Dinner Out

Last night our friends Jose and Karen treated us to a really delicious dinner out at a restaurant near their apartment in TriBeca. Apparently they had gotten vouchers for a "tasting" of this restaurant's dinner course, and decided to bring us along for the fun!

It was sooo good. We shared a bottle of red wine, and kicked off the meal with an appetizer of Bagna Cauda, which is fresh vegetables dipped in an anchovy oil sauce. Yum! Next up was an appetizer sampler including tuna carpaccio in a soy ginger sauce, prosciutto served with small pear slices, and fresh mozzarella. The next course was the pasta course, and the one I was most excited about - lobster linguine in a tomato cream sauce. It was tasty, but it was hard to get the lobster out so it wasn't exciting as I expected. Next up was the entree. Karen and I opted for the fresh fish, grilled with extra virgin olive oil and served on a bed of mashed potatoes with a side of arugula salad. It was so good! Instead of the fish, the boys opted for steak grilled in onion garlic sauce with a side of fried potatoes and arugula salad. The beef was also to-die for. The entrees were definitely the best part of the meal.

We finished off the wine and then completed the meal with some strawberry sorbet topped with raspberries (Karen had mango sorbet instead) and hot tea. What a meal! And of course it was accompanied by great conversation, so it was a very nice evening out.

Eric and me with Karen and Jose at Greenwich Grill

In other news, we still don't have a definite move-in date for the new apartment. In fact, we found out that we're lucky they're even letting us move! Apparently the policy has very recently changed, and they no longer offer the relocation guarantee unless you're moving into a different sized apartment (such as from a one-bedroom to a two-bedroom). But, the manager of our building talked to the corporate office to allow it to happen for us because he knew that our plan had always been to move, and we had looked at other apartments in December before the policy changed. So, they decided to honor the guarantee for us despite the policy change. Thank goodness! And hopefully we'll have the final paperwork signed and a move-in date set by tomorrow. I'm ready to get this show on the road!

Have a good weekend, everyone!