Years ago, my husband and I signed up for the National Marrow Donor Program, just in case we could save somebody's life. It seemed like a good thing to do. In fact, I had forgotten all about it until I received an email the other day from the National Marrow Donor Program. My heart stopped. Because you know what they probably want. Oh, yeah, I heard that little voice inside my head scolding me. You know, Weintraub, being a good citizen is easy to do when demands are unlikely to ever happen. Now you've got to step up to the plate and perform. Do you have what it takes?
I took a deep breath and opened the email. Ahhh. They just wanted to make sure my home address and email address were correct. But I would have done it if it was a request. Still, I admit that I was pretty relieved. At the moment, I've got too much work on my hands to take time off. The fall real estate market is pretty hectic for me. Over the past 3 days, I've received 5 or 6 offers and am in the middle of multiple counter offers.
One counter offer for a short sale came back signed and accepted when I was sitting at the chef's table at Mulvaney's Building and Loan last night. Yeah, I left my BlackBerry on during dinner. In fact, I shot this photo with my BlackBerry. If you haven't been there, it's Patrick Mulvaney's restaurant over on 19th by L in the old firehouse. I have one word for Mulvaney's and that word is BAAAACCCCCON. If you love bacon -- and what's not to love? -- You'll love Mulvaney's. It's motto: freshest ingredients of the day.
You can watch them cut up the bacon and set it to cure from the chef's table. Its signature bacon also arrives in many dishes. And it's simply delicious. I ordered a baby greens salad with pears and cheese that had bits of bacon sprinkled throughout. The bacon was in little chunks, sweet, chewy and exploding with flavor. Followed that dish with California bass, resting on a bed of broccoli rabe and cannelloni beans. The server asked me how I wanted my fish cooked. I've never been asked that before.
Well, I'm pretty sure I don't want it raw, and I certainly don't want it crispy and dried out. Bass should be moist, slightly flakey and, um, cooked. So whatever you call that, that's what I'd like. At Mulvaney's, it's called medium. You wouldn't think that two small dishes would leave no desire for dessert, but that's what happened. Although, I did sample my husband's lavendar sorbet, yum.
A client had given me a gift certificate to Mulvaney's a few weeks ago after closing on her home in East Sacramento. So, Sarah, if you're reading this blog, thank you for the dinner -- it was fabulous. We'll be back to Mulvaney's again. Thanks for introducing us to one of my new favorite restaurants in Midtown Sacramento!
Photo: Elizabeth Weintraub, Mulvaney's Building and Loan, Sacramento
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Hmmmmmmm, I should do that. Register for the bone marrow donor program. I need a vacation. Bacon eh? My husband would likely LOVE the place. Very intersting name.
Hi Tammy: The name is from "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart.
Also, when you register for the bone marrow donor program, they give you cookies and juice and tell you your blood type. Which I can't remember but I think mine is AB Negative.
I don't think I'm gonna get cookies and juice Elizabeth. I signed up on line and they are sending me a "kit" to send them samples. I give blood via the red cross. I have my 8 gallon pin. So I know my blood type is O+ which is almost the best for donations O- is the best. And now that you say that, I remember that from the movie. I think I skipped watching it at Christmas last year.
My Dad was AB- and the Red Cross used to come to his office when they needed his blood. Nobody comes to me for mine. Too common. I'm A+. I've bee a platet donor, but not sure I have the internal fortitude to be a bone marrow donor. That probably sounds horrible, but it's the truth. I'll give my blood and my platlets, and if my husband ever needs a kidney from fighting his autoimmune kidney disease, he can have it. Believe it or not, his own mother said, "I'm not giving you one of my kidneys. Your body is just going to destroy that one too." Yes, it's a theoretical conversation, but come on!
My, that is pretty brave. I had been told it's a very painful process, but what do I know? That restaurant sounds great? WAIT, your client gave YOU a gift certificate? What a nice client!
The next time I am in Sacramento I will have to try Mulvaneys, what's not to like about bacon?
That was quite a lovely gift. Just ate my lunch, otherwise this post would have made me hungry.
Elizabeth - I commend you on your involvement with the bone marrow donor program. I want you to know that actualy donating, would be something like getting that cactus thorn out of your toe:-) If you should ever get "THE CALL," I suggest you do it with anethesia!
I think I might sign up for the program. My wife is a nurse. But on to more exciting things. That restaurant sounds terrifc. And, yes, I get closing gifts from my clients, too. They know what we do and the work we put in....when they are class acts, at least.