Whaddayamean you haven't had spareribs before Sam?
The brisket I can understand because there's no point in eating it outside of Texas unless a Texan cooks it for you.
It's interesting to see that almost no one is smiling in those pics at Polvo's. Was the food that bad?
My Shrimp in Diablo Sauce which Leg of Lamb also got was fantastic. I had so many good meals that it would be hard to say that anyone of them was the best I had but the sauce with that dish was more complex than I expected and rivaled the sauce we had with the brisket on Saturday.
The brisket was almost as good as my cousin's so I was very pleased with Baron's choices. It was definitely worth going to two 'Ques in a day and I was able to stock up a little for later. I bought two dishes at Whole Foods (roasted sweet potatoes, poblano peppers, blackbeans, corn and pumpkin seeds) and (edamama with juliened carrots) which along with the extra meat I bought Saturday provided me with dinner Sunday night before the bats and lunch on Monday at the airport before going through security. I had one of the most revolting sandwiches at the airport in Phoenix on the way to Austin and I swore I would not go through that again. It still haunts me today and makes me shiver with disgust thinking about it.
The room party Saturday night was fantastic. As has become custom, Livet brought an amazing bottle of single malt with her from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. I will provide the tasting notes later. They are OOT as they usually are from this club. I thought wine geeks were the only ones up their arses when it comes to describing their favorite libation.
I brought a bottle of Tequila I'd never had before made with wild agave (as opposed to the usual farmed stuff). I'm not sure if it was supposed to taste any different than the tamed variety but it sure unleashed the animal in a few of us.
Sunday I took it easy after my walk to Whole Foods Market and stayed in my suite watching O'Brother Where Art Thou? It seemed appropriate for the location and kept me in the Southern groove while I recharged my batteries while noshing on some French cheese (Langres, 45% fat, cow's milk) with a little rose' from Provence to wash it down.
The boat ride for the bats was a great idea and even the guide was impressed with what we witnessed so it must have been memorable for even the seasoned bat fans. It didn't really rain though. A few sprinkles here and there at the beginning. Earlier in the day there had been hail and 60mph winds south of Austin and not far from where we had been on Saturday on the 'Que Trail so it could have been a LOT worse.
Did anyone go see The Meat Puppets at Waterloo on Monday?