Stone-age Lunchtime.

So before i go into anything else, ya'll need to know what i ate for lunch today. And dinner. But lunch first.

I am in Lisboa at the moment, but just on holiday. I traveled Portugal over the summer, and fell in love with the city/hostel/people so i decided to come back and bum around for a few days before i had to be in Paris. Anyway, so since i was last here, Damien (see 2x previous entry) and the Oasis staff put together a packet of their favorite places to go in the area.

One thing you should know about me is that i love meat. I love meat, and i order it rare to medium rare. That is also a caveat to this entry (I like the word caveat) - I LOVE RAW MEAT. Now, lets get onto the food.

Damien's favorite restaurant is called Cabaça (Ca-bah-sah), and is located just north of P. Camões.[intuitive directions: take the Yellow line to Baixa-Chiado, cross the street into the square and take the first street going up into Bairo Alto after the street with the tram tracks. the restaurant is #8 on that street. It isn't even a block up into BA.] He informed me that going there was akin to a "meat pilgrimage." Since i love meat, i figured it would be a good idea to head towards this meat mecca. On arrival, i found a nondescript joint similar to any small Portuguese eatery. One of the most amazing things about the restaurants here is that they are completely unpretentious - people talk to strangers, people talk loudly & boisterously, and the food is regularly fantastic. For some reason, it all feels like home cooking.

But this place was different. Why? Why? because they will give you a slab of raw meat, on a hot stone, with 2 sauces and salt on the side. IT COOKS BEFORE YOUR EYES, and is the most delicious thing ever. There are two meat dishes (beef) on a stone. The first one on the menu - forgive me i forgot the name - is smaller and fattier, therefore has more of a flavor. Think Fillet Mignon of Stone-Slab-Beef. The second is significantly larger, and yummy. I know - i had it.

Of course, the meat dishes are served with an obligatory side of fries, and a cover of olives/bread/cheese.

The place was open for lunch and empty when i went. At night around 9:30 it gets packed with people looking for a good dinner, so go early (...9pm).

I drew a little diagram of how the food was delivered. If you check back in a few days, i'll add it to this entry. I'm a top notch diagramer, like the michael jackson.