salad days

there was barely time for lunch today, but what food! when i ducked into no-name towards the close of service, the grill line was unstaffed but there was a heaping tray of strips of perfectly-cooked beef tenderloin and a thick, softly-crunchy sauce of yogurt, cardamom, and pistachios to go with. the only salad left was of arugula and rocket, dressed with pine nuts, olive oil, some champagne vinegar, and shavings of pecorino.