It’s 110 today. She’s wearing a sweatshirt, leggings, and a scarf to church. I’ve stopped asking “why?”
As part of the marathon of goodbyes, a group of friends from our Bible study group did a Friday brunch together. For some, it was their first time experiencing the wonders of a Bahraini brunch.
This is a view of 1/8th of the dessert table — 3 or 4 levels, 365 degrees. That doesn’t include the ice cream and crepe station, the chocolate fountain, or the cotton candy machine.
Exotic fruits — mangosteen (not related to mangos), passionfruit, rambutan, dragonfruit and some others.
Sushi and sashimi — I ate my fill of the tuna and salmon sashimi. Mmmmm.
The dedicated cheese room — 365 degrees of cheese. Brie, gorgonzola, aged parmesan, and a bunch of others.
Lobster tails, crab claws and oysters
I didn’t have any oysters or mussels, but I did have 1/2 of a lobster tail. I liked the ceviche (raw fish cooked in lime juice) better. That was on a beautiful table that I neglected to get a photo of. Grilled fennel and eggplant and steak tartare were also highlights from that table.
I didn’t do this table, but you can pick your fresh fish or cuts of meat and whichever additions you like (vegetables, noodles, etc) and have the chef prepare them any way you like — wok fried and thai style (with a spicy coconut sauce) both looked good.
Fresh juices: orange, carrot, watermelon and sweet melon. Both the watermelon and orange juice were delicious.
I think this was my 3rd course (after eating part of my plate I realized I should take a photo and email it to Josh). Sushi rolls and sashimi salmon at the top, tempura eggplant, fruit salad, fresh mozzarella salad with arugula, mongolian beef and fried camembert cheese. The cheese bites are incredible.
Chocolate eclair, hazelnut mousse, tiramisu, and fresh raspberries (that I pirated from of the top of another dessert).
After we had eaten our fill, the girls in our group made a trip over to the henna artist and she quickly decorated us.
Brunch is a process — eat and drink and chat from 12:30 to 4:30. If you drink alcohol, you definitely get your money’s worth. I only had one glass of champagne, but between that, my sushi, lobster, cappuccino, berries, and everything else, I’m sure I at least broke even. Some people brunch (and binge drink) every weekend, but we have to save some money for Italy and make sure we don’t leave Bahrain twice as large as when we arrived!