Fresno's Finest

On the Friday before I left Fresno, I had a couple of truly delicious meals. Andre and I had lunch at my favorite Armenian restaurant, Bedrosian's. I usually have the vegetarian plate, but I wanted to try something different. I decided on the koofta plate which included koofta (the thing that looks like a meatball), a sarma (stuffed grape leaf), cheese borag (bread with cheese on top), pilaf, and bulgar.

I think my favorite thing on this plate was actually the bulgar--it was so nutty and buttery. Yum!

Andre had the lahmajoon plate which looked very similar to what I had--only his included the lahmajoon which is an "Armenian pizza," as the owner Johnny described it.

Even though this was the first time he'd eaten Armenian food, Andre really liked his food, as well--oh, and he had some eggplant, too (I neglected to take a picture) which was really flavorful. Bedrosian's always delivers. I've loved everything I've ever eaten there.

That evening, Toni made dinner for a group of us. When she had asked what I'd like to have, my only request was to have a lot of fresh vegetables since I'll really miss California produce. Toni is a great cook, and her meal was quite extraordinary. She made spinach lasagna with a bechamel sauce and fresh pasta. We were all impressed with the distinct layers--sometimes lasagna looks like a mess, but not this one. And the taste? Divine!

I also really enjoyed Samina's beautiful salad which was full of gorgeous veggies. And Bo's ice cream was quite yummy!

All in all, this was such a satisfying meal. And the party entertainment was good, too. Andre suggested we play "Testa," a Brazilian game where participants choose a name, write it on a piece of paper, and tape it to the head of one of the other players. Then, each player has to ask yes/no questions to try to guess who they are. One can ask as many questions as receive affirmative answers. However, once the answer is "no," it's the next player's turn. Clever Toni (Marie Antoinette) won, and she completely stumped me (Barbie). The game made what could have been a sad night very fun.