Birthdays Dinner

Monday November 19, 2007 at 11:17 pm | Filed under Friends, Me

Over the past few years we’ve gone out for a dual Birthday dinner with Tim and Shana (the birthdays being mine and Shana’s). We haven’t quite managed to match the one a couple of years back when we went to The Hobbit, but this year we came close. Before we left for dinner we started off with a cocktail and Tim and Shana got me a gift… wait for it… A BACON WALLET! I’m not even going to explain it because you’ll want one and I’m not giving you mine so just deal with it and keep reading.

A little early for both of our birthdays, we went to a place in Brea called “La Vie en Rose” which means “Life In Pink” in French. You guessed it, they serve French cuisine. Correction… awesome French cuisine! They serve a fixed price menu based on the main course you choose, then you can pick an appetizer and a dessert. Monique and I were the meat lovers and both had cuts of beef: filet mignon for me and a black pepper steak for her. Tim and Shana both had the salmon as their main course. The appetizers were great as well… Tim got mussels (and thankfully shared!) and I had spanish ravioli filled with crab meat and drenched in some kinda yummy sauce. We also got a plate of cheeses and I hadn’t heard of any of them before: Etorki, Saint Andre, Morbier, and Saint Agur. I don’t know which was which, but there wasn’t one we didn’t love. Dessert was this huge cart of French pastries that we all got to choose one from. Not a bad choice among them, but my favorite was the raspberry tart that Monique picked. Sounds cliche, but it really took me back to Paris. The whole place did, really. The only thing missing was a slightly less pregnant wife, some coffee, and a big communication barrier.

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3 Responses to “Birthdays Dinner”

  1. Shana Says:
    November 20th, 2007 at 8:28 am

    This was such a great place- we had a blast! It’s always fun to hang out with you, but I must say Joe – you and I seem to get the best b-day dinners!!!

  2. Bob and Lina Says:
    November 20th, 2007 at 9:51 pm

    We’re jealous. All I had was a PB&J sandwich and a glass of milk.

    Happy birthday to both of you. Well, maybe I should wish it to Monique and Tim also. I missed Tim’s along the way and Monique’s was so long ago I forgot.

    Happy Birthday to all of you……..

  3. Danny Says:
    November 25th, 2007 at 8:32 am

    I’m a couple days late, but mean it just the same…Happy Birthday!

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