Anytime Amanda and I have a conversation it always runs all over the place like throwing a ball of wet popcorn on a dilapidated front porch.

Tonight began innocently enough with the usual witty banter and discussions of weather. However, in short order we descended into an abyss of strange choises and stranger tales of vegetarian delight folded into asparagus dreams with a hint of mayonnaise.

Take a journey with us to a magical culinary shangri la where horses reign supreme and one can enjoy a perfectly stream chilled bubbly while dining on culinary wonders from the bedroom of a legendary titan of vegetarian cuisine, jazz piano and misplaced palates...Allan Hooker.

So tonight we say cheers to his memory and hope the Green Goddess Soup is as tasty as it sounds.