Food, food and more food

Today was a day of eating.  I promised Eleni that I would make some Nanaimo Bars before she left, so we started off with a nutritious breakfast of sugar, butter, cream and chocolate.  

The day continued with a 40th birthday party for my supervisor, Ahmad.  It was a surprise birthday celebration, since he thought he was going to a department meeting. Sneaky sneaky.  There was quite a spread, with cake, tarts, samosas, cheese, crackers and of course wine.   

Later in the afternoon was Eleni's going away party in the patient safety department.  So, that meant more cake, champagne, strawberries and Pringles (a classy combination). 

By this time, I was completely stuffed, but I had organised the intern dinner for tonight at Cafe Mosaique, an Ethiopian restaurant near my place in Paquis.  I was a bit worried when I arrived for our 6:00 reservation and the place was closed, but it turns out they don't open until 6:00, and the owner is basically the only employee, and he happened to be running late.  After a bit of confusion about the menu, we got our massive platters of food.  The one in the picture is meant to serve only two people.  I had never tried Ethiopian food before.  It was very tasty, and it's kind of a cool experience to eat only with your hands. 

After dinner, we went to Cafe des Arts for a drink, and I opted for coffee this time so that I would be able to come home and get some work done.  I met another bunch of new interns who have just arrived this week. The number of new people to meet all the time can be quite overwhelming!

Ethiopian food in Geneva

Now, I have to finish off a paper for my INDEV course and get to bed to catch at 6am bus to Crans Montana for a ski weekend!