Connie is a practicing psychologist and has worked at Rocky Flats and for Coors here in Colorado. In Honolulu, she was acquainted with Linda Yamamoto, my cousin, who also is a psychologist.
Today we had lunch at the Elephant Bar:
Then Harry and I caught the RTD from near his home into Union Station in Denver. Hard to believe that the high-rises of Denver below are at least ten miles away:
This was the first regular day of operation for this W (for West) line. The cost was $4/person, one way, although on the return we paid $2/person as seniors. Connie, though, who couldn't come with us, said she thought the cost should have been $1.10. There are now six lines. The W line has stops at Sport Authority at Mile High Stadium, or something like that:
This is where the Denver Broncos of the NFL play. This line also stops at The Can, where the Denver Nuggets NBA franchise performs, and Union Station is a close walk to Coors Field of the Rockies baseball team. This 16th Street makeover is working out wonderfully. I stayed at the Sheraton ten months ago a mile or so away on 16th from Union Station, but a free bus service runs quite frequently from Union Station to just past the Sheraton.
For dinner we satisfied our debate on the best steak. We went to Whole Foods and got two kinds of rib eye: the corn fed one on the left and grass fed version on the right:
Now, which one would you prefer, the well-marbeled to the left, or lean meat on the right? To my disbelief, the one on the right, the grass-fed rib eye, cost $3/pound more.
Connie said the corn-fed cattle are not humanely treated, while the grass-fed ones are free to roam, so in the interest of these animals, she consumes (although only rarely) the lean, tougher steak, and doesn't mind paying more. Harry leans in her direction. I thought their grass-fed steak looked puny, and "my" marbled steak tasted better, plus, it was cheaper. Okay, I must admit that the extra fat in my steak shold unhealthier. About the ranch treatment factor, well, it's something to consider.
I might finally add that there is something called wagyu beef from Japan (left). The best sells for $250/pound, and looks a lot closer to my steak than the Olson's. There is also no inhumane treatment, for some of these cattle are massaged and fed beer. Sometimes known as Kobe, but also said to be better from Matsusaka and Omi, medical studies apparently have shown that this specific cattle has a genetic disposition that yields a higher percentage of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, and, the marbling has a higher ration of monounsaturated fats relative to American beef fats. However, all signs indicate that the Kobe beef sold in the USA is NOT the right one from Japan. In fact, most of wagyu beef in the U.S. is from the U.S.
Tomorrow, I'm off for San Francisco.
I might finally add that there is something called wagyu beef from Japan (left). The best sells for $250/pound, and looks a lot closer to my steak than the Olson's. There is also no inhumane treatment, for some of these cattle are massaged and fed beer. Sometimes known as Kobe, but also said to be better from Matsusaka and Omi, medical studies apparently have shown that this specific cattle has a genetic disposition that yields a higher percentage of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, and, the marbling has a higher ration of monounsaturated fats relative to American beef fats. However, all signs indicate that the Kobe beef sold in the USA is NOT the right one from Japan. In fact, most of wagyu beef in the U.S. is from the U.S.
Tomorrow, I'm off for San Francisco.
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