How do I love thee? Sweet, Spicy, Salty, Bitter, Sour.

 

5 Senses + one

Easy reads for this weekend: Books by author Diane Ackerman: A Natural history of the senses, and A Natural history of love.

Whether you're watching a bitter battle on the big screen (football), snuggling with a sweetie or feeling salty about something this weekend, we have collected some courses for exploring your 5 senses, and adding a savory course with the addition of umami to the list. When these books came out almost thirty years ago, I never imagined including them in marketing email for a small business restaurant, but here they are. Both are written in a format of short, digestible chapters covering specialized subjects, with history and science peppered throughout. They should make some good background noise if you're into listening to audio books; good stuff for tucking away for your next trivia game. Since the Senses book was written pre-umami, we have decided to include that on our list of senses, since it is one that feel is very important to your culinary journey. Umami (/uːˈmɑːmi/ from Japanese: 旨味 Japanese pronunciation: [ɯmami]), or savoriness, is one of the five basic tastes.[1] It has been described as savory and is characteristic of broths and cooked meats

Spicy

5-SPICE CALAMARI 🌶️ GF $11.00 - $22.00

Lightly breaded Calamari, Fresh ginger & scallions are wok-seared and tossed with Chinese 5-Spice: Cinnamon, clove, star anise, fennel, Szechuan pepper.

Salty

⭐ CHICKEN WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE 🥘 PAN FRIED NOODLES $17.00 - $34.00

Sliced white meat chicken, Rainbow's own black bean sauce, bell pepper, onion.

Sweet

⭐HONEY WALNUT SHRIMP 🍤 $18.00 - $36.00

Lightly battered shrimp in cream sauce topped with candied walnuts.

Bitter

GINGER-HIBISCUS LEMONADE 🌺 PACKED PUNCH $8.00

Hibiscus flowers add a bitter, red tinge to our gingerade.

Sour

ASIAN SLAW $10.00

Juicy & tangy slaw with hints of spiced citrus zest and plenty of crunch.

Savory

PEAPOD MUSHROOM CHOW FUN 🥘🔰 $15.00 - $30.00

Still on the topic of senses, we will be exploring empathy.

Link to The Atlantic article: On Being Black in China, by Marketus Presswood

For Black History Month, We are featuring links to black perspectives, we hope you find them insightful and interesting.  It was 1997, and I was in Beijing studying Chinese. "There is no way you could be experiencing any racism in China," one classmate sardonically told me, "because you are the only black person here." -Marketus Presswood, On Being Black in China. Read the full article here.

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Our parking lot on the SOUTH side of the building, but we also have two pick-up parking spots in front of the restaurant. If you opted-in for Order Updates, you will be notified of its status. When your order is marked ready, make your way to the restaurant and ring the doorbell located on the front door. Please do not call us to let us know you are here, you can just walk up to the front door. We often only have one person at the desk, so please have patience when you call us or pick up your order.

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