24th May 2011

Today our visit to Santa Fe started with a friendly neighbourhood abortion rally.

They were wandering along from subiaco towards the city in dead silence. I can't really tell from their signs whether they were for or against abortions, but they seemed quite polite.

They also seemed to have the entire population of perth behind them, since they continued walking past the restaurant until well into our first course. My theory: They were just walking around the block repeatedly. Subiaco on a Tuesday night is really strange place to hold a rally, and they seemed a bit lost.

The dip arrived in a type 2 bowl with some stylish racing stripes in the dip.

It also arrived freezing cold. So, back to the kitchen it went for some warming.

When it came back it was nice and hot, and they took the chance to pour on extra spice while it was in the kitchen. It also had a new attribute: Incredibly Thick Skin.

It may look like old custard, but it tasted of pure burnination - this dip was so spicy it was difficult to eat. I have no idea what the actual flavour was like, because it was impossible to taste underneath all the pure chilli.

We ate it, though.

Consistency: Thick before heating, still moderately thick afterwards. The skin was an adventure.
Spiciness: OH GOD THE PAIN
Appearance: Type 2 bowl, with bonus racing stripes.
Temperature: Started cold, got hotter, got colder.
Flavour: No idea whatsoever, it was swamped by the spice.
Chips: Awesome. All nice, crisp chips.
Chip-to-dip-balance: Almost perfect.