the pregnant lady spicy jojo handroll blues

When you're pregnant, you're not allowed to indulge in things that can be detrimental to the baby. Okay, fair enough. Unfortunately for Dr. Overboard, this includes Dunkin' Donuts coffee and raw fish.

Our favorite sushi bar, Tanoshii, is run by our buddy, and favorite sushi chef, "Sushi Mike" Ham (pictured above). Mike makes incredible sushi creations, and has completely ruined us for other purveyors of raw fish. M-J and I haven't been able to visit him for a while now, as it would be the world's most obvious, "Yes, we're pregnant," tip-off to roll in there and ask for only cooked items (yes, even more of a giveaway than buying a house in Glenview). However, now that we're able to tell folks about Dr. Rosenberg, we were jonesin' to tell Mike and sample some of his culinary creations.

While Overboard enjoyed a brand new concoction involving cooked fish in a fried tempura batter, resting on thick slices of ripe persimmons, I got to experience having a full plate of sushi to myself (because, as some of you may know, "Joey doesn't like to share his food").

Working with the fellow "regulars" around us at the bar, I attempted to convince my beautiful bride that the fish wasn't really that good tonight, and that she wasn't missing out on anything. The guy next to us, who is in all the time, kept making an impassioned yummy sound, followed by a guilty look in Overboard's direction.

When the time comes that Overboard can eat and drink what she likes, I'll take her out for an infusion of raw fish, soft cheeses, expensive wines, and a quadruple latte with extra foam...but maybe not all at once.