February 10, 2011 | Awake & Dreaming

The Ottawa Senators rebuild is in full swing as Mike Fisher is on his way to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Nashville’s first-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and a conditional pick in the 2012 Draft. Nashville are happy and stated that they are getting a top 6 forward and a player who plays playoff style hockey all year long.

The conditions of the 2012 draft pick are as follows. The Senators will receive Nashville’s third rounder if the Preds win one playoff round. That pick would then turn into a second-round pick in 2012 if the team wins two-or more rounds. The 30-year old Fisher has struggled this season with just 14 goals and 10 assists in 55 games but remains a strong two-way threat with great penalty killing abilities.

Fisher has spent all 10 of his NHL seasons in the Nation’s capital and helped lead the Sens to the Stanley Cup final in 2007. Originally a second round pick, 44th overall by the Senators in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Fisher has 166 goals and 178 assists in 667 career games. The Peterborough, Ontario native is married to country music superstar Carrie Underwood so the move to the ‘Music City’ should fit well with their lifestyle.

Dinner. More choices and much more filling. Let’s see : you have the various Indian, Chinese, sandwiches, pizza, burgers & Arabian food. The list is long and delicious. Street food your thing? Well if you wanna go light, then the choices are filling & tasty if you try out the various chat vendors that are scattered across the city. Traditional Malayalee street vendors or thattu kada services offer a lot more choices: dosas, porottas, chappathys, bread with veggies, eggs, chicken or beef.

Chinese comes in two styles: the Indian version of Chinese food or more of less authentic Chinese food. The difference is to be noted in the variety, the names & taste of the dishes not to mention the cooks, the oil & the preparation! I prefer to get the better tasting stuff from places like Chinese Garden & Golden Dragon of which the latter is far more authentic and tastier. If not the other more Kerala style, which is eaten by a lot more people and served in every nook & corner of the city will suffice.

Indian dishes are as varied & complex as the people that dot this large democracy. Gujarathi, North Indian, South Indian, Punjabi style food. Not to mention Kerala style dishes. Veg or Non-veg you have choices galore. An although you can get most of this stuff for lunch as well, it just makes more sense to have it at night. You have more time to sit and talk with family or friends and enjoy the evening with the food. Plus if you want to get a few drinks – the night is still young.

And I’m talking only about my city. A bigger one around the world will have many more choices. So dinner it is!