Goodbye 2013, hello 2014! Last year was filled with ups and downs, but this is a new year and a new chapter for my family and me. We started it out with a fabulous New Year's Eve! Connor was awake at midnight when we got home from dinner and we were able to celebrate a little bit with him before we put him back to sleep.
He had no idea what was going on!
We were all doing our own thing...
Kisses with glasses and without!
Okay... So now that I got the after midnight pictures out of the way, let me start by writing about how we spent New Year's Eve.
My sister-in-laws boyfriend, Ryan, works at a wine bar/restaurant in downtown Grapevine called Into the Glass. Every NYE they have a special 10 course dinner with wine pairing. To our surprise, Ryan invited us to go with Chrissy (he was working). We were so excited because we needed a date, and this was something that we would never do. How many people go on a date and have a 10 course meal?!? We certainly never have...until now!
Mimi came to the rescue and watched Connor for us. Thank goodness she came early so we could get ready without worrying about him!
All ready for our date!
We got to the restaurant at about 7. We parked directly behind it, so we were able to walk through the tiny kitchen (with permission, obviously) to get to our seats at the bar. I immediately fell in love with the atmosphere. It was very cozy and was filled with "regulars." Aaron and I had never been there, but we felt like we already knew the people. Some of them knew of us because Chrissy and Ryan talk about Connor and Kylie often.
Dinner and music started a 7:30. I took pictures of 9:10 courses. I didn't think about it until I had already eaten the first course. Whoopsies! The pictures aren't very good because I was hungry and wanted to eat it was dark.
1) Smoked Salmon Mousse- fried capers, cucumbers, chevre
2) Grilled Fennel Salad- black berries, blue cheese, honey sherry vin
2012 Vignobie Ferret Ugni Blanc
3) Silken Parsnip Soup- scallions, herb oil cracker
2012 Birichino Malvasia Bianca
4) Shrimp and Grits- fried green chili grit cake, cilantro
2005 Trimbach Gewurstraminer
Since I am allergic to shrimp, they made me a special plate that was similar to the original. I had chicken with tomatillo sauce over grits.
After the fourth course, they served us a special shot (I can't remember what it was, but it was good) and then let us take about a 30 minute break.
5) Tamale- duck confit, pumpkin, fresh cranberry salsa
2012 Laetitia Pinot Noir
6) Hash Stack- corned beef, truffle tot, yolk
2011 Coudoulet de Beaucastel
7) Stuffed Quail- pimento cheese, bourbon demi, spaghetti squash
2009 Divus Monastrell
8) Da Belly- pork, maple chili glaze, butternut puree
2009 DeLille Syrah Doyenne
*my favorite dish*
9) Brisket Sundae- smoked brisket, whipped mashers, BBQ, green onion
2005 Reynolds Family "14"
10) Mousse- chocolate waffle cone, strawberry amaretto
2011 Ordonez Malaga Moscatel
*my favorite wine*
Oh-my-gosh! The food was amazing and the wine was perfect. Nobody could believe that I pretty much consumed every course. It was that good! I will never forget this special night that I got to spend with my sweetie. Thank you so much Chrissy and Ryan for everything!
The start of a new year.
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