Last night we met our friend CBJ for dinner. CBJ’s an old friend from university, now living south of the border, who returned to Toronto for another university friend’s wedding. After Nellie, CBGB and I had a few drinks at the Duke of York we strolled across the street to meet CBJ at Fieramosca. Another friend from university showed up, and we proceeded to gorge ourselves. I had conchiglie with sausage, rapini & sundried tomatoes in an olive oil & garlic sauce. Whatever pinot grigio Nellie ordered went well with it, but I couldn’t resist ordering the new Chianti that he recommended. I know, I know, Chianti didn’t seem to go, but he’d just gotten it in that day and man, was it good.

As always, the dinner at Fieramosca ends with shots of Limoncello. CBGB joined us at our place for a drink (we each had a different single malt) before we all turned into pumpkins. In just two hours Nellie and I are meeting CBJ and his wife to go drink wine all afternoon. I have no problem with this, but those two have a wedding to attend at 6:30!!