I always get to go out to dinner at the restaurant of my choice on my birthday, and being born so close to Christmas has its benefits. Everyone is in a festive mood, and dinners are often celebratory occasions around the holidays--so I join the crowds searching for fun, frivolity, and memorable meals with friends and families.
Last night, I started with the cheese tray, featuring three cheeses from local cheesemakers--a brie-like creamy goat cheese, a white cheddar, and a smooth cow's milk cheese similar in texture to Havarti. Served with English water biscuits, this was a great way to start the meal. The tray was garnished with hazelnuts drizzled with local honey.
Salad was roasted leek and butternut squash with a butter sauce and garnished with a white creamy cheese string.
Dinner (finally!) was roasted chicken on a bed of spinach and local mushroom slices, with a sauce of Cabernet reduction. It was garnished with fresh herbs from the chef's greenhouse.
Wine was a Lenore Syrah 2007 from Columbia Winery, and it had a lovely burgundy color, blueberry and plum elements, a spicy bouquet, and a smooth to medium finish.
Birthdays are always memorable occasions, but a memorable meal makes it perfection.
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