Praise then darkness, and creation unfinished

It's adrian_turtle's birthday. and her birthday cake was an impressive chocolate cherry cake she and cattitude made. In place of dairy whipped cream, they used whipped coconut cream; on the cake, the cocunut flavor was overwhelmed by the chocolate and cherry, and it was mostly a fine rich texture.

For lunch, we went to the branch of Mamaleh's on Beacon Street in Brookline, which has a few outdoor tables. I had sable (yum), Adrian had smoked sturgeon (decent, but I'm glad I got the sable), and Cattitude tried the pastrami burger, which was less impressive than our fish.

(And then I went to the dentist.)