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On Monday, the company gave us bagels. On Tuesday, the company gave us sandwiches and salad from Cosi. On Wednesday, one of the senior associates made us all redbeans and rice on a whim. On Thursday, the company celebrated October's birthdays with three cakes. On Friday, it was the grand marathon of FOOD. The LCT3 team went out to lunch to celebrate the end of the Design Development phase. We went to Fleur de Sel, which was definitely not something I could afford on my own. I had:

Butternut Squash Soup with Coconut Foam and Truffle Oil
Some sort of delightful Cod dish with pearl onions and a butternut squash sauce
Orange Creamsicle with Vanilla Semifreddo and Citrus Salad
Cafe au Lait

We also found out today that we had dinner reservations. The current LCT3 is at the Duke and our big boss felt it was appropriate to go see the show in order to better understand what sort of space we'll be designing. And since it was around dinnertime, he decided to take us all out to dinner. It was a nice Italian place I've passed many times before, but have never looked into. I can't even remember the name of the place. I had:

Fried Goat Cheese with red and yellow beets
Pumpkin Gnocchi with crispy sage
Some white wine that began with Tx - very dry and fragrant

We also ordered dessert but were too pressed for time and ended up canceling the order. So sad - I've never had basil gelatin before - it sounds fascinating.

The show - CLAY - was surprisingly good. We all walked in very skeptical at the idea of a "hip hop musical." Our expectations were further lowered when we saw a photo of the performer in the playbill in a hoodie with the hood pulled over his face. However, this guy turned out to be such a high-energy, polished performer. Great movement, great presence, he was emotive and never let go of his character. And my god, he rapped for 90 minutes and never once took a sip of water. And he does this every night! It was a suprisingly good show which I think fares very well in the black box space provided. I was none too crazy about the idea of a proscenium set-up, but seeing the show, I could understand why this guy chose to arrange it as it is.
Big boss Hugh and his wife headed home after the show, but team LCT3 went down to Prince St for a few drinks and chatted about the show and other random stuff. It was overall a very fun field trip. And yes, I referred to it as a field trip in front of them and they totally made fun of me for it. They also made fun of me for the fact that I feel the need to raise my hand when I have something to say. I just like to establish that it's alright to speak before I do...