Mar 28, 2007

The Pursuit of Dessert

Flan! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways!
Everyone else must love Flan too because it is incredibly difficult to find. On Saturday night, I went to the new Cuban restaurant down the street, and Flan was on the menu, but apparently, not in the kitchen. Just seeing it on the menu, however, was enough to spark my long-term taste-bud desire. So, in order to quench the desire for the Flan, Dena and I set out to go to Ben Michael's to get his exquisite Flan.

He didn't have any left, but promised free flan if we come back again another time. To make up for it, we enjoyed his excellent spinach and artichoke dip.

Now Flan is not something you give up on that easily, so we drove up Central to Bandido's Hideout, where we were served with chips and salsas. After ordering the Flan, the waitress went to the back to show us how big their Flans are, but when she came back, she reported that there were none left.

Sad, but not easily deterred, we continued up Central to the same Cuban restaurant, but as we pulled in to the parking lot, we saw that it was CLOSED!!!


Determined not to be disappointed, we drove back down Central to Flying Star to get some Creme Brulee (a close and almost-as-good substitute), but the friendly counter attendants informed us that it had been discontinued. They offered many suggestions for our continued search, but we thought most of them would be closed.

In our final, last-ditch effort, we drove to Lomas to Los Cuates, but upon arriving, realized that it, too, was closed.

Five restaurants later, and still no Flan, we decided to call it a night. The search will certainly continue at a later date.

WE. WILL. NOT. GIVE. UP!!!

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