Yesterday, I had the perfect birthday lunch with Dan. Here's what I think makes a "perfect" such occasion:
1. Pick a nice place and go in the late afternoon, after the lunch crowd and before the dinner crowd. (Going then ensures quietude, good service, and acceptance of casual attire.)
2. Order the beef carpaccio, crab-and-avocado salad, (homemade) sausage and wild mushroom risotto, and strawberry-balsamic panna cotta. In other words, order something you wouldn't normally have.
3. Wash it all down with some wine.
4. Have someone with you who will talk about how great you are... and mean it.
5. Go home and take a nap.
:)
1. Pick a nice place and go in the late afternoon, after the lunch crowd and before the dinner crowd. (Going then ensures quietude, good service, and acceptance of casual attire.)
2. Order the beef carpaccio, crab-and-avocado salad, (homemade) sausage and wild mushroom risotto, and strawberry-balsamic panna cotta. In other words, order something you wouldn't normally have.
3. Wash it all down with some wine.
4. Have someone with you who will talk about how great you are... and mean it.
5. Go home and take a nap.
:)
