Tag: romantic

Valentine’s 2013 Pt 2

In the last post I talked about where we went to eat on Valentine’s Day.  Now I want to tell you about what I did for Jasper leading up to V-Day.  I saw a really cute idea online to get 14 small presents to give to him each day of February leading up to V-Day, along with notes that had cute puns about the gifts.  I’m not sure if he thought it was as cute as I did, but here they are:

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1 – orange crush soda with “I’ve got a “Crush” on you!”

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2 – gummy bears with “Life would be un”bear”able without you!”

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3 – gum with “I ‘chews’ you!” (more…)

Bourbon Steak (top 100 – 2010, 2011, 2012)

We had been meaning to try out Michael Mina’s signature restaurant, Bourbon Steak, for quite a while, and when we finally did we were not disappointed – except by the steak.

We started out in the lounge, where we perused their massive and innovative cocktail list.  I had the 1919, with aperol, grapefruit bitters, prosecco, and a sugar cube – a perfect aperitif.  There were many more drinks on the list that I would love to try as well; we might have to come back for an evening at the bar. (more…)

Anniversary Dinner

A few weeks ago, we celebrated our 2nd Wedding Anniversary!  We went on a lovely trip to Texas over the weekend, but our actual anniversary fell on a Tuesday.  We had plans to eat at some very nice restaurants on our trip, so we decided to stay in on our anniversary and have a nice home-cooked meal.  I made steak with compound butter, spinach and Gruyere souffle, and vanilla bean panna cotta with mixed berries. (more…)