right now: "The Elder Scrolls Online":

Elder Scrolls Online is a very pretty fantasy-style game. Melanie and I enjoy adventuring together.

After lunch we played ESO for a few hours, then took an Uber to a bar near Montorgueil called "Mabel". We chose this place because of some great reviews, and because it didn't seem like it would be overly crowded. Plus, it's in the back of a restaurant, which sounded kind of intriguing.

We sat in a somewhat secluded corner on a big couch. The bar was empty when we arrived.

From the outside, Mabel looks like a small grilled cheese sandwich shop, but once you get through the restaurant there's a door that leads into the bar. It's kind of clandestine and somewhat reminiscent of a speakeasy... a style of bar that has become very popular in Paris in recent years.

Mabel is known for their gourmet signature cocktails so I ordered a really interesting one called "Tu Seras un Homme, Mon Fizz..." It was made with the following ingredients:

• Broker's Gin (47%) 
• Dolin Blanc Vermouth
• Pistachio syrup
• Oyster juice
• Lemon Juice
• Lime Juice 
• Egg Whites
• Eucalyptus Bitters
• Sparkling water

But the really cool part about this drink is that it came with a lightly cooked egg in an oyster shell that had been covered in some delicate spices. 

This was a crazy combination of flavors... but it was really delicious and unique!

I was told to take a sip or two, slurp the egg, and then sip again. As the waitress promised, the egg completely changed the flavor of the drink! It was a really unique and tasty experience. I loved it!

Melanie had a "Tea Punch" drink that consisted of:

• Mezan Rum (XO)
• Passion fruit juice
• Sirop de Picon
• Orinoco bitters
• Black lemon bitters
• Sencha Green Tea

After a couple of cocktails we were ready for some food, so we ordered a couple of sandwiches. They were scrumptious, and reminded us the food our Mom's used to make in the United States.

We were not drunk, but grilled cheese is one of the top "drunk foods" known to mankind!

Getting ready for a company trip coming up soon. Very excited!