But before these wonderful surprises...
I woke up this morning feeling puffy and wasn't shocked in the least when the scale told me I am a pound heavier than every other morning in 2011. I know the culprit: the dinner we had last night at Cantinetta! On our first outing there, we were pleased with the clean, candle-lit ambiance. I enjoyed watching the classic Wallingford clientele (think older, refined, handsome) laugh with one another as we waited for our table. Everything was falling into place for our romantic Valentine's Eve celebration; well, everything until our waiter showed up anyway. I don't want to go into too many details about his poor service and stand off-ish attitude because it puts me in a bad mood. I'm hesitant to comment too much on the food because while it made me swollen with water retention this morning, I kind of liked the way the bread made my tongue burn from all the sodium in it, and I think pancetta-wrapped dates SHOULD have that sweet and SALTY quality. The mushroom risotto was fantastically heavy and cheesy, as I expected and wanted, so absolutely no complaints on that dish. I can't speak to any dessert because we didn't have any. The waiter turned us off so much that we just wanted to get out of there -- and that's a pretty strong statement for us! I mean, we did have some fresh-made cookies with Valentine's Day colored M&Ms in them waiting for us at home, so I can't feel too sorry for us.
After that whole not-good but not-entirely-bad experience, I am SO happy we decided to spend tonight at home with a familiar and loved meal. Hopefully I will deflate by tonight so that we can completely move on from our Cantinetta dinner. On the menu: lemon steamed salmon, Japanese rice, roasted vegetables, and lots of love and smiles!
Happy Valentine's Day!
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