Okay, now that I have some distance from the experience, I think I am ready to talk about my recent trip to the Fractured Prune, the new donut eatery on P Street.
Please don't post any comments about "why is is called the Fractured Prune??" because I don't know. What I do know is that there is an enormo mural of a California Raisin with a busted arm and a peg leg. (NOT JOKING!!!)
Nikki and I went last weekend to scope out the FP and sat on the purple faux leather sofa for a while taking in the scene before approaching the counter. She had already observed that when people came in, they were promptly greeted and asked if it was there first visit. When they said yes, they would YELL "first-tiiiiiimmmmeeeeeeer" and then all of the employees manning the glaze troughs and toppings barrels would begrudgingly scream "first-tiiiiiimmmmeeeeeeer" in some sort of annoying call and response.
We were prepared to handle the ensuing humiliation because as a first-timer, you would receive a free "OC-sand" donut, their "most popular," which is basically a donut dipped in liquid sugar and then rolled around in solid sugar.
So we go up to the register and act all confused, Nikki keeps flipping through the menu, we start talking about how we had never been there before, but NOTHING!! I have to PAY for my "OC-sand" donut, their "most popular," and eat it while I hear the over-zealous manager guy accost dozens of first-timers with his greeting and free donut.
It was a great disappointment in the quest for fried breakfast treats.
Nikki passed along this photo from the field. It appears to be a special edition Winter Chex Mix - Cocoa Flavored!!! I can only imagine the salty sweet Christmas delight this Mix is. We have sampled/devoured other new Chex Mix flavors, including the official flavor of Thanksgiving, the Turtle variety. Some of the Chex are covered in caramel and others in chocolate and there are little M&Ms and peanuts in it. While I haven't sampled the Cocoa variety yet (Nikki, care to comment??!?) I can only imagine how delicious it is. I expect that it is similar to the muddy buddies that I consumed last night
(picture forthcoming.)
We started officially celebrating the birth of Christ today by partaking of the food that Joseph and Mary enjoyed in the manger the night of our savior's birth: 
Okay, now that I have some distance from the experience, I think I am ready to talk about my recent trip to the Fractured Prune, the new donut eatery on P Street.
Tonight G and I went to Stoney's for dinner. I had a beer and a grilled cheese and tomato sammie. (G gaved me a look that indicated it might *not* be okay to order the "super grilled cheese" which involved tomato and onions and bacon, so I passed on that.)
