Thanks for bringing back some great memories- I was in Bucharest as well, from 14-17 October, staying at the slightly less upscale Park Inn section of the Radisson. We had NATO guys all over at breakfast, in for some training exercises. They'd been in Sighisoara, our previous destination, too.

I envy you those meals. I was with a tour group (Overseas Adventure Travel) that usually does a good job with restaurants (had some amazing farm-to-table meals in Albania and excellent restaurants in Croatia last year) but what we got though Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania were predictable combinations of meat, bread, cheese and potatoes with little effort to season them. I try to exercise moderation with all of those foods.

Good luck with the implants. I may be in line for my 8th individual implant- a crown popped off and the dentist needs to see if what's under it can be saved. I joke that I'm slowly replacing all my teeth on the installment plan.