Dan and I finally made it out las t night to
Alinea for our annual "let's spoil ourselves rotten" dinner. The entire experience was incredible. Great service, beautiful dining room, amazing food. I thought about taking pictures, but then I actually saw a guy with his Nikon out snapping away and he looked like a total idiot.
We did the 12 course tasting menu, which was more than enough food, and Dan did the wine pairing. I think our favorite dish of the evening was the oceanic trout accompanied by three little pastry boats filled with trout mousse. Each boat was topped with roe and then you broke a quail egg over the entire dish. It's hard to describe, but it truly was incredible. I would definitely recommend checking it out for a special evening...probably not something you'll want to do every night!
