My Banta Champagne is Finally Enjoyed
Last year I was unceremoniously laid off on December 22nd, the day before I was due to go out of town to visit my family for the holidays. I shouldn’t say unceremoniously though, because I did get this fancy bottle of champagne with a note wishing me the best of luck in the new year. I should mention now that I luckily had another job in my back pocket, otherwise that bottle of champagne probably wouldn’t have held me over very long as I would have had to look for a new job during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. I can only imagine how that would have worked out.
Since obtaining this fancy bottle of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut, I struggled to find the proper way to enjoy it. I thought of drinking it when I got my new job, on my birthday, the 4th of July etc. Nothing quite seemed right until the night before Thanksgiving. What to drink it with? Tacos, of course- and not just any tacos. Take out tacos in styrofoam containers from the Taqueria San Jose (please try to ignore the fact that styrofoam containers are actually illegal in San Francisco). Natasha and I dined on some of the city’s finest Mexican food while drinking some of France’s finest Champagne!
December 5th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
wow. those photos came out perfectly! “All the best for 2007″
December 5th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
somehow it seems appropriate to dine on tacos while drinking your “thank you for your services” lay off champaign….a pairing that even the snootiest wine connoseur would be proud of
December 6th, 2007 at 10:37 am
I saw this the first time when it was called “Sideways.”
December 7th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
i can’t believe you waited this long! we should have had it last xmas at mighty taco! now that would have been low brow.