December 18th

Usually I just rely on the pictures to tell a story. This picture, however, has a story.

The Uptown Market is a newer restaurant here in Jax. My sister-in-law got us hooked on it. They make the most amazing breakfast food, especially their huevos rancheros. Of which I dream.

Friday night I went to bed hungry to begin with and I'd been dreaming of these huevos rancheros for the whole week to boot. So I was awake bright and early on Saturday morning bugging my husband out of bed. We rounded up all of his near family and headed off. There was one goal in mind. I was going to get my huevos rancheros, and I was going to remember to take a picture of it before I ate it.

You will notice that is not a picture of huevos rancheros. Because in the face of that wonderful dish...I inhaled and forgot.

The family urged me to go see if they would let me take a picture of another serving. To the chef's credit, he didn't laugh, he didn't blink, he just thought and then looked at the orders. There weren't any but he was sure there would be very soon.

Finally we had to give up waiting. I went and thanked the chef for his kindness. He offered to let me take a picture of another dish which was just as pretty, but understood that it wouldn't quite fit the bill. So I took a picture of the sign.

Maybe someday I'll get that picture of the beautiful food. Because as pretty as the sign is, as pretty as the dining room is, the food is WAY prettier. And as pretty as it is, it tastes even better.