Well...

Geez, this was a busy week. Last night, though, we may have found the PERFECT restaurant. Here's the recipe: Take an old neighborhood bar. Leave the outside as is. Inside, re-do everything in pastels with wall sconces and light wood accents. Reuse the old bar seating, but re-upholster the seats with a faux-snake print. Have an extensive menu of trendy martinis, and serve up a toasted almond (containing, conservatively, an entire BOTTLE of amaretto) in a tall frosty glass with nude female figurines running down the sides. Give patrons a pre-appetizer of jicama, corn and black bean relish. Start the meal with the most kick-ass clam chowder this side of Rhode Island. Serve up a filet mignon topped with cilantro. Mmmmmm.....