Guitars and Desserts

I mentioned in my Antipasto post that my husband and I enjoy listening to Rodrigo y Gabriela.  If you don't know who they are, you're missing out!  They are a Mexican acoustic guitar duo, but don't let that fool you.  They are amazingly talented and rock out to anything from Pink Floyd and Santana to Metallica and Jimi Hendrix.  Gabriela's quick handwork on the guitar is a feast for the eyes and ears.

One of my favorite songs is Tamacun.  It was awesome hearing them play it live during their finale.  They rocked the house!

Check out this live version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8dPso79Z9I

After the show, we wanted to have a sweet treat.  We wandered around the Back Bay in Boston and walked into the Four Season's Bristol Lounge.  I've had high tea here many times and it's a lovely lounge overlooking the Boston Common.  Lucky for us, Friday night is Vienesse Dessert Buffet night!  Wow!  Cakes, pastries, chocolates, ice cream and made-to-order crepes!  It was heaven.

We eagerly walked to the buffet, taking it all in and trying to decide what we wanted.  Well, we wanted one of everything!  We filled our plates with these tiny treats.  Trying not to feel ill from all of the sweets, we just took a few bites of everything.  But that still turned out to be a lot of dessert.

Among our favorites were the shortbread fruit tarts.  Not too sweet with a crunchy shortbread crust, a creamy custard and fresh fruits.  We definitely went back for seconds for this one.

We also enjoyed our crepes - I had bananas foster and my husband had a berry crepe.  There's nothing better than a fresh, warm crepe.  We didn't have cameras with us, so we had to settle with cell phone pictures.  Obviously, these do not do the desserts justice.

Overall, we had a fantastic night out in our wonderful city of Boston.