By Sam Jacobs, Brooklyn Correspondent

The visit with Kristina’s parents continued through to the following Sunday, and included two more meals and a snack.  The first of these meals was dinner Saturday night at Robin Des Bois, a French Restaurant on Smith Street situated in an old shoe store.  The place is decorated with a combination of random provocative French posters and calendars as well as a statue of The Virgin Mary looming high above one of the tables.  Kristinas parents, the good Catholics they are paid little attention to the decor and concentrated on the food. 

We shared a plate of saucisson and a bottle of Cote Du Rhone.  Her dad and I each had a skirt steak with a peppercorn sauce and a side of potatoes au gratin.  Kristina and her mom each ordered the half chicken with green beans and mashed potatoes.  We sat in silence for the next 20 minutes – our chewing and occassional wine slurping the only sounds at the table.  Yeah, it’s that good.

We finished up, and went for an ice cream at Uncle Louie G’s up the street.  This is a mini chain, and is absolutely fantastic!  I became a regular at the Smith Street location over the summer, and got to the point where they were saying hi to me and recommending flavors they knew I hadn’t tried yet.  It was around this time I realized I needed to lose some weight.

The following morning we ate breakfast at the Carrol Gardens Diner…more on that another time though. 718-596-1609

~Sam