Duck breast salad

Eastside Road, May 22, 2014—

LUNCH IN THE CITY today. Well, the local city. Well, lunch in town today, with the Neighbor Down the Hill; our regular monthly lunch, and that is a real pleasure.

I took her to the new place in town. We had breakfast there yesterday, her mother, her sister, and I; and the maître d' recognized me and welcomed me back. I had this salad: smoked duck breast, and a generous serving it was, with fresh asparagus garnished with hard-boiled egg. A very nice lunch.

Red Rhône blend, Preston of Dry Creek, 2012

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