A Dining Experience to Remember

It's not everyday that one is invited to the nicest restaurant in one's home town.

Unless one has a brother whose best friend works at said restaurant.

It was just me, my brother and the newborn, and the restaurant was absolutely amazing. First, let's take a look at the kitchen. Most of you know how much I love my kitchen. It's my dream kitchen, but the "natural man" at times makes his appearance in all of us and I found myself pining over this kitchen. It is huge, functional, and pristine. Here is a table placed right in the kitchen...

...and my brother says that if you sit at this table, you sometimes get to listen to the chefs arguing one with another. Here's more...

In the dining room, where we sat...

...one of the many lovely features was this waterfall...

We ate green chili bisque...

...baby ice berg salad, and when it came time for dessert, my brother's best friend said, "Don't worry. I'll make you something special."

As my brother and I conversed, I saw his best friend flitting around the kitchen, at times entering into the cold storage, at times, flamboyantly waving around a red squirt bottle over a plate. During this time, a very fancy man entered the restaurant and sat across from us. He wore a gray silk suit, a lavender silk tie, and gold cuff links. Yes, he was truly a fancy man...

While I tried to photograph him without him knowing, here is what my brother's best friend came up with by way of dessert...

Oddly, he had no idea what he had served us. You can see here that he is carefully studying the menu to try to determine what each delectable delicacy is...

Ah, now he has discovered the names of what he had served us...

As he stood with us telling us about his adventures at the restaurant, I learned of his air-tight logic regarding the food people leave only partially eaten. His philosophy is that if a girl who has left food on her plate uneaten is hot enough for him to make out with, he has no problem storing her leftovers for his personal consumption later, rather than tossing it in the trash can.

I questioned him about this, asking, "Well, what if she's a real weirdo?" His reply? "That makes it all the more enticing." As I said....air tight.

Overall, we had a wonderful meal, the newborn woke only after I was finished eating, and you can bet I'll be back.

Thanks for listening.



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