I had dinner today at the Udipi South Indian restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. I would love to describe what we ate, but I can't remember the names of most of the dishes. I know there were a lot of delicious dosais (crispy crepe things with fillings), and there was a thicker savory pancake with vegetables and cilantro that I really liked. There were chickpea fritters and lentil donuts, coconut chutneys, some kind of pickle...

I don't know what it all was, but I do know it was really fantastic and it's going to inspire whole new avenues of kitchen exploration. I thought I liked northern Indian food much better than southern, but I'm not so sure anymore.