Our dinner turned out to be absolutely sumptious. We got seated in the section of our favorite waitress Ewa (pronounced Eh-va) who is from Poland and always an absolute delight, enough that I wished she would have joined us. While I ran to the restroom to try and fix my windblown hair, Garret handed them the voucher and asked that the champagne be brought with the hors d'oevres. I had Crevettes à l'Ail which were king prawns in a garlic, tomato, chilli and basil sauce served with French bread. And Garret started out with a small order of what I would have as my main, Moules du Cafe Rouge, yummy mussels in a white wine, garlic, herbs and cream sauce with French bread. Garret's main was a casserole called Marmite Dieppoise that had salmon, dory, mussels, carrots, leeks, and potatoes in a white wine veloute. All of it was delicious! For desert we had a crepe filled with bananas and topped with chocolate sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Unfortunately, the only thing I got a picture of was my empty mussel shells, because we were too busy with our meal and our conversation that I completely forgot to take pictures! We ended the night with a cappucino and an espresso, feeling very much sated and satisfied.
My favorite pic of my husband with his new contacts!
Part of the restaurant, it's this beautiful golden yellow wall paint, with words and pictures painted on it. The chandeliers and wall sconces are all different, it's just kind of a whimsical little cafe. And when it's full (like last night) it's noisy but relaxing all the same time.
So, did you get the recipe for the sugar cookies and are you going to post it? I love sugar cookies and enjoy getting new recipes for them.
ReplyDeleteI haven't gotten the recipe yet, but hopefully soon. I am not sure if I will be able to post it since I had to beg to get it (it's a family recipe) and he joked that he was bringing me into the family. But I will definately ask!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! An extravaganza, indeed...just as it should be!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment at my place, btw :)