from pate to beignets...

last night for pace's big 25th birthday dinner his parents treated us to a wonderful dinner at la caille!

for anyone who has never had the opportunity to go, i cannot put my experience into words. but, i will give it my best shot.

quick recap of the night...

time: 7:30pm, reservations for four please..."thank you garson." (imagine that in a french accent, it's better that way.)

date: tuesday june 10th

attire: semi-formal. i chose to wear the most fabulous cream colored vintage vivienne westwood dress (ok the dress really was cream, but my cream colored text isn't showing up...deal with it!), with my equally glamorous silver peep toe high heels. truly one of my most amazing wardrobe creations! but, lets not get caught up in the small details!

moving on...

recap of the courses...

beverage: i'll have a glass of your finest wine, 2005 silver birch sauvignon blanc. delicious. hint of oak, ahh, just right. (note, not their finest glass, that would have been $100+)

chef's hors.d'ouevres: smoked duck and fresh cucumber salad. hmm...duck huh?. ooh, i like smoked duck, looks like bacon...tastes like turkey. give my compliments to the chef.

hors.d'ouevres: pate d' jour...more duck. ok, this looks like expensive bologne, since i am not a fan of my bologne having the first name O S C A R last name M A Y E R, i highly doubt i will like his high-class second cousin P A T E. i will have more of the sesame craker, now THAT is tasty.

salad: wilted spinach please, hold the egg...and if it's not too much trouble...more bacon! I DID NOT request that...but, i did think of it. afterthought, should have asked for no onions. mental note for next time.

entree: combo number 1...just teasin! had to make sure i hadn't lost any one yet! mmm...delicious fresh halibut in a lemon garlic butter sauce, served with warmed spinach and new red potatoes...hello! two vegetables that i love, what are the odds...

and finally...

dessert: beignets...tasty...little...french donuts. oh my! little deep fried pieces of heaven. covered in powdered sugar and served with a vanilla custard dipping sauce. the only way for them to have been any more made for me would have been to stuff them with chocolate chip cookie dough and give me a side of chocolate WITH my vanilla custard, not in place of.

for all those who are salivating now, make your reservations soon! you must go. for those not salivating...i don't know you, nor do i want to.

BEST....RESTAURANT...MEAL....EVER!

thanks russ and karen, it truly was a night/meal to remember.