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As some of you may remember, Animated Meat first came to life in 2008 as a way to document some sights that managed to slip through the cracks of most popular travel websites.  You may also remember that the original website was built on Apple's now defunct iWeb.  From there, it migrated over to WordPress where it met an untimely demise at the hands of Russian hackers.  Many of those old, pre-2012 entries have found a new home here in the Before the Now section.  I would consider these posts as my starting place as a writer, probably comparable to a musician's first demo tapes.  They are very rough, but I took them all seriously and wrote each one with passion.  While I would like to believe that I have matured in my abilities as a writer, it is my hope that I carry this same blind passion into all of my new efforts.

Food

Manresa Castle - Originally Published 2009

June 1, 2019

This had to be one of the strangest dining experiences I have ever had.  Keep in mind, one time in La Boufadora; I had a live chicken on the table while I was eating a tamale.

More food

First, we showed up to a near empty dining room and asked for a table.  The host asked us if we had reservations.  When we said “no”, he said, “Oh my, let me see where I can fit you in.”  Keep in mind, the place was almost empty when we showed up.

Hallyway

Later, we asked the waitress for our check.  She looked scared and said, “I can’t give you your check.”  She looked over her shoulder.  “He has to give it to you.”  Behind her was the host.  What’s the deal?  Is she serving out a period of indentured servitude?  When I put my card with the bill, she wouldn’t take it.  Again, with sorrowful eyes she told us, “He has to take it.”

Never eat at a restaurant with a dungeon

For an overseer, the host was less than snappy.  Later, Mai found this sign for a dungeon.  I think that they were being serious.  That’s where they imprison their wait staff. 

Long story short, if you’re into humans pressed into service, then I have found the place for you.

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