"Herr Wirt, was seh' ich da?"

[muckefuck]

• YAY SNOW!
• My bittersweet farewell to the Berghoff last night consisted of: A dark Berghoff beer; Jagerschnitzel [sic] (surprisingly, you can't even taste the Jägermeister) with mashed, Spätzle, creamed spinach; and Apfelstrudel with ice cream for dessert. (The strudel came cold, so I pointed this out to my waiter; it came back hot in under two minutes. Fuckin' a, I'm going to miss a comfy, reasonable restaurant with that level of service.) Throughout the whole meal, I felt farklemt fun hertsn--and would've even if Nuphy hadn't pointed out it's where we had our first date.
• Caught a glimpse of the new guy at work last night. Paradoxically, he's both thicker and a bit less attractive than he seemed at first.
• If you have a chance to hear Ruhrpott soprano Anne Schwanewilms, go for it. None of us at Der Rosenkavalier could believe this was the first time she'd sung the Marschalin; her creamy voice was definitely the highlight--and this in an opera with Susan Graham! I complained a lot about the mugging and "wacky bidness", particularly from Baron Ochs' retinue, but this was outweighed by good characterisations and subtle acting from the female leads. Nonetheless, I remain adamant that whoever decided to put hussars in mint-green livery on a set of simulated black, white, and pink marble should have his queer card revoked.

Comments

[lifeandstuff.livejournal.com]

I think I missed my farewell to the Berghoff. Some folks at work did it and invited me and I chose to work instead!! What is wrong with me...

Well, I did have a deadline of that afternoon and I knew they'd spend about two hours, but still...

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

You still have two more weeks! Don't waste them!

[sfopanda.livejournal.com]

It's been a few years since I ate at The Berghoff. Thanks for tipping me off about this - I was able to find and read some articles about the closing. What a loss for Chicago...