An Anniversary Dinner

This past Wednesday was our 24th anniversary. Usually we try to celebrate the day but I was unable to get off work that day so we decided to celebrate today. Husband had made reservations at one of the finer restaurants in the city, The Pressroom.

We had eaten there several times before, my latest time was when I celebrated my 20th anniversary with the newspaper and was treated to dinner by both my foreman and production manager. Having eaten there before I had some choices that the production manager found tantalizing. The time before that, a friend and her husband had come to visit and we'd made reservations there for lunch. It was an elegant lunch and we had been quite pleased. So, was the choice of today.

As always, going to this restaurant meant that at least some of the dinner choices were already made. Of course the meal was started with a lovely glass of white zinfandel. Then there was the soup, Baked French Onion which is probably the best in town. Then the salad with the usual house dressing. This dressing is like none I've ever eaten before. It is a honey/mustard dressing that is deliciously sweet and very exotic. Of course, once the soup and the salad were finished; and I did eat every bit of both, the main course came. The choice here was Veal Marcela with a baked sweet potato w/honey butter and green beans stir fried to a find delicacy. The meal was incredibly fine but as usual left no room for dessert or even a specialty coffee. That was to bad too because all the desserts looked so wonderful. Maybe the next time we eat there, however, I've said that with each time we've eaten there no matter the occasion.

Oh, BTW, I do enjoy the white zinfandel more so than any other wine. It seems to go so well as an opening to the meal. With the meal, maybe a Chablis or Burgundy but always to start, the white zinfandel seems to fit best for me.

It was quite a lovely evening and one that we will do only on special occasions. The next one will be Valentine's Day. We will usually always celebrate that with another fine meal at one of the better restaurants in the county. One other restaurant of note for us is The Log Cabin http://www.logcabinrestaurant.com/home.cfm. And, one that I especially like, The Catacombs http://www.bubesbrewery.com/catacombs.htm. However, Husband isn't to keen on this restaurant because he is a bit claustrophobic. Understand that the Catacombs is in the lower level of the brewery's basement and has a really cool atmosphere. It it pitch black in there except for the candles that light the tables and the food is hauled from the kitchens in the upper levels. It is a magnificent restaurant and very unique but you must make reservations a month or more ahead. We'll see where we decide to go for Valentine's Day. I will probably opt for the Log Cabin this time since it's been a number of years since we've been there.