Lunamania

It was an evening of eats, peeps, drinks, and about 200 mangos and mango related items. I am grateful that despite the presence of a number of queer women of color, there was a notable absence of mango related poetry recitations. However, I did appreciate the heated showdown between the Manila and Peruvian mango.

Hey, but it wasn't all fun and games. While most of us were carelessly tossing food down our gullets and enjoying Vivian's vibrating floor (!), Theresa, Tami and Eddie -- all bona fide Japanese B-list celebrities, were carefully reviewing each dish for presentation, delicious-ness, and mango-ness.

My personal favorites were Tam and Matt's black bean and mango salsa, and Tina's rainbow beef. Since Tina is a professional culinary scientist--she actually develops recipes for a living, she graciously removed herself from the running.

I am pleased to report that the grilled shrimp and mango that I almost did not make won :) Thus, I am now the happy owner of two snazzy margarita glasses which I will soon fill with...mangos. The people's choice award (and my vote) went to Larissa's crispy on the outside and soft of the inside--Bread Pudding. And most laudable lobbying effort goes to Sheila and Paul's mango and sea bass on a butter cup lettuce bed.

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