Anniversary Evening

So, the 5th has come...and gone. The evening was pleasant. We grabbed a drink across the street from our condo at Carnivale. We had another restaurant in mind to start our evening, but after walking to the establishment learned it was closed for the evening! Not wanting to walk back, we took a cab for the three blocks!

From Carnivale we went to dinner at the May Street Market. The restaurant prides itself on using local ingredients as much as possible. The restaurant had a laid-back vibe and the clientele was diverse with walls covered with art done by a local artist.

The menu turns over often reflecting the seasons and availability of local ingredients. For a starter we had the special - fried green tomato over a heirloom tomato on spinach and a zucchini relish and some other ingredients I could not identify. Quite tasty. Kristen proclaimed the bread was the best ever. Direct from the oven and crusted in rough sea salt, the multi-grain bread was indeed good. Best ever? Not sure. What was intriguing was the red wine truffle oil spread that accompanied the butter for the bread. I did enjoy the taste and texture.

For entrees, Kristen selected a horseradish crusted halibut and I went with organic pork chops. The chops came with a red beet potato puree, sauteed spinach and pineapple. The fruit was an obvious selection to offset the zesty ancho chili glaze on the chops. I was able to talk the kitchen to do the chops medium rare as organic meat does cook faster. Luckily they acquiesced to my request because much longer and the juicy chop would have gone rubber. We were both pleased with our meals.

It was dessert that I enjoyed the most. Kristen selected a S'more type dessert. The presentation was unique. A thin, long rectangular slice, the dessert was a perfect balance of graham crust, thick chocolate mousse, and a topping of meringue that was blow torched to resemble a melted marshmallow. Kristen usually prefers desserts more than I do, but I by far had the majority!

As for wood, we decided to purchase a home furnishing that was made from reclaimed or environmentally friendly wood. Still looking, but will let you know what we find.