I love good food. I spent this summer eating at nice restaurants in New York: Babbo, Gramercy Tavern, Union Square Cafe, L'Atelier, etc. I haven't had a meal like those since I went to Gotham Bar & Grill for my farewell lunch. So for my birthday, Zach decided to take me to Log Haven, a New American restaurant up Millcreek Canyon, and it was divine.
Our waitress was a little condescending but very helpful. After determining that we had never been to Log Haven before and that we were not going to be imbibing, she started describing things in elementary detail. I wanted to interrupt her and say "yeah, I know what mascarpone cheese is," but I thought it might be rude and she seemed to be having fun.
Zach's dinner:
Jumbo Lump Crabcake
Roast Long Island Duck Breast
Crispy Crepe Napoleon
My Dinner:
Roasted Red and Yellow Beet Carpaccio
Seared Rare Ahi
Pistachio Semifreddo
My dinner was an A+, while Zach's was more of an A-. The crabcakes were good, but a little rich and kind of fishy. But my salad, which the waitress described as "pretty basic", was perfect. Beets, pine nuts, and a garnishment of Humboldt Fog goat cheese. My seared tuna was served over rice with some incredible soy/wasabi sauce. It tasted more like sushi courtesy of Chef Yasuda than the actual sushi we got at Tsunami last month. I dream of tuna like that. Zach liked his duck but HATED the rapini mixed in. He picked it out, and enjoyed the rest of the dish. Dessert was fab, of course. Interesting and well-presented.
Zach really outdid himself for the birthday this year. On my actual birthday he made eggplant parmesan, bought me a necklace and earrings from the Sundance Catalog, and we watched The Royal Tenebaums, one of my favorite movies. Then Log Haven last night. And today, today we got Huckleberry Finn, our new dog.
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