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Your Final Meal

What would you eat in your final meal?

We have all either asked that question or have had it asked to us. Most associate it with some kind of death row last meal wind down.  I on the other hand prefer my scenario . I have my very last meal at the end of my very most wonderful day ever. Included in my last day should be my very favorite people, some sort of shopping excursion, probably to the grocery store in the most incredible city, probably Austin,  and *****if you are offended by sexual references, please discontinue reading now and probably my blog forever, since I often refer to food in a very intimate manner****** absolutely some highly satisfying sex. The only way to cap that all off is your final meal. So should you have one three course meal, a lot or food or just your one favorite thing? I can guarantee you one thing about my final meal. It will most assuredly include roasted beets, goat cheese and arugula. You can serve it as a sandwich, a salad, with pasta, I don't care, just serve it to me. It is hands down my favorite flavor combination.

So imagine my delight today when I met some good friends at The Yellow Jacket Social Club and discovered on the menu....Roasted Beets, Chevre and Arugula –With Moroccan carrots, On seeded multigrain served with champagne vinaigrette. My stomach did the happy dance. My eyes gazed lovingly over the description. Hell Yeah!!!! I ordered it. It came to the table a few short minutes wrapped in ordinary brown sandwich wrapping paper. I opened it...and the angels sang...Crunchy toasted multi-grain bread slathered with tangy goat cheese, thick slices of roasted beets, peppery arugula and sweet Moroccan carrots. Last meal worthy. And for a mere $7.00. If you haven't been to the Yellow Jacket Social Club it's located at 1704 East 5th Street. The owners are the bartenders and the menu is picnic food, so salads and sandwiches are always available. Sunday brunch is the big draw, if you like pork belly, or maybe some shrimp and grits or bread pudding french toast. The patio outside is shaded, and if alcohol is not your thing they made me the tastiest Spicy Bloody Mary (sans alcohol) topped with a fat olive, pickled okra & pepperoncini. I actually drank two. 

Although this wasn't my final day or my final meal it was a damn good thanks to a few of the things on my list happening. I was around some of my most favorite people, I am in Austin, I am headed out to the grocery store and I had my favorite food flavor combination. As for the highly satisfying sex, all I gotta say is... my day is not over yet...wink, wink!