Valentine's Day 2010

Beautiful Roses from my honey.... I love a mixed color bouquet.

Fantastic Dinner... We took J, L & baby C with us to The Wild Grape Bistro. It was plate licking good....always my mark of a great restaurant.
We sat at the Chef's Counter and watched them cook. It was so much fun. We asked questions and saw them making not only our dinners but all of the wonderful food they create. It all looked so delicious! I would definitely go back, recommend it and ask to be seated at the Chef's Counter. ...so here is what we all ate... Crab cakes to start. They were meaty and served with two sweet tasting sauces/purees topped with radish and fennel. We all commented on how fresh it tasted. For our main courses Gary had the Grilled Pork Chop and loved it... It was moist and perfectly cooked. It was served on mashed potatoes, with a brussel sprout and pancettea veg, along with apple sauce and a grilled apple. J had the buffalo burger and fries. It was huge! He said it was fantastic. L and I had the Scottish Salmon. The portion was huge and delish...we ate the whole thing despite it being a huge portion. The salmon is pan seared with the skin still on...When the chefs saw that we weren't eating the skin they told us to try it...glad that we did, it was so full of flavor and so very crispy. After searing the salmon they put it into the oven to cook then after it is cooked the drench it in an amazing sauce, probably butter.... they serve it on a puree of spinach with mushrooms and gonoci. the Spinach puree was buttery and a surprise.
We followed it up with each of us getting a different dessert... S'mores torte with homemade marshmallows that are toasted, Pear Crisp and vanilla ice cream, Banana Bread Pudding with cream and ice cream and Blue Cheesecake with apple fennel slaw and pomegranate seeds and sauce. the most unique was the Blue Cheesecake. the desserts were good, but our main courses were better.
We finished the night playing with Baby C...he is so much fun. At a month old he is smiling, and cooing, and trying to sit up and showing his personality.....