Chicken

Eastside Road, July 3, 2014—

NOTHING LIKE a nice meaty chicken, and this was really meaty — dense, full of flavor, serious. It made me think of capon, which is something I haven't tasted in years. We got it at the Healdsburg farmers market; it came from Barrett Farms, and it was good.

It didn't suffer from Cook's treatment, either. She dredged it in flour and fried it in butter, as suits a royal bird. With it, broccoli, and the last of that delicious rice salad; afterward, a green salad. And now maybe I'll have a little piece of chocolate, because I worked hard today…

Cheap Pinot grigio