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I have to confess that while reading about food is a wonderful thing...looking at food is even better.
I wanted to start a "food porn" thread to encourage everyone to take pictures of some of their favorites and post them here to tempt us.
I'll go first!
Tonight my friend Nancy took me out for a fabulous dinner to celebrate my birthday (a little late - we were both busy my birthday weekend). I chose a wonderful new restaurant (Restaurant David Drake) that opened nearby and we absolutely loved it! The food, the atmosphere, the service - all top notch!
Here's what we had:
An amuse of Shrimp and Carrot soup. I got Nancy's portion also - she doesn't eat seafood. Really delicious. Makes me want to go back and try their other soups.
Her appetizer was the Salad of Tender Bibb Lettuce with walnuts, grapes, celery, pear, dijon-roasted garlic vinaigrette. She said it was perfect!
I got the Charlotte of Maine Crab with papaya and cucumber salad, curried celery root remoulade and tomato gelee.
Her entree was the Braised Short Ribs which she adored. It was served with a gratin of sweet potato, surrounded by autumn vegetables.
I got the Deep Sea Diver Scallops which were AMAZING. They sat atop an endive, lobster and scallop tart. There was a carrot-orange reduction and a popcorn shoot garnish.
For dessert she chose the Banana Mousse with milk chocolate cream, coffee caramel, brownie and candied walnuts. It was wonderful, but I think she was too full at that point to enjoy it completely.
I got the Carmelized Apples with molasses marshmallow, creme fraiche ice cream with sweet rosemary emulsion. The ice cream and the rosemary were outrageous! The little balls you see were scoops of apple, topped with the homemade marshmallow. Oh, and the Happy Birthday message was a nice touch.
We both decided we'll definitely be going back (especially since it is only 10 minutes away!)
I wanted to start a "food porn" thread to encourage everyone to take pictures of some of their favorites and post them here to tempt us.
I'll go first!
Tonight my friend Nancy took me out for a fabulous dinner to celebrate my birthday (a little late - we were both busy my birthday weekend). I chose a wonderful new restaurant (Restaurant David Drake) that opened nearby and we absolutely loved it! The food, the atmosphere, the service - all top notch!
Here's what we had:
An amuse of Shrimp and Carrot soup. I got Nancy's portion also - she doesn't eat seafood. Really delicious. Makes me want to go back and try their other soups.
Her appetizer was the Salad of Tender Bibb Lettuce with walnuts, grapes, celery, pear, dijon-roasted garlic vinaigrette. She said it was perfect!
I got the Charlotte of Maine Crab with papaya and cucumber salad, curried celery root remoulade and tomato gelee.
Her entree was the Braised Short Ribs which she adored. It was served with a gratin of sweet potato, surrounded by autumn vegetables.
I got the Deep Sea Diver Scallops which were AMAZING. They sat atop an endive, lobster and scallop tart. There was a carrot-orange reduction and a popcorn shoot garnish.
For dessert she chose the Banana Mousse with milk chocolate cream, coffee caramel, brownie and candied walnuts. It was wonderful, but I think she was too full at that point to enjoy it completely.
I got the Carmelized Apples with molasses marshmallow, creme fraiche ice cream with sweet rosemary emulsion. The ice cream and the rosemary were outrageous! The little balls you see were scoops of apple, topped with the homemade marshmallow. Oh, and the Happy Birthday message was a nice touch.
We both decided we'll definitely be going back (especially since it is only 10 minutes away!)
