Six years and counting
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plonqJust over seven years ago, my fiancée and I were seriously toying with the idea of running off to Vegas to get married by an Elvis impersonator. Six years ago today we got married at a modest ceremony in a small church in front of friends and family.
Today we celebrated the anniversary of that event with dinner in a small Winnipeg restaurant. I won't go into a detailed review of the restaurant, but we both gave it enthusiastic thumbs up as we left. Although reservations are not required, they are recommended -- and once we saw the size of the dining room I was glad that I called ahead and booked us space.
It was an interesting dining experience on many levels. While the menu definitely leaned toward the fancy end of the scale, the atmosphere was loud and friendly (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
atara likened it to a roadside diner). On the other hand the serving staff were extremely attentive, topping up wine and water glasses, and swapping out silverware between courses. We didn't have a set person serving our table, rather the staff seemed to trade off with each other seamlessly as needed.
They have an extensive, all-Canadian wine list. Some of your more snobbish wine connoisseurs might be put off by that, but I have long been a fan of our domestic products (though that does not stop me from drinking my share of imports). We settled on an agreeable 2004 Cabernet-Merlot from the Okanagan since we were both ordering red meats. I had the bison ribs, andatara had the Minnedosa elk (you can scan their on-line menu for more details). For both of us the highlight and (and lowlight) of the meal were the appetizers. We ordered Proscuito and asparagus stuffed spring rolls with organic sesame seeds and sweet lemon ginger dip - which were good, but would have been nigh indistinguishable from any other spring rolls if we hadn't seen the ingredient list. The other appetizer was White truffle perogies with duck sausage and walnut cream which were amazing. This dish was so good that we both agreed that it really belongs on the entrée list.
Your turn to pick again next year, love.
Today we celebrated the anniversary of that event with dinner in a small Winnipeg restaurant. I won't go into a detailed review of the restaurant, but we both gave it enthusiastic thumbs up as we left. Although reservations are not required, they are recommended -- and once we saw the size of the dining room I was glad that I called ahead and booked us space.
It was an interesting dining experience on many levels. While the menu definitely leaned toward the fancy end of the scale, the atmosphere was loud and friendly (
atara likened it to a roadside diner). On the other hand the serving staff were extremely attentive, topping up wine and water glasses, and swapping out silverware between courses. We didn't have a set person serving our table, rather the staff seemed to trade off with each other seamlessly as needed.They have an extensive, all-Canadian wine list. Some of your more snobbish wine connoisseurs might be put off by that, but I have long been a fan of our domestic products (though that does not stop me from drinking my share of imports). We settled on an agreeable 2004 Cabernet-Merlot from the Okanagan since we were both ordering red meats. I had the bison ribs, and
atara had the Minnedosa elk (you can scan their on-line menu for more details). For both of us the highlight and (and lowlight) of the meal were the appetizers. We ordered Proscuito and asparagus stuffed spring rolls with organic sesame seeds and sweet lemon ginger dip - which were good, but would have been nigh indistinguishable from any other spring rolls if we hadn't seen the ingredient list. The other appetizer was White truffle perogies with duck sausage and walnut cream which were amazing. This dish was so good that we both agreed that it really belongs on the entrée list.
Your turn to pick again next year, love.
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Date: 2007-04-01 02:50 pm (UTC)Plus, I'm really happy to hear you liked to Fusion Grill... I drive by it quite often but have never actually tried it out. It sounds really interesting!
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Date: 2007-04-01 04:59 pm (UTC)And I told you that the writing would shrink to a trickle :)
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Date: 2007-04-02 02:11 am (UTC)