So in the spirit of indulgence I have had two very nice dinners which I am going to set forth for you in all their mouth watering goodness. And my cutlery was made of Chocolate...
Mandarin Grill (Thursday night Day 78) - Always hard to beat, we started with a bottle of Duckhorn Merlot (http://www.duckhorn.com/), which helped my compatriot digest his fois gras, I instead opted for the Smoked Salmon with Capers and Onions, wouldn't you know it there was a little dessicated egg just to up my protein, and it was broken into white and yolk so in the words of Patrick pure strings of dessicated protein washed down with a little fermented fruit juice. Mains I opted for the Hallibut, with winter Greens, again avoiding the the largish portions of steak floating around the table. At this point I should probably mention I was tempted by the bread basket, two tiny rolls. Around now we decided to lighten the mood and switched to a Californian Pinot Noir, in reality a bit overkill as none of us had dessert. Then to finish they brought Truffle infused Chocolate (interesting and not necessarily in a good way) these were fashioned to look like real truffles on a spade (cutlery) which after some investigation was a perfect replica of a spade but made out of chocolate,, dusted with lighter chocolate and other coloured powder to disguise it.. So the table has the amusing experience of eating the serving platter/cutlery, the Chocolate Truffles, were also very authentic and made from Chocolate mousse, dusted and moulded into truffle shapes. This was all followed by a single digestive (Vodka Soda) at Dragon I and home by 11:30.
Net Net: 50-100g Carbs, 200-300g Veg and 250-300g Protein + 20-50g experimental chocolate and 4 glasses of Wine/Spirits
Indulgence 2 - Wife's Cooking a Beef Tenderlion Roast http://www.finecooking.com/articles/how-to/roast-beef-filet.aspx . I think this meal was at least equal to the Michelin Starred Grill the night before. Less foo-foo theatrics but I definitely went back for seconds. Entre was Blue Cheese platter and biscuits, this was while we decanted the Chateau Figeac http://www.chateaufigeac.com/uk/index.html . The Roast beef was served roasted potatoes and Pumpkin and a Green Salad of Beetroot, Feta and Rocket, absolutely delicious. Desert was simple berries and a second bottle of sadly vastly inferior house red.
Net Net: 450g lean protein, 400g Veg (no potato), <50g carbs (2-3biscuits), 200g Fruit, but 5 glasses Red wine and 40-50g Blue Cheese
Summary: The food I ate was exquisite, I didnt feel I over-ate (except maybe the second portion tenderlion), but I had a proper indulgence. Flipside is that as I didnt blow up on the alcohol, the next meal I was back with the programme and feeling good during the exercises, even knocked out 40min skipping instead of 21min just because I had good rhythm. So amazingly I can say that I don't really have any cravings at day 80.
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